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Provide additional training on how to run usability tests

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Description

**Description**
We can learn a lot from talking to people. But often, it can be intimidating and confusing to run your first usability test and to figure out how to find people, what to ask them and how to get good, meaningful insights.

This is a request to develop more training resources (like articles, guides and workshops) about how to test your content with constituents.

**Describe the solution you'd like**
Let us know what kind of training would be most helpful!

Some ideas we have are:
* a series of articles about how to set up and run your first usability test.
* templates for building a test plan and taking notes during a usability test
* sample scripts for running usability tests
* workshops where we could help you develop your test plans
* volunteer to observe and help take notes during one of our sessions

**Additional context**
This is follow up from our 2018 ConCon presentation on Watching users use Mass.gov.

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The issue proposes training resources about usability testing, including articles, guides, templates, scripts, workshops, and volunteer support, but names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing the 2018 ConCon presentation referenced in the issue and clarify which resource is wanted. Done would require an agreed resource scope and a defined training deliverable.

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Domain
design, documentation, testing
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
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Over a week
Activity status
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Needs clarification
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