xploreUX Cast

By Obruche Orugbo, PhD

Is your digital products confusing users? This podcast series is your one-stop shop for conquering usability challenges! Join us as we delve into the world of user-centered design, exploring the entir... more

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March 23, 20240010 - Understanding User Needs - The Bedrock of Usability Testing
Ever designed a product that fell flat with users?
Usability testing is crucial, but before you jump in, there's a critical step: understanding user needs. This episode of xploreUX Cast on Usability Testing dives deep into this foundation, revealing why it matters and how to uncover those needs.
Here's what you'll learn:
Why understanding user needs is like building a house with a solid foundation

Different types of user needs: functional, usability, and emotional

Techniques for uncovering user needs through research (surveys, interviews, card sorting)

How personas can put a face to user needs

How usability testing helps you validate your understanding
We'll also explore iterative design, where you continuously gather feedback and adapt your product to meet evolving user needs.
By the end of this episode, you'll be equipped to:
Design products users will love

Conduct more effective usability tests

Foster a user-centric culture within your team
Ready to build a product that resonates with your audience? Tune in!
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March 19, 2021 0009 - 5 Participants for a Usability Test, Really?
By listening to this episode of the Clevenovia UX Cast, you will get a better understanding of how many users are sufficient enough to run a usability test and obtaining reliable results.

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October 05, 2020 0008 - Recruiting Representative Users for a Usability Testing
Effective participant recruitment is vital to collecting reliable data during usability testing of digital products and services. Not only should test participants reflect the characteristics of the targeted users of the product or service, but they must also be likely to use it. Only then will their experiences and opinions yield reliable data for identifying meaningful improvements.
#participants #usabilitytesting

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September 07, 2020 0007 - Tasks Formulating for Usability Test
Usability testing is a task-based process as well as a sampling process, this means we cannot test every possible task users can perform with a product. As UX practitioner we should structure tasks around business goals, product re-design and where applicable new features.
This episode is about the best practice to adopt when deriving tasks or formulating your tasks in preparation for a usability test.
It is very important to formulate actionable and reasonable tasks to avoid task misunderstanding.
#usabilitytesting #tasks #usabilitytasks #howtocreatetasks #uiux
#userexperience #tasksforusabilitytesting

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August 30, 2020 0006 - A Usability Test Should Not Be Conducted Like an Interview
In this episode, I talk about how some usability specialists are conducting Usability test like an interview. Listen to this episode and find out why most usability specialists are doing this...

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August 16, 2020 0005 - The Reactivity of the Think-aloud Protocol
In this podcast, I talked about how to get the best out of a usability test, by ensuring you test reveal issues that are likely to be encountered by end-users in real-world use.
I talked about a problematic aspect of a usability test when using the think-aloud protocol. I also highlighted the established guidelines recommended by Simon and Ericsson to avoid this problematic aspect of the think-aloud.
#usabilitytesting #uxui #uxresearch #usertesting #ux

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August 15, 2020 The Reactivity of the Think-aloud Protocol
In this episode, I talked about a problematic aspect of a usability test when using the think-aloud protocol. I also highlighted the established guidelines recommended by Simon and Ericsson to avoid this problematic aspect of the think-aloud.
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August 08, 2020 0004 - How to Describe UX as a Job
Most times it's difficult to talk to people about UX especially when there are a novice to UX.
This short recording will assist you to create your own definition or use this same definition to describe your job as a UXer to friends and family.

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August 05, 2020 0003 - Three Guidelines For Conducting A Rigorous and Robust Usability Test
This episode details three established guidelines that must be adhered to in other to conduct a robust test when using the Think-aloud method during Usability Testing. I also explained why participants are usually asked to Think-aloud during Usability Testing.
Link to Simon and Erricson research work

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July 24, 2020 0002 - A Short Introduction to Usability Testing and Think-aloud
In this episode I will be to talking briefly about User Experience and its link to HCI, then I will talk about the think-aloud method and its link to Usability Testing.
First, who am I to talk to you about Usability Testing or why do you have to listen to me because there are loads of information out there about Usability Testing and Think-aloud.

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