Social Media Presentation | Leadership in Higher Education Graduate Students | April 23, 2012 | Kari Wetzel

What you are going to learn…

• Twitter– What– Who– Why

• LinkedIn– What– Who– Why

• WordPressAnd other forms…

– What– Who– Why

• Facebook– What– Who– Why

Have questions? Let me know!

• Try & Google Yourself…– What comes up?– Is it you?

Twitter

Keep your Twitter name professional or relevant

• Like…@kariwetzel@christinacorsi

• Or…@kathy_petras@oberbecca

Twitter PictureThink about if you would hire your picture of not…

OR

Twitter Bio

• 160 Characters– Who Are You– What Do You Do?– Things you enjoy

@Baldwin_Wallace #SAgrad | YJ4L'11 | @DeltaZetaNatl |@FYEatUA '12 NODA Intern | OCPA Co-Grad Memb. at Large | B-

W Dance Team Advisor http://about.me/kariwetzel

What to Tweet About?

• Things your interested in

• Places you like to go to• What you like to do,

both professionally

• Tweets are 140 characters or less

• Chat with others– Reply– ReTweet– Direct Mentions

• Follow Chats– #SAchat– #SAgrad– #SAgrow

• ….wait…..what’s that # mean?

Where to Tweet From

LinkedIn

• FacebookFor

Professionals

LinkedIn•LinkedIn connects you to others you know, professionally.•LinkedIn connects you to others you may know.•Join Groups

•Respond to comments•Ask questions

Facebook

Professional Information

• Employers• Graduate School• College• High School• About YOU Section• Basic Information

Blogs

• Wordpress– My Domain

• Blogspot

• What do I BLOG about?.......

• What are you reading?• What’s going on in your

classes, internship, issues you are facing, etc….

Beyond The Basics