Chat topics, dates and times for April 2013

We’re excited to be in our 2nd year of #AWCchat:  a one-hour, weekly online chat on Twitter where we discuss a variety of communications-related topics.

Nope, you do not have to be an AWC (Association for Women in Communications) member or a woman to participate.

The chat is held weekly, for one hour, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) on Thursdays. There will usually be a transcript on our Chirpstory channel if you can’t make it.

Here is a helpful post on how to participate in a Twitter chat, by Lisa Barone. Here’s the plan:

Schedule/Topics April 2013

• Thursday, April 4 – Better blogger and online media outreach (our 50th chat!)
• Thursday, April 11 – Navigating the blurring lines between PR, marketing & advertising
• Thursday, April 18 – Guest host and AWC National Chair Maria Henneberry will host the chat
• Thursday, April 25 – Looking like the “you” that you are – dressing for business

Please follow @AWCchat on Twitter, and tweet us any other topic ideas you have. We look forward to seeing you at one or all of the chat sessions.

Thanks very much for your support of the AWC – where we “get” communications integration thanks to our diverse and talented membership!

Summary transcript for 28 March 2013 #AWCchat: Creating A Productive Work Day

Thanks to everyone who participated in our 49th #AWCChat on Twitter, about creating the most productive work day for YOUR way of doing business.

Several issues were discussed, including:

1)  How people on the chat define “perfect, successful work day” for themselves.

2)  Setting up a personal productivity system (paper or digital?)

3)  Summarizing one’s own “perfect work day” in one tweet, which is actually a helpful way to distill what is most important to YOUR success and productivity.

Lots of great resource links shared in this chat, too!

**  On Chirpstory – the summary transcript for the 28 March chat.

**  Chat schedule and topics for April 2013 coming soon.

Thanks for your support of the AWC (Association for Women in Communications) community.

February and March catch-up post

Thanks to business travel and other interruptions, we have a few gaps in blog post coverage of our AWC Twitter chats, so here’s a summary post with transcript links to get things back in gear….

**  February 7, 2013 – our 45th chat, about getting started with Facebook advertising

**  February 21, 2013 – our 46th chat, about whether radio has a future in communications

**  March 7, 2013 – our 47th chat, about how to handle tough leadership problems

**  March 21, 2013 – our 48th chat, about getting started with content marketing, with guest host Debbie Friez

Thanks for your support of the AWC (Association for Women in Communications) community.

Chat topics, dates and times for February 2013

We’re excited to be in our 2nd year of #AWCchat:  a one-hour, weekly online chat on Twitter where we discuss a variety of communications-related topics.

Nope, you do not have to be an AWC (Association for Women in Communications) member or a woman to participate.

The chat is held weekly, for one hour, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) on Thursdays. There will usually be a transcript on our Chirpstory channel if you can’t make it.

Here is a helpful post on how to participate in a Twitter chat, by Lisa Barone. Here’s the plan:

Schedule/Topics February 2013

• Thursday, February 7 – Getting started with Facebook advertising (when you’re not quite sure what you’re doing!)
• Thursday, February 14 – No chat unless we can get a guest host. Interested? Tweet or DM @AWCchat
• Thursday, February 21 – Is there a communications future in radio?
• Thursday, February 28 – No chat unless we can get a guest host. Interested? Tweet or DM @AWCchat

Please follow @AWCchat on Twitter, and tweet us any other topic ideas you have. We look forward to seeing you at one or all of the chat sessions.

Thanks very much for your support of the AWC – where we “get” communications integration thanks to our diverse and talented membership!

Summary transcript for 31 Jan 2013 #AWCchat: What’s New on LinkedIn

Thanks to everyone who participated in our 44th #AWCChat on Twitter, about what’s new on LinkedIn and some ideas about how to use it for your business.

Several issues were discussed, including:

1)  Reactions to LinkedIn doing away with Event Pages and their Answers Q&A feature.

2)  Tips for better LinkedIn Company Pages.

3)  The new LinkedIn skills endorsements for personal profiles.

—>>  Huge thanks to our guest host for the chat, Debbie Friez / @dfriez – she’s based in the Washington, D.C. area with Burrelles/Luce and Capitol Communicator.

**  On Chirpstory – the summary transcript for the 31 Jan chat.

**  Chat schedule and topics for February 2013

Thanks for your support of the AWC (Association for Women in Communications) community.

Summary transcript for 24 Jan 2013 #AWCchat: Publicizing awards

Thanks to everyone who participated in our 43rd #AWCChat on Twitter, about how to acknowledge, celebrate and publicize when you win an award, but not come across as an annoying show-off.

Three questions were posed:

1)  If you get a significant award, should you send out a press release? Why or why not?

2)  How can you publicize your award(s) on your website & social media channels? Or is it not appropriate for social?

3)  How can you give back if you’ve been blessed with award recognition? (nominate someone else for one, yo!)

—>>  We mentioned that the AWC Clarion Award nominations are open, with a wide variety of communications award categories. Check it out!

**  On Chirpstory – the summary transcript for the 24 Jan chat.

**  Chat schedule and topics for January 2013

Thanks for your support of the AWC (Association for Women in Communications) community.

Summary transcript for 17 Jan 2013 #AWCchat: Google+ Hangouts

Thanks to everyone who participated in our 42nd #AWCChat on Twitter, about how to use Google Plus Hangouts (free video teleconferencing for up to 10 people from Google) for business and communications.

It was a free-form chat so there were no numbered questions.

We talked about what you need to set up and participate in a Hangout, pros and cons of meeting on video, equipment tips for webcams and audio head sets and resource links about Hangouts.

**  On Chirpstory – the summary transcript for the 17 Jan chat.

**  Chat schedule and topics for January 2013

Thanks for your support of the AWC (Association for Women in Communications) community.

Chat topics, dates and times for January 2013

We’re excited to be in our 2nd year of #AWCchat:  a one-hour, weekly online chat on Twitter where we discuss a variety of communications-related topics.

Nope, you do not have to be an AWC (Association for Women in Communications) member or a woman to participate.

The chat is held weekly, for one hour, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) on Thursdays. There will usually be a transcript on our Chirpstory channel if you can’t make it.

Here is a helpful post on how to participate in a Twitter chat, by Lisa Barone. Here’s the plan:

Schedule/Topics January 2013

• Thursday, January 3 – No chat
• Thursday, January 10 – Short open mic chat, 10-1030 CST while host is changing planes on biz travel
• Thursday, January 17 – How to use Google+ Hangouts for your business
• Thursday, January 24 – Awards (like the AWC Clarion) and recognition: how to publicize your successes without looking like an annoying showoff
  
• Thursday, January 31 – The latest on LinkedIn for business, with guest host @dfriez

Please follow @AWCchat on Twitter, and tweet us any other topic ideas you have. We look forward to seeing you at one or all of the chat sessions.

Thanks very much for your support of the AWC – where we “get” communications integration thanks to our diverse and talented membership!

Summary transcript for 6 Dec 2012 #AWCchat: Gift ideas for communicators

Thanks to everyone who participated in our 40th #AWCChat on Twitter, about holiday gift ideas for the communications professional in your life (and maybe a few other folks, too.)

It was a free-form chat so there were no numbered questions. Lots of creativity!

**  On Chirpstory – the summary transcript for the 6 Dec chat.

**  Chat schedule and topics for December 2012

Thanks for your support of the AWC (Association for Women in Communications) community.

Chat topics, dates and times for December 2012

We’re excited to start our 2nd year of #AWCchat:  a one-hour, weekly online chat on Twitter where we discuss a variety of communications-related topics.

Nope, you do not have to be an AWC (Association for Women in Communications) member or a woman to participate.

The chat is held weekly, for one hour, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) on Thursdays. There will usually be a transcript on our Chirpstory channel if you can’t make it.

Here is a helpful post on how to participate in a Twitter chat, by Lisa Barone. Here’s the plan:

Schedule/Topics December 2012

• Thursday, December 6  -  Holiday gift ideas for communicators
• NOTE: Monday, December 11 – AWC webinar about Twitter Chats (free to AWC members.) See AWC Events calendar.
• Thursday, December 13  -  No chat: host will be thrilling to the sound of dental equipment  :)
• Thursday, December 20  -  Enewsletters – make them better with an editorial calendar (guest host Judy Asman) (No transcript available, unfortunately.)
  
• Thursday, December 27 – “Month Zero” & making the most of getting ready for 2013 (cancelled due to lack of interest)

Please follow @AWCchat on Twitter, and tweet us any other topic ideas you have. We look forward to seeing you at one or all of the chat sessions.

Thanks very much for your support of the AWC – where we “get” communications integration thanks to our diverse and talented membership!