Social Media
Communications &
Community Building
Aliza Sherman
2016 Fall Leadership Academy Nov. 11, 2016
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
2016 Fall Leadership Academy Nov. 11, 2016
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
I have no financial relationships with any commercial
interest related to the content of this presentation.
Aliza Sherman
Author
Speaker
Consultant
Aliza Sherman
The power of
social media for
communications
Ubiquitous
79% of Americans
own smartphones
62% of U.S. adults get
news from social media.
Multimedia
Outreach
Networking
Collaboration
Limitations of
social media for
communications
Controlled
Indirect
A Long Ride
The Channels
Professional, business-oriented.
Wide audience, targeted,
entertainment and friend-focused.
Broad-reaching, diverse, news-
oriented, brief, traffic driver.
Video entertainment, how-to
information, archived resources.
Engaging,	visual	storytelling,	photos	and	
graphics.
Good for location-based and local
businesses and organizations.
Visual social network, mostly female
users, traffic driver.
Younger-skewing multimedia
blogging platform.
Multimedia messaging app.
The Uses
Personal vs.
Professional
Personal Use
Communicate
Connect
Research
Share
Not Private
Personal Practices
Manners
Respect
Discretion
Moderation
Reputation
Professional Use
Brand build
Position
Inform
Organize
Activate
The Strategy
For Organizations
1.  Be on brand.
2.  Be goal oriented.
3.  Be engaging.
4.  Be compliant.
For Organizations
Plan it.
Provide it.
Monitor it.
Manage it.
Plan It
Social Media
Editorial Calendar
Provide It
Groups vs. Pages
Provide It
Email Marketing
Monitor It
Social Media Tools
Manage It
Social Media Dashboards
Manage It
1.  Quality
2.  Frequency
3.  Responsiveness
4.  FAQs
5.  Guidelines
Guidelines
AANA Code of Conduct
connect.aana.com/codeofconduct
AANA Social Media Guidelines
Community Guidelines
The Meltdown
Crisis Comm
1.  Listen/Monitor
2.  Acknowledge
3.  Apologize
4.  Connect directly
5.  Resolve
Remember the Human
Kindness Rules
Take a Break
The Takeaways
Pay attention.
Be respectful.
Don’t take it personally.
Have a plan.
Establish guidelines.
Be consistent.
Step away.
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Social Media for Communications and Community