UX newsletter — December 2019Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Message from the EditorThis month's article is about writing good usability task scenarios. I hope you find it useful. — David Travis Usability task scenarios: The beating heart of a usability testUsability tests are unique. We ask people to do real tasks with the system and watch. As the person completes the task, we watch their behaviour and listen to their stream-of-consciousness narrative. But what makes a good usability task scenario? Read the article in full: Usability task scenarios: The beating heart of a usability test. From our archives: Storytelling in UX researchUX researchers are storytellers who have devised tools like personas and user journey maps to tell the story of their research. Focusing on the story, rather than the tool, is a powerful way to become more effective. Read the article in full: Storytelling in UX research. Spend your end-of-year budget surplus with us!If you're in the happy but slightly awkward position of having money you need to spend before the end of the year, then we can help! We can invoice you now for user experience consulting or training that you take in 2020. Spend your budget surplus on half-a-day's consultancy through to a customised training program for your team. Visit this link for more information: Is your company's end-of-year approaching? What we’re readingSome interesting UX-related articles that got my attention over the last month:
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