Hurry Up & Start Tweeting: The Twitter Basics
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LET'S GO TWITTER BASICS 1 Twitter 101 2 The Art of the Tweet 3 Tips & Tricks Presented by @LucyMartinMedia LET'S GO hurry up and get on with it
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An intro on the basics of Twitter: how to use it, learn the lingo, what to put in a tweet and how to engage your audience in a meaningful way. Great information for people and organizations just starting out with Twitter or wanting to explain Twitter to others in a simple and effective way. This presentation gives a basic overview of what Twitter is, how it works and how it can be used. Button descriptions from Twitter. Presentation made in Canva.
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LET'S GO
TWITTER BASICS1 Twitter 101
2 The Art of the Tweet
3 Tips & Tricks
Presented by @LucyMartinMedia
LET'S GO
hurry up and get on with it
Twitter 101
A Tweet is an expression of a momentor idea. It can contain text, photos, andvideos. Millions of Tweets are shared
in real time, every day.
Twitter 101
The Lingo
REPLYComment on a Tweet and join theconversation.
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RETWEETShare a Tweet with your followers.You can even add your ownthoughts before you share it.
FAVOURITEFavorite a Tweet to let the authorknow you like it.
HASHTAGHashtags assign a topic to aTweet. E.G. Tweets that contain
COMPOSEWrite a Tweet, posta photo, or share avideo.
MEAccess your profile,lists, followers, andthe people youfollow.
NOTIFICATIONSSee when someoneretweets or favoritesone of your Tweets,replies to you, ormentions you.
REMAININGCHARACTERSThe red numberindicates how manycharacters youhave left.
YOUR MESSAGEWrite your message here,but remember you onlyhave 140 characters.
Even though you don't havemuch space, try to use ahashtag or two, mentionanother account
ADD PHOTOYou can add a photo orGIF under 3MB to yourTweet. Tweets withimages are more likelyto be shared.
HASHTAGHashtags organizeconversations andhelp to stream yourcontent.
Try to use at leastone in every Tweet.
LINKAdd value by linking directly torelevant content.
Use link shortening service likebit.ly or just use twitter'sautomatic link shorteningsystem to keep them small.
HANDLEUse the @ symbol todirect your tweet to aspecific person oraccount
The Art of the Tweet
BE CONVERSATIONALTry to be a little bit conversational andless formal in your tweets.
ADD MEDIAEmbed a video or slideshare, add aphoto or GIF. Visual elements aresharable.
CREATE DISCUSSIONAsk questions and share links to getpeople talking.
BE TIMELY / RELEVANTNews breaks fast on Twitter. Be suchto watch what's trending.
TIPS & TRICKS
THE THREE C's OF ENGAGEMENT
1. CURATE CONTENTAt least 50% of your content should befrom other sources. Share blog posts,news items, programs, workshops andretweet others. Don't just talk about you!
2. CREATE CONVERSATIONSPose potentially controversial itemsas a question if you don't want to takea stance. Reply to users often. Thankthem for sharing, congratulate, ask formore information.
3. CONNECT COLLEAGUESIntroduce like-minded users to eachother. Bring new people into theconversation to stimulate growth.
LET'S GO
Presented by @LucyMartinMedia
THANKS!
get tweeting!
