This document provides an introduction to social media and tips for getting started. It recommends starting by participating online without sharing too much personal information at first. The next steps are to learn how to share content with others, add friends and follow others, and then to open up more and get involved in conversations by sharing your authentic self. The overall message is that social media can be approached gradually and shouldn't be scary, and the goal is to engage thoughtfully with others in a way that is not spammy.

1. Social Media 101
Quick & Easy Ways to Get Your Bearings

2. Who am I?

3. What is “social media”?

6. Yes, but what is it?

9. Why should I?
The most prevalent question for the uninitiated

10. It’s not going away.

11. President-elect Obama used
social media to his
advantage.

13. Good news? It’s still early.

14. You could be the next
garyvee.

15. Or the next President.

16. Start to participate.

17. Some things to keep in mind
Getting yourself ready to jump in

18. It’s not as scary as it seems.

19. Take a deep breath.

20. Let go of your fear.

21. “
Fear is the path to the dark
side. Fear leads to anger.
Anger leads to hate. Hate
”
leads to suffering.
- Yoda, Jedi (and Social Media) Master

23. You’ve already started.

24. You’re soaking in it.

25. That wasn’t so hard, was it?

26. Rules of the road.
Ms. Manners guide to being social

27. 1. Jump in.

28. 2. Be polite.

29. 3. Have fun.

30. 4. Listen more than you talk.

31. 5. Give more than you get.

32. Universal social media truths
One last thing before we get into it

33. You’re not half as interesting
as you think you are.
(Sorry.)

34. Other people are actually
more interesting than you
think they are.

35. Ready? Let’s go.
We’re finally getting to why you showed up.

36. Pick any one of the following

37. Relax.
I’m not going to tell you to
start blogging.

38. First step:
Say it.

45. Now, you’re participating
online, but you’re
not terribly social.

46. Second step:
Learn to share.

47. Now we start getting social.

48. Add friends. Follow friends.

57. Now you’re learning to
share, but there’s still not
much of “you.”

58. Third step:
Be yourself.

63. Now you’re out there.
Let’s find a way to get you
into active conversation.

64. Fourth step:
Get involved.

74. You’re ready.

75. Go try something. Jump in.

76. Be thoughtful. Not spammy.

77. That’s all you need to know.

78. Oopie. Links might help.

79. http://twurl.cc/70n

80. I’m looking forward
to seeing you in all your
newfound social glory.

81. turoczy
Twitter, Flickr, Delicious,
Upcoming, LinkedIn...

82. Now, let’s turn this
broadcast into a
conversation.

83. ?