{"id":298,"date":"2024-01-17T16:35:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T16:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nua-ux.design\/emily-pryor\/blog\/?p=298"},"modified":"2024-02-07T11:59:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T11:59:07","slug":"andy-larkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nua-ux.design\/emily-pryor\/blog\/lectures\/andy-larkin\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Larkin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interviews\/ interviewing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Script<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>extra questions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>give yourself 3 key points you want to focus on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Observers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>someone listening in taking notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The kit <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>eye contact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Your manner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>put people at ease, making yourself seem trustworthy \u2192 appear neutral to the key parts of the interview<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>4 a day max<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li> each interview tends to be an hour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After the interviews<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li> write up, assess, talk to observer, 100k at transcript, think about back up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Discovery workshop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>aperson in ux starts off the project \u2192 show what you knau \u2192 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>have a set of interactives on miro \u2192 drag the answer<br>they want into the answer box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Advice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Uses: figma, figma mirror, figjam, miro, keynote, slides, powerpoint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>data: excel, google sheets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ufeff\ufeffmeetings: typically 8-12 hours of meehngs per week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ux follows a process &#8211; businesses want to move faster.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>educate people en the value of what you do and why it&#8217;s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Important \u2192\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;lets test when we go live&#8221; X<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;ask what people want&#8230; a faster horse&#8221; X<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;I know what users want, i&#8217;m the&#8230;&#8221; X<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>practice giving and recieving feedback<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>justifying your desgns to indifferent \/bored people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you are not your idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ufeff\ufeffseek out people who are willing to level with you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Here&#8217;s what the solution should be rather than the problem to be solved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Money<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>reasons for your value<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>research the standard rate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>shows your past experiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Top 10 tips<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Be nice (but not a pushover) \u2192 who you know is really important<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>work with talented people &#8211;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>work with people smarter better than you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ask to sit in on a client presentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Challenge people \u2192 respectfully<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>be open to people challenging you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you&#8217;re an expert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you have advantages \u2192 young, new, up for it, grown up with apps \u2192 Go for it \u2192 It&#8217;s a marathon, not a sprint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be reliable &#8211; 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