Print this pagePrint

Writing for Social Media

  1. Format: Seminars

Writing for social media is very different from writing for print media. In this seminar, you’ll learn the knowledge and skill to make your writing shine in social media formats.

Objectives

By the end of the seminar, you will be able to:

  • Apply different approaches for writing for social media so as to entice the online audience
  • Effectively enhance your readers’ experience through the use of links, graphics, videos and sound recordings

Topics

Why “social media” and not new media? What is the difference when we write?

This workshop addresses the “how to” of:

  • Microblogging in a “social” manner”
  • Visually displaying your podcast or vodcasts
  • Using and crediting others (relating to IP and Creative Commons)
  • Storyboarding & scripting for attention

There will be many hands-on session where the instructor will give tips on:

  • managing short attention spans
  • opening & ending credits
  • using youtube’s annotation
  • displaying your IP re-use licenses (more at creative commons section)
  • using Twitter & Facebook for organizational
  • communications/ publicity – things to watch out for
  • reusing of your work
  • using visuals: googlemaps; Flickr; Youtube;
  • formatting your images; on Music/ flash players 

NLBA supports The Library Association of Singapore (LAS) Professional Development Scheme (PDS) and the PDS points apply.