Have you ever wondered how a Twitter chat works? Get started with this "how to" session. You'll find out what to expect as a live chat participant, and what to consider if you are thinking about creating a new chat event for your career center or private practice.
Tips for Twitter Chat Participation and Moderation
1. Taking the Next Step with Twitter:
Tips for Live Chat Participation
and Moderation
Melissa A. Venable, PhD
OnlineColleges.net
@Melissa_Venable
@IOLblog
NCDA 2015 - #NCDAdenver
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3. Today’s Session …
• Twitter Chat Basics
• Join a Chat
• Start Your Own Chat
• Advanced Strategies
… Are you logged in?
#NCDAdenver …
4. What is a Twitter Chat?
• Real-time exchange
• Specific date and time
• Use of a common hashtag (#)
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6. What are the benefits of a live chat?
• Range of purposes and communication needs:
– Community building
– Networking opportunities
– Professional development
– Marketing and promotion
• Twitter is: widely used, free platform; easy access
• Multiple audiences out there: students, alumni,
clients, colleagues, employers
7. How to Join a Chat
• Log in to your Twitter account.
• Filter the chat hashtag for viewing.
• Add the hashtag to your tweets to join the convo.
• Reply to others and ask questions!
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9. How to Start a New Chat
Before
During
After
10. Before a Live Event
Participate in other chats.
Test the waters! (Lurking is okay … but let
the moderator know you are there.)
11. Create a unique hashtag (#)
• Keep it short.
• Make it memorable.
• Non-case sensitive: #IOLchat = #iolchat
• Letters and numbers
• Search for it. Already in use? Try
something else...
12. Decide on a discussion topic and format:
• Q & A
• Open Discussion
• Open Mike
• Single Question
• Conference Edition
• Special Events
Develop specific questions in advance!
13. Announce the time and date (multiple times).
Recruit an assistant
Start slowly - run a “test” chat
18. Manage the chat logistics.
• Open multiple tabs/windows.
– Chat tool
– Document with questions, prompts
– Twitter search
– Twitter account: notifications page
• Have a plan B and C.
• Monitor your time.
29. Recommendations …
• Go with the flow
• Focus on function, the tools
change
• It’s not the numbers - it’s the
networking!
• Have an idea? Just try it –
there’s not one “right” way.
32. #Jobhuntchat – @Blogging4jobs, et al
#LinkedInChat – @LinkedInExpert, et al
#InternPro – YouTern.com
#Tchat – TalentCulture.com
#OMCchat –@CindyTrivella, et al
#EmployerBuzz – Univ. Michigan Career Center
#ECRchat – Early Career Researchers
#IdealistCareers – Idealist.org
#yucareerchat – York Univ. Career Centre
#AskForbes – Forbes.com
34. Image credits:
• Slide 28: Class picture, lindacq, CC:BY-SA
• Slide 29: Bird, marek.sotak, CC:BY
• Slide 19: Whale, Shovelling Son, CC:BY-NC-SA
• Title Slide: Two birds, cobalt123, CC:BY-NC-SA
Hinweis der Redaktion
How many of you have twitter accounts? Are active?
How many have participated in a live chat?
Began ~June 2012
Weekly topics
Home page
#IOLchat @Melissa_Venable @IOLblog
Recommendations and resources throughout!
Unified discussion
Who sees what in their stream?
Who can see who’s tweets?
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Facilitating a live chat comes down to three sets of tasks – Before During After, At the end of the session we’ll provide these in the format of a checklist with more detail, but for this session we’ll introduce the basics. …
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Facilitating a live chat comes down to three sets of tasks – Before During After, At the end of the session we’ll provide these in the format of a checklist with more detail, but for this session we’ll introduce the basics. …
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Facilitating a live chat comes down to three sets of tasks – Before During After, At the end of the session we’ll provide these in the format of a checklist with more detail, but for this session we’ll introduce the basics. …
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Facilitating a live chat comes down to three sets of tasks – Before During After, At the end of the session we’ll provide these in the format of a checklist with more detail, but for this session we’ll introduce the basics. …
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Creating a vibe - Create a vibe – workshop or break room?
Structure
Interaction
Creating a vibe - Create a vibe – workshop or break room?
Structure
Interaction
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Internet connection, ….
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One of the things we’ve done to help us with the decisions along the way is …. Scheduling
Topics
Topic generation – TwtPoll, SurveyGizmo, staff ideas
Feedback – June, December surveys