I've been asked to prepare a short workshop on Social Media.  Where to start is the main problem!  There is so much of it about and used widely everyday, for major events and minor events.  I need to have some sort of structure to the workshop so, as is usual I researched what others have to say about it all.  Believe me there is a lot written about the topic.  However, I have found some useful stuff. 

Here are the Seven C's of Social Media, adapted from Elizabeth Harrin's book:  Social Media for Project Managers.

• Community
• Content
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Constraints
• Connectivity
• Channels

Community:  Creating a space to interact with each other.

Content:  THE most important - is it relevant, up to date and of interest to the readers?

Collaboration:  Working together, sharing, the many-to-many model of communication.

Communication:  Sharing information via one to one channels or as above in collaboration.

Constraints:  There are expectations for online talk and behaviour - after all it is the public domain.

Connectivity:  being able to use the wi-fi and accessing all the tools and resources you need, both at work and at home.

Channels:  The way the information gets delivered, which software platforms you are using.

So there it is, seven ways to think about and ponder how you are using your social media apps.

Carol Speirs

carol@onedaytraining.co.nz

September 2022

Reference:  Harrin, E. (2010) Social Media for Project Managers, PMI. USA.