6 Tips for hosting a Twitter Chat

I think as a leader, the most important job you have is to build the capacity of those around you...

Our state is a little twitter-shy, so I created this to-do list to help others who want to rise up and start these awesome conversation.

So you want to host a twitter chat?

1. TOPIC: Pick something that you are CURIOUS about or are PASSIONATE about!
2. SHARE:

• Think of a Fun Title
• Tag People who you think will be interested in the topic
• Add # of other groups that might be interested in the topic

1. ADVERTISE:

• Share: Date, Time, Location, Brief Description, and the # Hashtag
• Find an eye-catching graphic
• Tease Questions
• Share graphic during other chats or in replies (WHEN ON TOPIC!)

1. PREP

• Prepare your TweetDeck with Questions and YOUR RESPONSE (You want your fingers to be free to reply to participants)
• Continue to Advertise: 1 hour till… 30 minutes till… Use hashtags of active chats

1. CHAT

• Welcome and reply to participants
• Retweet great responses or quote tweet to other hashtags
• Like tweets and respond to others
• Thank everyone for coming
• Encourage others to lead!

1. BONUS

• Create a moment to immortalize your chat for future reference
• Blog about the chat and the great ideas that you got from it!