@you: Negotiating the professional and personal on Twitter
Joni Ayn Alexander, NUS Wales

Should you really tweet what you ate for dinner? This session will help anyone in the student movement develop a personal strategy for using a personal Twitter account in a professional way. We’ll unravel the coded jargon that comes with Twitter, and explore how you can extend your reach and interaction. By the end of the session participants will understand how Twitter works, realise the perks and pitfalls of using Twitter in a personal capacity for a professional purpose and began to set a personal policy for using Twitter, in line with general Students’ Union and NUS policies.

Aimed at: All levels of staff and officers

Relevant for: All nations

Style: Lecture, group discussion