San Francisco USA 2006-10-25 In our years of consulting at Cooper, we've learned that getting the design right is only half the job; the rest is getting it built. Let our experienced design communicators show you how to persuade the stakeholders that your solution is the best way to satisfy customers and accomplish business goals. After that, we'll teach you how to document the expected form and behavior in enough detail that programmers can build it, QA can write test cases from it, and marketing and sales can start showing it to the world. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Product planners, developers, marketers, usability professionals, design practitioners, and managers who are committed to creating a great customer experience. YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO: *Target your communication for specific audiences *Communicate persuasively to build buy-in throughout the design process *Present requirements and help stakeholders prioritize them *Describe an interaction framework and show your audience why it's good *Defend your design without being defensive *Create compelling User & Domain Analysis documents *Construct a detailed Form & Behavior Specification that developers actually want to use *Get the most from your precious documentation time and effort COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDE: *Course binder with hard copies of slides and a variety of useful handouts and worksheets *An example of a User & Domain Analysis document *Example sections of a Form & Behavior Specification WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS COURSE: “A logical and well thought-out approach to documenting the design and getting buy-in throughout the process.â€? “Awesome! I came away with concrete examples I can use and apply to our process right away.â€? “Helps you understand what the real problems are and gives you the tools to solve those problems.â€? JUST 2 SEATS LEFT AS OF SEPTEMBER 22ND! This course is held quarterly. Limited to 20 participants. Don't forget, we can bring our classes to you! 49 CA Want to get your design built? Try this 2-day course on communicating with stakeholders about everything from research findings to concepts to final specs. Taught by a senior Cooper designer. 2006-10-23 false http://www.cooper.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/49 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/49/cooperlogo.jpg communication, cooper, documentation, interaction design, personas San Francisco USA 2007-01-26 In our years of consulting at Cooper, we've learned that getting the design right is only half the job; the rest is getting it built. Let our experienced design communicators show you how to persuade the stakeholders that your solution is the best way to satisfy customers and accomplish business goals. After that, we'll teach you how to document the expected form and behavior in enough detail that programmers can build it, QA can write test cases from it, and marketing and sales can start showing it to the world. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Product planners, developers, marketers, usability professionals, design practitioners, and managers who are committed to creating a great customer experience. YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO: *Target your communication for specific audiences *Communicate persuasively to build buy-in throughout the design process *Present requirements and help stakeholders prioritize them *Describe an interaction framework and show your audience why it's good *Defend your design without being defensive *Create compelling User & Domain Analysis documents *Construct a detailed Form & Behavior Specification that developers actually want to use *Get the most from your precious documentation time and effort COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDE: *Course binder with hard copies of slides and a variety of useful handouts and worksheets *An example of a User & Domain Analysis document *Example sections of a Form & Behavior Specification WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS COURSE: “A logical and well thought-out approach to documenting the design and getting buy-in throughout the process." “Awesome! I came away with concrete examples I can use and apply to our process right away." “Helps you understand what the real problems are and gives you the tools to solve those problems." JUST 2 SEATS LEFT AS OF SEPTEMBER 22ND! This course is held quarterly. Limited to 20 participants. Don't forget, we can bring our classes to you! 86 CA Want to get your design built? Try this 2-day course on communicating with stakeholders about everything from research findings to concepts to final specs. Taught by a senior Cooper designer. 2007-01-24 false http://www.cooper.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/86 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/86/cooperlogo.jpg communication, cooper, documentation, interaction design, personas 2007-02-01 Join us for this month's Taxonomy Community of Practice conference call: Integrating your taxonomy project with other enterprise initiatives. Date & Time: Wednesday, Jan 31st - 2:00 to 3:30 PM EST. Register for the session at http://www.earley.com. Please register by January 30th to ensure that you receive the instructions in time. Description Whether you like it or not, you won't be deriving your taxonomies in a vaccuum. During the development process, you often have to collaborate and integrate with related projects in the enterprise, such as web design, search engine optimization, e-commerce, and enterprise architecture. So how do you keep in alignment with all these other workstreams and keep your project on plan? Our speakers in this session will cover strategies to help you achieve a smooth integration. Learn about working with cross-functional teams, communication strategies, and cross-initiative workstream integration. Presenters: Seth Earley (Earley & Associates), Margaret Hanley, and Ron Daniel (Taxonomy strategies LLC) 160 Join us for this month's Taxonomy Community of Practice conference call: Integrating your taxonomy project with other enterprise initiatives. 2007-01-31 true http://www.earley.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/160 communication, enterprise architecture, information architecture, integration, taxonomy San Francisco USA 2007-08-23 Venue: Cooper 100 First Street, 26th Floor San Francisco, California 94105 6:00 – Social Hour 7:00 – Presentation FREE IxDA San Francisco arrives with its first public talk in the city. For the first event in our design tools series we present Kevin Cheng from Yahoo! Brickhouse and OK/Cancel (ok-cancel.com). Often, wireframes, requirements, personas and other documents have yielded unsatisfactory results – that is, when they are read at all. At Yahoo!, Kevin Cheng has been experimenting with using comics as a technique for communicating the core concepts behind a design’s intended user experience. In this presentation, Kevin will share how this technique has worked well to get teams informed and on the same page, without fixating on interface details too early in the project. He’ll demonstrate an in-depth walkthrough of his process and the advantages he’s found using comics over other methods. Best of all, you won’t even need to take an art class to use this methodology. -- Presented by Interaction Design Association and Cooper. IxDA has other great events in the works, but we’re always on the lookout for great speakers with great presentations. If you’re interested in speaking at a future event or have an idea for a future presentation, please get in touch! 292 CA Kevin Cheng discusses using comics as a technique for communicating the core concepts behind a design’s intended user experience. Presented by Interaction Design Association and Cooper. FREE. 2007-08-22 false http://ixda.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/292 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/292/logo.jpg communication, design, ia, informationarchitecture, interaction, interactiondesign Lowell USA 2007-10-21 The theme of the 8th Annual Documentation & Training East Conference is Advancing Your Career. Attend and you'll gain access to dozens of learning opportunities designed to help you improve the skills and expertise you’ll need to future proof your career and improve your value as a professional technical communicator. Cost for full access pass: $999US For $999 you get all of the following: * Choice of pre-conference half-day workshops (October 16-17) * Choice of over 40 conference sessions (October 18-19) * Choice of post-conference half-day workshop (October 20) * Access to the Management Summit (October 18-19) * Access to the networking cocktail reception (October 18) * Breakfast and carving station lunches during conference Full access passes entitle attendees to participate in four half-day workshops (choose from 15), your choice of presentations (over 40 available), and panel discussions in the following tracks: * Content component management * User experience * XML Authoring * Interaction design * Innovative technologies * Web content management * Localization and translation * Information architecture * Technical publications management summit A free access pass is available that provides attendees with: * Access to 2 full days of software demonstrations * Access to the Technology Showcase * Networking cocktail reception * Meals, snacks However, free access guests cannot attend workshops, sessions, or panel discussions. Need to justify the cost of attending to your boss. Check out this useful resource: http://www.doctrain.com/documents/Justifying_Conference_Attendance_Lowell.pdf Who attends DocTrain? Technical communicators, including: technical writers, course developers, user experience designers, usability professionals, information architects, content managers, eLearning developers, technology writers, editors, software tool vendors, information analysts, and media. DocTrain news: http://www.doctrain.com/index.php/east/news 256 MA Held in the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution, Lowell, MA, the Documentation & Training East Conference features 40+ presentations, 16 half-day workshops, and a Management Summit. 2007-10-16 false http://www.doctrain.com/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/256 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/256/DocTrainEast2007_logo.jpg communication, content management, content reuse, dita, interaction design, localization, s1000d, technical documentation, training, translation, user experience, xml