how a twitter chat works
Most Twitter chats kick off at their designated time zone (pay attention to the time zone) and last for 30-60 minutes. This style of chats are often fast and furious depending on the spacing of questions and number of participants. Everyone is responding to questions at the same time and in real time.
A designated host (or co-hosts) tweet out questions discussing a specific topic often in a Q1, Q2, etc. format. They also use a pre-decided hashtag to help folks find the questions and the answers. You might see folks mention a Twitter slow chat. Slow chats are asynchronous. The questions and answers are typically spread out. Often times this is someone posting a question per day over a week with people responding when they can, or they might post all of the questions at once with people responding throughout the week. The timing of how the questions come out is really up to the host and their goal. how to participate in a twitter chat
You can see the video above. Here are the full steps listed throughout a few Tweets:
Never participate in a Twitter chat before? No worries! We got you. 1️⃣ Open Twitter on a device. 2️⃣ Go to the magnifying glass. ? 3️⃣ Type in #BeTheChangeFishers & hit enter. 4️⃣Switch from Top to Latest. 5️⃣ That will show you the questions & responses as people answer. And when you go to compose a tweet the hashtag will be there for you. ??♀️I’ll be asking the questions Monday. They go in a Q1 (question 1, 2, etc.) format. ? You compose a new tweet for your answer starting with an A1 (answer 1, 2, etc.) and ending with the hashtag #BeTheChangeFishers, with your thoughts in the middle. ?There are no right or wrong answers! You got this! Of course the host and hashtag will vary by the chat and topic. tweetdeck
If you go to https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/ and sign in to your Twitter account, you can use the dashboard there to schedule tweets, make columns, follow certain hashtags, see notifications, etc. all from one landing spot. To be perfectly honest, I under utilize Tweetdeck and should use it more, but I usually Twitter from my phone. However, it can be a life saver during chats if I can get to a computer (especially if I'm leading one).
Go here for all the ins and outs about Tweetdeck. leading a twitter chat
I am by no means a seasoned pro. While I've participated in several Twitter chats. I just led a chat for the first time and am getting ready to lead a second. So here's what worked for this newbie leader:
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