Social media for conference networking
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Slightly modified slides from 2014 iSkills workshop
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- 1. Social media for conference networking How to hang out on Twitter in a way that is cool and useful. @jwhyteappleby #iSkillsSM
- 2. You…and you on the internet #iSkillsSM
- 3. Today Content: • You’re planning to go to a conference! • You’re at a conference! • You’re presenting at a conference! • You’ve just come back from a conference • You’re (gulp) running a conference! #iSkillsSM
- 4. Today Format: • Tweet what resonates • Use our hashtag (#iSkillsSM) • I’ll Storify and share #iSkillsSM
- 5. Social media in 2014 • Twitter is king – but it works best when it’s not solo • ‘The back channel’ is no longer hiding out back • Social media is accepted, even required in the professional context – but work culture will still determine how and when • Personal and professional do (and should*) blend • It’s always, always a conversation #iSkillsSM
- 6. You’re going to a conference! • Figure out your devices and apps • Laptop – cumbersome but fully loaded • Tablet - good compromise, but a pain if you have to do any serious writing or if you’re using Google Docs • Phone – can use data (dangerous!), hard to follow depending on screen size •Twitter app • HootSuite • Many paid options, most under $5 #iSkillsSM
- 8. You’re going to a conference! • Check out the program. • Who’s going to be there? Who do you want to meet? • Add them. Say you’re looking forward to their session. •Sometimes conference streams have their own hashtag. Save these to your devices. #iSkillsSM
- 9. #iSkillsSM
- 10. You’re at a conference! • Wifi •Who do you want to meet? •Has an event been set up to facilitate this meeting? If not – set one up! •Interactive or break-out session? Consider using a GoogleDoc so the whole group can work together. •Don’t keep a blog, but want to share your notes? GoogleDoc! #iSkillsSM
- 11. Live tweeting a session vs. tweeting during a session #iSkillsSM
- 12. #iSkillsSM
- 13. Connecting sessions & projects #iSkillsSM
- 14. Connecting sessions & projects #iSkillsSM
- 15. Connecting sessions & projects #iSkillsSM
- 17. But friendliness is really, truly the norm #iSkillsSM
- 18. You’re actually going to leave the convention centre! • Because you need to eat, and you’re in a new city • If you can plan something, great. #iSkillsSM
- 19. You’re actually going to leave the convention centre! •If you can’t plan anything, just put something out there – conferences are full of people at loose ends! • “#iSkillsSM attendees! Interested in information literacy? Like tacos? Meet-up at El Rico tonight!” • “Any other iSchoolers at #iSkillsSM want to explore the Market area?” #iSkillsSM
- 20. You’re presenting at a conference! • Share your Twitter handle in your first slide • Shorten your links (using http://bit.ly) • Pre-schedule some tweets, if you’re mentioning reports or sites you recommend they check out (Twuffer) • Or have a friend tweet links as you talk. This is probably less stressful, if you have the right • Respond to people who engaged with your talk! #iSkillsSM
- 21. The conference is over! • Make a to-do list within three days. • Who do you want to follow up with? • Great to meet you – enjoyed your talk • What did you want to share with the audience of other talks? • If you’re interested in topic X, there’s a conference happening here next year you should really apply to… • Which websites did you Favourite for later visiting? • What resonated, and can be put in to practice? • If you’re going to blog, do it immediately. #iSkillsSM
- 24. Storify – Tell a story! @caropinto #iSkillsSM
- 25. You’re running a conference! • Good for you. Only other conference organizers will ever appreciate your grueling efforts. • Develop a communications plan. • Who tweets when and what do they share? • Do you want to highlight different sessions? • Do you want to gather feedback through Twitter? Who will be keeping track of that? • Put everything people need to know on their badge •Make sure there’s time for less formal networking opportunities •Wi-Fi is non-negotiable (but bad wi-fi is worse than none) #iSkillsSM
- 26. Other tools • Blogging (WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr) • LinkedIn • Zotero or Mendeley #iSkillsSM
- 28. Diigo #iSkillsSM
- 29. Draft #iSkillsSM
- 30. Draft #iSkillsSM
- 31. Other stuff: • 4Square • Podcasting (Ardour, Podbean, Soundcloud) •GoodReads •Pinterest • Jing #iSkillsSM
- 32. What’s ahead – The conversation • The Public Journal of Philosophy & the work of Chris Long • Digital Dialogues (podcast) & Public Digital Scholarship http://www.cplong.org/ • Eduhacker • Education and technology. Many pieces about using social media in the classroom, as part of building your online presence #iSkillsSM