Talks, Podcasts, and Meetups

A curated and occasionally-updated selection of conference, meetup, and podcast appearances. There are more topics on the Speaking page, and more videos in my UX Content Playlist on YouTube.

I talk pretty fast but there’s also a lot of stuff, you can watch at 1.5x, I won’t be mad, promise.

Change is a Feature

Effective strategies for communicating product changes.

Presented online for UXPA Boston’s monthly speaker series in 2023.

The UX Growth Podcast

Chatting with Nick Mann about UX writing and UX content careers.

S3E5 of The UX Growth Podcast in January 2024.

Dear User: Let’s Be Friends

Designing friendly interfaces, with inspiration from Dale Carnegie.

A main stage presentation at UX Lisbon in 2022.

Websites Aren’t Rocketships

So stop launching them, please.

For Content Strategy Seattle in June of 2022.

Finding Your Place: Two Factors that Shape Every UX Role

Spoiler: how you spend your time, and whom you spend it with.

Meetup presentation for Ladies that UX Seattle. April 19, 2023.

OmniChannelX

Content ecosystem mapping chat with host Noz Urbina.

Episode 29 in January of 2024.

How to Get the Writing Done

A reliable process for design writing of all kinds.

A main stage presentation at Interaction 19 in Seattle.

Content Strategy Insights

On Writing for Designers (the book) and writing for designers (the topic).

Episode 073 of Larry Swanson’s podcast on July 9, 2020.

How Smart Teams Create & Train Writers

Rules don’t make writers. And several other important considerations if you want to build a successful content practice.

For UX Writing Bern Zurich online meetup in September of 2021.

The Content Strategy Podcast

Talking ecosystem mapping with my then-boss Kristina Halvorson.

Season 1 Episode 3 in May of 2018.