http://whitneyhess.disqus.com/Improving the human experience one day at a timeenTue, 03 Nov 2009 11:52:21 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/20/diy-ux-at-an-event-apart-chicago-2009/#comment-21766761<p>Thanks for sharing this and congrats on overcoming your fear!</p><p>""What’s the worst that could happen? I’d bomb? Well I already did that and the world didn’t end, so I didn’t have much to lose.""</p><p>These are words to live by I swear! I have to remind myself constantly not to be afraid of failure. It's one of the best ways to learn. Great post.</p>RachelTue, 03 Nov 2009 11:52:21 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/20/diy-ux-at-an-event-apart-chicago-2009/#comment-20680522<p>Any nervousness did NOT show. Wow, it was really great. I've already given a short version of your presentation to my coworkers and it was well received. It's great to be able say, "Look, we can do this!" and have some real examples to back me up.</p>Jeremy WhiteWed, 21 Oct 2009 01:34:31 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/20/diy-ux-at-an-event-apart-chicago-2009/#comment-20677180<p>Great post and when you allow the content to guide you rather than rule you, it flows and feels great :)</p>Daniel SzucTue, 20 Oct 2009 23:47:18 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/20/diy-ux-at-an-event-apart-chicago-2009/#comment-20655823<p>This is great Whitney. If it weren't for the damn client phonecall, I could have watched your whole session, but I loved the intro and from all accounts I've heard, you did a great job.</p><p>Even though I've done quite a few AEAs over the years, each time is different, each audience is different, and, in my case, each presentation is different. I love the feedback from the audience and, likewise, look to see how I can tweak and re-focus my presentation style and my presentations themselves to better resonate with the audience. Each one is different, as I said, so it's like trying to hit a moving target, but it's nice to feel the presentation getting tighter each time.</p><p>Anyway, great post and I look forward to actually seeing a full Whitney Hess talk at AEA in the future.</p>Aaron GustafsonTue, 20 Oct 2009 18:13:58 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/20/diy-ux-at-an-event-apart-chicago-2009/#comment-20655428<p>Your learning curve is scary fast! Good for you for taking adversity and making use of it to rapidly improve your performance. You are inspiring a lot of people (myself among them).</p>xianTue, 20 Oct 2009 18:04:21 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/20/diy-ux-at-an-event-apart-chicago-2009/#comment-20649737<p>Great talk, great points, great case studies, great profanities. </p>franklakatosTue, 20 Oct 2009 16:39:48 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/20/diy-ux-at-an-event-apart-chicago-2009/#comment-20645933<p>Whitney, it was a FANTASTIC talk. I'm sorry we somehow didn't see each other after you came offstage so I could say so in person, but it was. Thank you so much for bringing it to the AEA stage.</p>Eric MeyerTue, 20 Oct 2009 15:46:02 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/20/diy-ux-at-an-event-apart-chicago-2009/#comment-20645108<p>Thanks so much for sharing so candidly. I was there, and I can tell you that the people around me in my row really got it and bought what you were saying (myself included). Congratulations on a job very very well done. </p>dannychapmanTue, 20 Oct 2009 15:31:35 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/20/diy-ux-at-an-event-apart-chicago-2009/#comment-20643773<p>That was a great article (and a great presentation). Thanks for sharing your perspective! Congratulations.</p>davevoglerTue, 20 Oct 2009 15:07:12 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/20/diy-ux-at-an-event-apart-chicago-2009/#comment-20642245<p>Very Cool!<br>Hopefully this preso is on the slate for AEA when it hits San Diego next year so I can catch it live!</p>Aaron IrizarryTue, 20 Oct 2009 14:41:40 -0000