Do you have (or want to have) a Twitter account but don't know the first thing about using it? Intended for the complete beginner and is the perfect starting point to prepare you for many great things you can do with Twitter. Learn basic functions such as how to create an account, find followers, share pictures and links, and make sense of tweeting jargon. Discover the hashtag and comprehend the difference between broadcasts, replies, and retweets. Explore local people and businesses who tweet, and discuss Twitter's privacy policy. • Create and set up your Twitter account. • Understand the basics of the user interface and learn Twitter jargon. • Discover how to compose a tweet. • Learn how to share pictures and links. • Know how to properly use Hashtags (#). • Determine the difference between broadcasts, replies and retweets. • Look at how celebrities and businesses use their Twitter accounts. • Discuss Twitter’s Privacy Policy.

1. TWITTER
PART 1
Jeannine O’Neil
Owner
@Jeannine_ONeil
www.jeannineoneil.com

2. WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THIS
PRESENTATION
DO YOU HAVE (OR WANT TO HAVE) A TWITTER ACCOUNT
BUT DON'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT USING IT?
INTENDED FOR THE COMPLETE BEGINNER. THE PERFECT
STARTING POINT TO PREPARE YOU FOR THE MANY GREAT
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH TWITTER.
LEARN BASIC FUNCTIONS SUCH AS HOW TO CREATE AN
ACCOUNT, FIND FOLLOWERS, SHARE PICTURES & LINKS,
& MAKE SENSE OF TWEETING JARGON.
DISCOVER THE HASHTAG & COMPREHEND THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BROADCASTS, REPLIES, &
RETWEETS. EXPLORE LOCAL PEOPLE & BUSINESSES
WHO TWEET, & DISCUSS TWITTER'S PRIVACY POLICY.

3. WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THIS
PRESENTATION
• CREATE & SET UP YOUR TWITTER ACCOUNT.
• UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF THE USER
INTERFACE AND LEARN TWITTER JARGON.
• DISCOVER HOW TO COMPOSE A TWEET.
• LEARN HOW TO SHARE PICTURES & LINKS.
• KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY USE HASHTAGS
(#).
• DETERMINE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
BROADCASTS, REPLIES & RETWEETS.
• LOOK AT HOW CELEBRITIES & BUSINESSES
USE THEIR TWITTER ACCOUNTS.
• DISCUSS TWITTER’S PRIVACY POLICY.

4. WHAT IS
TWITTER?

5. TWITTER – WHAT IS IT?
Twitter can be called the Newsroom of Social
Media.
Twitter is a social media information network and
microblogging service that allows users to “tweet”
messages-based posts of up to 140 characters.
Twitter’s mission is to create “a real-time
information network that connects you to the latest
stories, ideas, opinions and news about what you
find interesting.” (twitter.com)

6. WHAT IS TWITTER?
Twitter can be overwhelming but if you think the stream
of information as a river you can jump in and out of it
makes the overflow of information more manageable.

7. WHAT IS A
TWEET?

8. WHAT IS A TWEET?
Tweet is a short burst of information that share news or
content.
The limit is 140 characters so you have to be creative and
brief in your messages.

9. USES OF
TWITTER

10. TWITTER
WHY WOULD I USE IT?
INDIVIDUALS CAN USE IT FOR:
• RESOURCE FOR CURRENT/BREAKING
NEWS.
• SHARE NEWS/ARTICLES/BLOG
POSTS/MEDIA.
• CONNECT WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY,
BUSINESSES, CELEBRITIES.

11. TWITTER
WHY WOULD I USE IT?
BUSINESSES CAN SHARE:
• BREAKING NEWS.
• BUSINESS UPDATES.
• BLOG POSTS/WEBSITE LINKS.
• BUSINESS-RELATED MEDIA (PHOTOS,
ARTICLES, VIDEOS).
• BUILD RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNICATE
WITH FOLLOWERS.

12. MORE RESOURCES
• https://support.twitter.com/
• https://twitter.com/privacy
• How To Setup a Twitter Account

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