Twitter Essential Training

Course details

Learning how to speak the language of the "Twitterverse" can help you tap into a worldwide conversation and express your own ideas and opinions. In this course, learn the ins and outs of this massively popular social media platform. Staff instructor Jess Stratton begins by showing how to set up a Twitter account and begin following other users. Next, she walks you through composing your first tweet, including how to add photos, videos, links, and hashtags. Plus, Jess shows how to view current events and trending topics, navigate and use the Twitter app on a mobile device, and much more.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Be part of the global conversation on Twitter

1. Understanding Twitter

02 - Twitter and microblogging
03 - Learn Twitter terminology
04 - Navigate the interface

2. Get Started with Twitter

05 - Sign up for a Twitter account
06 - Follow other users
07 - Change your Twitter username
08 - Create and view your Twitter profile

3. Compose Tweets

09 - Compose a tweet
10 - Insert links into your tweet
11 - Tweet content from other sites
12 - Add a photo or video to your tweet
13 - Understand hashtags
14 - Delete, pin, and share tweets
15 - Create a story with threaded tweets
16 - Protect your tweets

4. Read Tweets

17 - Navigate an individual tweet
18 - Like and bookmark a tweet
19 - Retweet a tweet to your followers
20 - Search Twitter

5. Interact with Tweets and Users

21 - View notifications about your tweets
22 - Reply to a tweet
23 - Mention another Twitter user in a tweet
24 - View a user's Twitter profile
25 - Unfollow, block, or mute a user
26 - Use Direct Messages to contact a user in private

6. Explore Twitter Settings

27 - Change account and notification settings
28 - View security and privacy settings

7. Go Beyond the Basics

29 - Understand trends
30 - Create lists of Twitter users
31 - Use the Twitter mobile app
32 - Practice with Jess

Conclusion

33 - Expand your social brand with Twitter