{"id":1238,"date":"2016-03-09T09:55:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T13:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2016-03-09T09:55:23","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T13:55:23","slug":"terminology-tuesday-user-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/terminology-tuesday-user-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Terminology Tuesday: User Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1239\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/flat_line_icon_63.png?resize=324%2C190&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"flat_line_icon_63\" width=\"324\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/flat_line_icon_63.png?w=324&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/flat_line_icon_63.png?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week I wanted to chat a bit about something I aspire to participate in locally. Something I&#8217;ve wanted to create for some time now, but just haven&#8217;t found more hours in the day&#8230;User Groups!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>User Groups?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A user group is a group of users of a particular software who meet regularly to share information related to the software, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">How the software is being used<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Neat tips and tricks for using the software<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">To talk troubleshooting<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Getting advice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>User groups can help enhance your product knowledge and potentially streamline your development within the software. If you&#8217;re working in a silo, how can you reap the benefits of user tips and tricks when you aren&#8217;t interacting with these users?<\/p>\n<p>Sharing truly is caring, and the main goal of a user group is to share information! Each individual user has a different perspective, and everyone can bring great ideas to the table! Not to mention, user groups give you a huge opportunity to network with like-minded professionals, which could benefit from an entrepreneurial perspective (e.g. if User 1 has too much work and needs to offload to another individual &#8211; the user group provides the opportunity to locate qualified sub-contractors).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been lusting over all of the Articulate User Groups, but have not found enough interest in an Articulate User Group within my demographic (Eastern Canada). I have the means of securing a location, but just need warm bodies&#8230;particularly warm bodies interested in participating in a regular Articulate User Group. If you&#8217;re one of those individuals, let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week I wanted to chat a bit about something I aspire to participate in locally. Something I&#8217;ve wanted to create for some time now, but just haven&#8217;t found more hours in the day&#8230;User Groups! User Groups? 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