An Introduction to Social Media

Course tutor:

Gordon Fong, Managing Director, e-mango

Course outline:

This session is very much an introduction to the wider question of what Social Media is and how to use it in a manageable way with respect to the size of your council. The course will provide some practical tips on using social media and will be of most interest to clerks and councillors who are keen to engage with social media, but who lack the knowledge and confidence to do so.

The topics covered will be

• Background to Social Media
• The main platforms
• Fundamentals and the meaning of Social
• Approaches
• Policies
• The fears of Social Media
• The Community

Date:

TBC

Cost:

£40 per delegate (member rate), £115 per delegate (non-member rate)

Venue:

Jubilee Hall, Anstey