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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 (CET)
  • Scandium + Titanium
  • Professor Kirk St.Amant

    Professor 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

Professor Kirk St.Amant

Professor Kirk St.Amant

  • Louisiana Tech University
Biography

Kirk St.Amant is a Professor and the Eunice C. Williamson Chair in Technical Communication at Louisiana Tech University. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Health and Medical Communication with the University of Limerick in Ireland and a Research Fellow in User Experience Design with the University of Strasbourg in France.

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