Whether you’ve been writing for a year or a decade, you’ll have found yourself in a situation where you’ve had to defend your work — be that from other designers, an overbearing stakeholder, a finicky legal team, or your own self-doubt.
Because of this, we, as writers, can be reluctant to show our work. The process can leave us downtrodden and brow-beaten. But it needn’t be that way.
You can inspire your team to share without despair and create inclusive, progressive spaces. And rather than strive to get feedback, create a team culture that’s completely open and welcoming of it.
In this session, we’ll talk about the value of crits and how you can:
- Create an inclusive, safe and welcoming space for writers to share their work.
- Encourage team members to seek out and welcome feedback.
- Leave doubt at the door (or virtual lobby) and become crit confident.
Meet your speaker
Meet your speakers
Charlie Boydell-Smith is a lead content designer at Bupa in the UK. He started in advertising, before working in user-centered design teams in higher education and the UK government. Charlie lives on the edge of the Lake District in northwest England and spends most of his spare time in the countryside, cooking or trying to pick out flavor profiles in wine.
Meet your host
Torrey Podmajersky specializes in UX content for global organizations, having previously worked at Xbox, Windows, Google, and Offerup. She authored Strategic Writing for UX (O’Reilly Media, 2019). She mentors, teaches, and speaks about UX content. In her free time, she enjoys kayaking, art, and spending time with her husband and cats at their Puget Sound home.
