Prepare for Your Interview

My dear friend, thrilled to have you as a guest expert for The UI Audit book! This information will help you prepare for the interview.

About the Book

The UI Audit helps founders, product managers, and designers create web applications that are actually useful to people. Readers learn how to adopt a simple, strategic approach to UI/UX design — from product strategy to each individual screen. You’re welcome to read more at the book page.

Recording & Technical Details

We’ll be talking over Skype — I’ll call you at the scheduled time. The main recording will be held via Zencastr, which records separate tracks locally and uploads them to my Dropbox. I’ll be also recording a backup version with my Skype Call Recorder (just in case).

When we get together for the recording, I’ll send you a Zencastr link, which you can open with Firefox or Chrome. Make sure you select the correct mic (the browser will prompt you).
We’ll only record audio, no video. We can switch on video to greet each other, but only if you feel like doing so.
The time goal for the interview is 40–60 minutes.
Make sure you’re wearing headphones. Otherwise my voice will leak into your audio track, which isn’t good.
A professional microphone is definitely a plus, but you shouldn’t worry if you don’t have one.
Try to eliminate noise and distractions. Turn off sounds on your phone.
The general recommendation is to speak slower: we all tend to go really fast, like the time is running out (and it’s actually not).
Try to relax and be yourself: the interview is very freeform, friendly, and forgiving.

Your interview will be professionally edited (music, etc) and included in the premium book package as an audio file. Transcripts for all interviews will be combined in a fancy PDF and included as a book addendum.

Your Next Steps

Please fill in the form that I sent you. Then show up in Skype at the scheduled time wearing headphones. I’ll call you on time.

If you ever have any questions, please get in touch at jane@uibreakfast.com. Looking forward to the chat!

Best regards,
Jane.

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