Teaching and UX Research offer transferable skills for a beneficial transition. At last night's Ladies That UX DC event I discussed several key transferable skills:

1. Teaching's communication translates to UX's clear ideas, user needs, and solutions.

2. Empathy in teaching and UX creates positive experiences that meet needs.

3. Problem-solving in teaching and UX enhances experiences with innovation.

4. Teaching's adaptability matches UX's changing goals, requirements, tech, and more.

5. Research skills from teaching and UX uncover behaviors, needs, and trends.

6. Creativity in teaching and UX crafts user-centered, actionable solutions.

7. Collaboration skills from teaching suit UX's multidisciplinary teamwork.

8. Data analysis in teaching and UX informs decisions and measures success.

9. User-centered mindset in teaching and UX prioritizes the audience.

10. Teaching's time management aligns with UX's project milestones.

11. Presentation skills from teaching benefit UX's findings and insights.

12. Feedback integration from teaching enhances UX's research and design.

13. Detail orientation in teaching enhances UX experiences aligned with objectives.

14. Storytelling in teaching parallels UX's crafting of user journeys and sharing research.

15. Patience in teaching complements UX's phases.

16. Improvisation skills gained from teaching enhance UX effectiveness.

These skills provide a strong foundation for transitioning from teaching to UX design and UX research. By emphasizing these transferable skills on your resume and during interviews, you can effectively showcase how your teaching background aligns with the demands of UX design and research roles.

Please comment below about other transferable skills to add to this list.
And/or if you would like a copy of last night's event recording. I'd love to hear additional thoughts. TY!