Social Media Training - Test Drive - invitation. Salmaan Sana and Oliver de Leeuw will "test drive" their basic level training on several social media on 23 October, 2010. This document briefly describes our intentions and program, and includes (now working!) links to the location, and the application form. We invite all people to learn about LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook - even if you're familiar with one of these social media already. Hopefully we'll see you there!

1. Dear friend/follower/connection,
How would you like to attend our “Test Drive” Social Media Training on the 23rd of October 2010?
What are you talking about?
For some months now, we have been learning, We noticed that many people are looking for
gathering and working with the more popular practical information on how to use these
platforms that are currently being used in Social platforms. We are very excited about this and
Media. Namely: Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. would love to share our experiences with you!
Okay, so why are you crazy guys offering this free training?
We want to “test drive” our social media training, be a basic level training, or perhaps an
so whether you’re experienced with social media “introduction to” these social media.
or a complete “newbie”, we welcome all
audiences to this training. We both come from a If you are already familiar with either Twitter,
background of giving training sessions and we’ve Facebook and/or LinkedIn you are very welcome
taken the challenge to create an interactive and too. You might want to share your experiences
engaging training. Before, during and after the with other people, learn about the other social
training we are craving your suggestions for media or maybe even pick up some new tips and
improvements. We would like to add that this will tricks.
What’s the program?
For each of the mentioned social media, we will way to make it work for you. We are gonna put
guide you with our 5-step model and will be taking you to work! You will create, tweak and use your
you through all five steps, one at a time. At the (new) social media profiles on the spot… [Did we
end of our session, you would have successfully mention? This is not gonna be a typically boring
entered the chaos of social media and found a presentation.]
What will we bring? What will you bring?
- Location - Yourself
- Food & beverages - A laptop (with wifi!)
- Wifi - An enthusiastic and constructively critical
- Any other crazy request you might have attitude ;-)
- A mind like a parachute: it only works when it’s
open
The food will be catered by our supportive and wonderful mothers who both give workshops
and cater food in their daily lives (seriously - if not for the workshop, you could come just for
the food?)
The details
- 23 October, it’s a Saturday
- Start at 13.00, finish at 17.15, then food
- Lev Kaupas, Atlantisplein 1, Amsterdam (here)
- Language (Cross translation of English and Dutch)
To wrap up, we kindly ask you to fill out this application form right now, or before Wednesday 20
October, 23:34. Also, if you would like to invite someone who could either use some training or wants to
help us by thinking along, please forward this invitation!
With love and thanks,
Salmaan and Oliver