1. Twitter training
You are encouraged to live-tweet this training. @handtomouthb
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2. What is
Twitter?
At its heart,
A database
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3. A film – What is twitter for?
• This is the data
twitter collects
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o
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4. Twitter Basics
• @mentions
• Hashtags
• DMs
• RTs
• Lists
• Schedules
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5. Assignment 1: Engage a Stranger!
• Find either: @georginamortime @meanwritehook
or @garethjenkins76 on twitter
• Read their tweets
• Comment on one of them with an @mention, say
something interesting
• Wait for the reply! @handtomouthb
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6. Clients vs. Web vs. mobile @handtomouthb
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• Programmes that access the database
• Different functionality and improve the ability to
observe/collect information
• Popular clients include tweetdeck, hootsuite etc.

7. Tweetdeck Basics
• Lets you manage multiple twitter
accounts from one place
• Lets you add unlimited numbers of
coloumns to monitor people,
hashtags, lists or key terms
• @pragyavats
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8. But what is twitter FOR?
• Tapping into
communities
(music, film, food,
development,
politics)
• Getting news
FIRST
• Gossip and
snooping!
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9. @handtomouthb
@whatleydude’s top tips! #advocacytweets
• Be yourself!
• Add value – say things of interest
• Identify yourself in your bio
• ‘Thoughts own, not employer's' - where necessary
• Use a tool such as Tweetdeck, to help monitor search terms around your
interests/brand or key stakeholders
• Engage! @people, follow people, speak to people, (add value - again).
• BE HUMAN
• What is your OBJECTIVE?

10. Question
• Now that I’ve shown you some tips from someone
on twitter, what should you do now?
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11. Things twitter has done for me?
• Made friends!!!
• Free dinners and drinks
• Discounts on brands/companies I follow
• Met friends of twitter friends (in strange cities)
• Known things first
• Insight into targets
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12. Warnings
• It is easy easy easy
to send DMs
publicly via
tweetdeck. Be
very careful.
• If managing
multiple accounts
make sure the
tweet is going
from the account
you want
• #GraceDentGate
• Don’t just tweet
about work, but
don’t over-share
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13. The advocacy division on twitter
• @flora_alexander • @david_mcnair
• @lkreitzman • @jeanmclean
• @handtomouthb • @rachep OTHERS
• @alexcobham • @annabeletaylor @andrewwander
• @berniearyeetey • @georginamortime @justinforsyth
• @dooleykate • @rosie_parkin @rosiechilds
• @zaratj • @kathrawe @humanitariancat
• @amyagnew • @garethjenkins76
• @sadmartlew • @liamjcrosby
• @loueybird • @morningsimon
• • @handtomouthb
@sarahjacobssave And many more… #advocacytweets