Twitter for Trainers

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - by Kella Price

Twitter is rapidly gaining a professional following, as it can be used to instantly share information about industry news, trends, and best practices with clients and colleagues. Twitter can also be used by workplace learning professionals in conducting training. This session will show you how to get started with Twitter and immediately begin using it to enhance training sessions, spread brand awareness, and stay on top of trending information.

Learning Objectives:

  • Promote your brand (whether as a professional consultant or as an expert in WLP)
  • Share knowledge with colleagues, clients, and learning participants
  • Improve relationships with colleagues, clients, and learning participants through meaningful communication on Twitter
  • Use Twitter as a research and news gathering tool to stay informed of industry trends.

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    Kella Price

    Dr. Kella B. Price has 13 years of experience in training and development, and talent management functions. As CEO of Price Consulting Group, she is a trainer and facilitator. Kella has published research on diversity, expatriates, stress, job satisfaction, and employee turnover. In addition, she has designed numerous training and development tools. Kella is adept at using Web 2.0 technologies, including blogging, Twitter, bookmarking tools like Delicious, and social media networks like LinkedIn and Facebook. She regularly conducts training on how to use these technologies as a business tool for collaboration and building relationships. You can find her on Twitter @kellaprice.