Name: Steve Portigal on Interviewing Users: Uncovering Compelling Insights
Start: 2013-09-19T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2013-09-19T22:00:00-07:00
Location: WeWork - Hollywood

Presented by The Los Angeles User Experience Meetup (http://lauxmeetup.com) & IxDA Los Angeles (http://www.ixda.org/local/ixda-los-angeles)

Steve Portigal discusses Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights (http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/interviewing-users/) + Book Signing (30% off with promo code: LAUX2013)

Interviewing users is undeniably one of the most valuable and commonly used user research tools. Yet, sometimes we forget that it's a skill we need to learn, because:

• It's based on skills we think we have (talking or even listening)

• It's not taught or reflected on

People tend to 'wing it' rather than develop their skills. Without good interviewing skills, insights may be inaccurate or reveal nothing new, suggesting the wrong design or business responses, or they may miss the crucial nuance that points to innovative breakthrough opportunities.

http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/7/7/e/600_261318302.jpeg This talk will look at how to frame the research problem so it has the most impact on the team and their design. We will explore:

• Importance of rapport-building and listening

• Techniques

• Review different types of questions

• Why you need to have a range of question types

• What type of participants to recruit and how to find them

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Steve Portigal is the author of the recently published Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights (http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/interviewing-users/).

Please bring your books for the book signing to the event. Books will not be sold at the event.

Yay! Get 30% off Steve Portigal's book Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights (http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/interviewing-users/) ( http://goo.gl/ow7VBb ) with the discount promo code LAUX2013.

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About Steve
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveportigal
Lanyrd: http://lanyrd.com/profile/steveportigal/
Rosenfeld: http://rosenfeldmedia.com/experts/steve-portigal/

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AGENDA

6:00 - Volunteers arrive & Steve Portigal's interviews begin

7:00 - Attendees arrive & registration begins followed by food sponsored by syndicatebleu (http://syndicatebleu.com/) & beverages provided by WeWork - Hollywood (https://www.wework.com/la/hollywood).

7:00 - Book signing (no books for sale at the event) - Courtesy of Rosenfeld Media (http://rosenfeldmedia.com/) & Steve Portigal (http://rosenfeldmedia.com/experts/steve-portigal/)

7:20 - Nuzi Barkatally (http://www.linkedin.com/in/nuzibarkatally) - Upcoming events and community announcements

7:25 - Alberta Soranzo (http://www.linkedin.com/in/albertasoranzo) - Speaker introduction

7:30 - Alberta Soranzo (http://www.linkedin.com/in/albertasoranzo) - Rosenfeld Media & ConveyUX Conference

7:35 - Jodie Meyerov (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jodie-meyerov-mba/47/3a0/8a8/) - syndicatebleu (http://syndicatebleu.com/) introduction - event sponsor

7:40 - Alfonso de la Nuez (http://www.linkedin.com/in/adelanuez) - UserZoom (http://www.userzoom.com/) introduction - event sponsor

7:45 - Eyad Zahra (https://www.facebook.com/eyadz?hc_location=timeline) - WeWork Hollywood (https://www.wework.com/la/hollywood) introduction - venue & beverage sponsor

7:40 - Presentation

8:30 - Q&A

8:40 - Book signing, book drawing & a suprise giveaway - Courtesy of Rosenfeld Media (http://rosenfeldmedia.com/), Steve Portigal (http://rosenfeldmedia.com/experts/steve-portigal/) & UserZoom (http://www.userzoom.com/).

9:00 - After party begins - 25 Degrees, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028. Walking directions & map. (http://goo.gl/maps/3zyNt)

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Parking: CVS/LA Fitness, Hollywood Galaxy Shopping Center Garage, Standard Parking, 1736 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028 (http://www.parkme.com/lot/81561/7021-hollywood-parking-los-angeles-ca), Max $8 all day. http://goo.gl/vHEtI3

After party location - 25 Degrees, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028 (http://goo.gl/maps/3zyNt).

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Sponsors: @ConveyUX (https://twitter.com/ConveyUX), @RosenfeldMedia (https://twitter.com/RosenfeldMedia), @Syndicatebleu (https://twitter.com/Syndicatebleu), @UserZoom (https://twitter.com/UserZoom) & @WeWork (https://twitter.com/WeWork)

The event space has been kindly donated by WeWork - Hollywood (https://www.wework.com/la/hollywood).

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In-kind Sponsor: ConveyUX Conference (http://conveyux.com/), February 5-7, 2014, Seattle || Discount promo code “WeLoveLAUX” for $50 off

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In-kind sponsor Rosenfeld Media (http://rosenfeldmedia.com/)
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AFTER PARTY

25 Degrees, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028. Walking directions & map (http://goo.gl/maps/3zyNt)

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