Wow, thanks for all of the terrific feedback on my last newsletter. Jenny, one of my returning students said, "It was golden. It's something I'll keep for reference and refer back to over and over again." That kind of feedback makes makes it truly worth it! If you missed November's blast, and would like a copy, just lmk. Thanks Jenny!

LINKEDIN TO WEBINAR

Does offering an individual an incentive to participate in a study introduce bias? Does it predispose a participant to tell me what they think I want to hear?

Christina, a four time student, asked these great questions in my Art of the Interview class and it inspired me to write a LinkedIn post about it. Turns out a lot of people have thoughts on the topic too! I am SUPER pumped, proud, and excited to share I’ve been asked to host a webinar to expand on it.

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE AND REGISTER

This is free, remote event is open to everyone. Registering will grant you access to the live session AND a recording to watch on your own at anytime thereafter. The live session is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec 17th at 9am PST/12pm EST. There will be a 30-40 minute presentation and a live Q&A.

Strangely, you cannot register directly without a "business email address". If you prefer to use a Gmail or Yahoo type of email address please email Emily Smith at Remesh, or me, and include the preferred email address. We will register you manually. Additional details are here.

PODCAST DEBUT ON AWKWARD SILENCES

My post about 7 reasons NOT to conduct user research (because not everything is a #userresearch problem people!) also drummed up a lot of interest. The good folks at Awkward Silences, a super cool podcast by User Interviews, invited me on the show as a guest. We recorded my very first podcast episode on November 15th. It was more fun than a barrels of monkeys! We seriously had a blast. Stay tuned for this episode to launch soon!

GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY CLASSES

Use it. Don't loose it! Many of you asked for my January schedule in hopes to invest your "learning and development/professional funds" before the end of the year. Here you go!

• Introduction to User Research (3 hour workshop): Jan 8th, Wednesday @ 6pm-9pm

• Introduction to User Research (Daylong Bootcamp): Jan 14, Tuesday @ 9am

• Art of the Interview (3 hour workshop): Jan 21, Tuesday @ 9am

• Intermediate Mixed Methods (Daylong Bootcamp): Jan 31st, Friday @ 9am

NOTE: These classes may not appear on the General Assembly website until tomorrow end of day.

Emma had this to day about my new Art of the Interview class: "I really loved it and found it helpful. The biggest thing I took away was some really concrete ideas of how to create an interview guide. Your slides about how to convert potentially leading questions into more unbiased open ended questions was super helpful and clear... Your class really opened up my knowledge and now I feel like I have a really great starting place for writing my interview guide... And now I know I need to pilot too! And so, so much more. Thanks for your guidance!"

OTHER EVENTS THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU

• UX Research conference guide for 2020: A Medium article listing nine, international user research conferences

• The Quirks Event: Gaining more and more traction every year in London, Brooklyn and Chicago

• Top 10 UX Conferences calling you in 2020: A Medium article listing ten, international UX design conferences

SPEAK UP, GET INVOLVED, SHARE THE LOVE

• Forward this email to someone who you think might enjoy it. Better yet, sign them up here. It's the gift that keeps on giving.

• Ask me questions related to user research. Seriously, bad research keeps me up at night!

I hope these class and event listings inspire you!