Using Twitter to communicate science (& how to convince your boss it's a good idea)

1. Using Twitter to communicate science (& how to convince your boss it's a good idea) Alan Cann School of Biological Sciences University of Leicester www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/about

2. What it is and what it's not conversation broadcast

3. It's not about celebs

4. It’s a realtime medium

5. It’s a personal learning network There are plenty of scientists on Twitter. Use search to find them. Have conversations.

6. Events backchannel - social amplification "viral” #hashtags

7. It’s not new Twitter isn't new - it's a supplement to what you should already be doing.

8. How to convince your boss it's a good idea? By example. “ Just do it”