UX Writing: Leveraging Tech Comm Skills to Boost the User Experience

Speakers

Jessica Kreger
Content Strategy Consultant

Start

June 25, 2024 - 1:00 PM

End

June 25, 2024 - 2:00 PM

UX Writing: Leveraging Tech Comm Skills to Boost the User Experience

Tuesday, 25 June 2024;  1:00 to 2:00 PM Eastern time

The field of user experience (UX) writing has gained popularity in recent years, and technical communicators are ideally positioned to leverage their skills to optimize products. This introductory webinar is perfect for technical communication professionals who are new to the field or are interested in moving into UX writing. Not only will you learn basic UX writing terms and design principles, but you’ll also find out how to collaborate with product teams, and discover tools that can help launch your career.

Objectives:

  1. Learn foundational UX writing terms and best practices.
  2. Discover ways to incorporate elements of user interface (UI) design to improve the user experience.
  3. Explore common UX writing career paths.

Attendee Takeaways:

By the end of this session, attendees will take away:

  • An understanding of UX writing guidelines and processes.
  • Examples of high-quality UX writing in action.
  • Tools and strategies for working with product teams

 

For current CPTC certificants: This webinar provides 2 CEUs for recertification in the Project Analysis, Project Planning, Content Development, Written Communication, Visual Communication, and Content Management core competency areas.

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