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Month: April 2019

  • A 3 Step Twitter Intro for Conference Attendees

    A 3 Step Twitter Intro for Conference Attendees

    Conference Tweeting is the best networking tool I have ever encountered. It has given this  “wee acorn” the chance to mingle with the “giant oaks” of my profession.  When I get to mingle with several hundred or several thousand of my closest friends at events such as RMUG, Educause, eLive, and AACC I always hope…

  • The 20 Must Follow Community College CEOs on Twitter 2019

    The 20 Must Follow Community College CEOs on Twitter 2019

    Last year I said I didn’t know if I would make the list again, but guess what? Tis the season for the AACC Annual Conference and my list is back for the 6th year. I was unsure what my time would be like this past year as I was publishing my first book but that…

  • The Jazz and the Blues of the ELive 2019 Executive forum

    The Jazz and the Blues of the ELive 2019 Executive forum

    I was just thinking when I got my invite to evaluate the Executive Forum …… hmmm what are my takeaways this time? This was my 7th or 8th  Executive Forum, following a 15 run at a school that used a competing ERP product so I think I have some perspective on all of this.  What…

  • Turning Twitter up to 11: Prepping to Tweet as a Conference Attendee

    Turning Twitter up to 11: Prepping to Tweet as a Conference Attendee

    Turning Twitter Up to 11…at least since yesterday So what is this, “Turning Twitter up to 11” stuff? It developed from to a reply to a Twitter post I made about a previous blog which provides 11 reasons to Tweet at a conference. In a post several years ago I gave 10 reasons to Tweet…

  • Preparing for Twitter as a Conference Presenter

    Preparing for Twitter as a Conference Presenter

    “Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail” Preparing for social media usage at a conference from the vantage point of  a presenter is a little different than as an attendee. Preparation is key if you want to enable your  audience to do the best job of sharing content from your session. If you want to…

  • 10…no 11 Reasons to Tweet at #elive19

    10…no 11 Reasons to Tweet at #elive19

    This is first time I have updated this post since I started writing and publishing books. I has always “10 Reason” but I added an 11th entry because it is important. Enjoy! I started tweeting at events when I realized that I was spending as much time and effort tweeting out the most relevant points…