updating content for us-rse workshop blurb

Author: Rjdesh

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-title: 'STRUDEL leads an engaging workshop at US-RSE 2025 on conducting User Interviews'
+title: 'STRUDEL leads a workshop on conducting User Interviews with over 50 participants at US-RSE '25'
 slug: '10-06-2025-learning-to-talk-with-your-users'
 date: 'Oct 6, 2025 10:30 AM EDT'
 author: 'Johanna Cohoon, Rajshree Deshmukh, and Mary Goldman'
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-The STRUDEL team hosted a highly interactive in-person workshop at the <a href="https://us-rse.org/usrse25/program/" target="_blank">US-RSE 2025 Conference</a> in Philadelphia, providing research software engineers with hands-on training in conducting semi-structured user interviews. 
+The STRUDEL team hosted a hands-on, in-person workshop with over 50 participants at the <a href="https://us-rse.org/usrse25/program/" target="_blank">US-RSE 2025 Conference</a> in Philadelphia. This workshop provided research software engineers with applied training in conducting semi-structured user interviews to inform their requirements and decision making processes when building scientific software. 
 
-Semi-structured interviews allow for the collection of rich, qualitative data on users' experiences, perspectives, values, and challenges. These interviews help gather actionable feedback and guide future development priorities so that research software products can improve usability.
+Semi-structured interviews allow for the collection of rich, qualitative data on users' experiences, perspectives, values, and challenges. These interviews help gather actionable feedback and guide future development priorities so that research software products can align with their focal user’s needs and improve usability.
 
 The workshop was structured to cover three key areas: recruitment and protocol development, conducting interviews, and data analysis. Through a combination of presentations, interactive exercises, and group discussions, participants gained practical experience and knowledge in designing and executing effective semi-structured interviews. To support continued learning, attendees received reusable resources for future reference.
 
-With over 50 participants in attendance, the workshop was a resounding success, offering valuable instruction and sparking lively engagement. The high level of interest and curiosity among attendees was evident, with requests to learn more about user research and also to reuse the workshop structure and materials. 
+With over 50 participants in attendance, the workshop was a resounding success, offering valuable instruction and sparking lots of engagement throughout the room. The high level of interest and curiosity among attendees was evident, with requests to learn more about user research and also to reuse the workshop structure and materials. 
 
-Overall, the workshop equipped research engineers with the skills and confidence to integrate semi-structured user interviews into their own research and software practices. 
+By the end of the session the workshop equipped research software engineers with the skills and confidence to integrate semi-structured user interviews into their own research environments and software work. 
 
 You can access the slides shared during the workshop here <a href="https://zenodo.org/records/17362664" target="_blank">here</a>.
 

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+            ## STRUDEL leads a workshop on conducting User Interviews with over 50 participants at US-RSE '25 
 
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+            The STRUDEL team hosted a hands-on, in-person workshop at the <a href="https://us-rse.org/usrse25/program/" target="_blank">US-RSE 2025 Conference</a> in Philadelphia, providing research engineers with hands-on training on conducting semi-structured user interviews.
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