Introduction To Ux Writing

How To Write Great Microcopy

What you'll learn
Understand what UX writing is – and what it's not
Know the difference between UX writing and other forms of writing
Get to know the most important quality criteria of good UX writing
Know how to ensure high-quality UX writing in theory and practice
Practice how to write CTAs, Error Messages, Placeholders, and more
Tackle real-life UX writing tasks with ease
Requirements
No previous writing skills needed
No previous UX skills or knowledge needed
All you need is a little curiosity about writing and UX
Description
“Sign up” or “Oops, page not found!” – tiny words that mark an error message, a button label, or the placeholder text in an input field. Despite their small size, these text elements make up a crucial part of the user experience in digital products. And: While great UX writing can put a smile on the user’s face, bad UX writing can be confusing, annoying, and even insulting.But how can we make sure that our UX Writing is actually good?If this question is one that pops up in your head from time to time, look no further – this course has your back.Who should joinThis course is the perfect match for UX designers, UI designers, developers, product managers, and all other kinds of professionals working in the field of digital product development, as well as for all writers who would like to dip a toe in UX writing.What you will learnIn this course, you will learnwhat UX writing iswhat the difference between UX writing and other forms of writing ishow good UX writing can be ensuredhow to write several different typical UX writing text elementsBut we'll not stop at theory. The second part is all about practice, practice, practice! Here you'll learnhow to ensure the UX writing quality criteria in practicehow to write typical UX writing text elements such as error messages, success messages, and CTAshow to work on real-life UX writing tasksSounds good? Then join this class and leave it with some real UX writing work samples!

Overview

Section 1: Welcome!

Lecture 1 Welcome To This Course!

Section 2: Course I: The Theory Of UX Writing

Lecture 2 Introduction To Course 1

Lecture 3 What Is UX Writing?

Lecture 4 UX Writing vs. Copywriting

Lecture 5 Good UX Writing: Necessary

Lecture 6 Good UX Writing: Clear

Lecture 7 Good UX Writing: Concise

Lecture 8 Good UX Writing: Useful

Lecture 9 Good UX Writing: Conversational

Lecture 10 Good UX Writing: Branded

Lecture 11 Outro & Summary Of Course I

Section 3: Course II: The Practice Of UX Writing

Lecture 12 Introduction To Course II

Lecture 13 Why Practicing Your UX Writing Is Important

Lecture 14 Repetition: The Quality Criteria Of UX Writing

Lecture 15 Let's Practice: CTAs

Lecture 16 Let's Practice: Placeholders

Lecture 17 Let's Practice: Success Messages

Lecture 18 Let's Practice: Password Errors

Lecture 19 Let's Practice: Empty States

Lecture 20 Let's Practice: 404 Errors

Lecture 21 Let's Reflect!

Lecture 22 Outro & Summary Of Course II

Section 4: Final Thoughts

Lecture 23 Final Thoughts

This course is the perfect match for UX designers, UI designers, developers, product managers, and all other kinds of professionals working in the field of digital product development, as well as for all writers who would like to dip a toe in UX writing.