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The Psychology of Creating Usable Content: An Introduction for Technical Communicators

  • Keynote
  • User Experience
  • 18. September
  • 09:15 - 10:00 AM (CEST)
  • Scandium + Titanium
  • finished
  • Prof. Dr. Kirk St.Amant

    Prof. Dr. Kirk St.Amant

    • Louisiana Tech University

Contents

This presentation will examine approaches for applying certain psychological concepts to create usable content for different audiences. The presenter will also discuss how technical communicators can use an understanding of these processes to become a more active participant product development teams.

Takeaways

Learning how to apply the psychological processes affecting an audience's usability expectations to create usable content for that audience. 

Prior knowledge

No prior knowledge of topic needed.

Speaker

Prof. Dr. Kirk St.Amant

Prof. Dr. Kirk St.Amant

  • Louisiana Tech University
Biography

Kirk St.Amant is the Eunice C. Williamson Chair in Technical Communication at Louisiana Tech University and is a member of the University’s Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science (CBERS).  Kirk serves as the Director of Louisiana Tech’s Center for Health and Medical Communication (CHMC) and is also an Adjunct Professor of Health and Medical Communication with the University of Limerick and a Research Fellow in User Experience Design with the University of Strasbourg.  He researches how cognition affects usability and design with a focus on international health and medical settings and on international online education.  

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