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Moderator Instructions

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Note: This page is for chat moderators only.

 

MODERATOR RULES:

1. Please remember that the goal of EventProfs is to provide value for the participants, so this is not an opportunity to sell your products or services.

2. Your role is to advise participants on predetermined topics, ensure they stay on topic and keep the conversation flowing.

3. You will be responsible for archiving the conversation in the Archives section. For instructions on how to do this, please click on the Moderator Instructions link.

4. Please ensure the following rules are adhered to by participants during the chat: a) no blatant selling of products/services, and b) all conversation should be professional and positive.

5. If you are not able to fulfill your role as moderator, please try to find an adequate replacement or contact Lara McCulloch (@ready2spark)

6. Have fun and, help grow our industry!

 

optional - SETTING UP THE CHAT

If you would like to use twebevent, it can provide an event page with information about the chat

  1. Click on the "Create an Event" button at http://twebevent.com
  2. Login with your Twitter credentials, enter "eventprofs" for the URL and press "Submit"
  3. Once you are on the event page, your Twitter account should show as the host.  If not, click "Add Host" and put yourself in.
  4. Click the "Add Title" button, add whatever title you like, and press "Save"
  5. Click the "Add Date" button, put in the date of the chat, and press "Save"
  6. Click the "Add Time" button, put in the start and end of the chat, make sure you select the right timezone, and press "Save"
  7. Click the "Add Rich Text Introduction" button and enter the topics for your chat and any other info that might be helpful.   eg. link to the Topic Recommendation page
  8. optional: click the "add media embed" button and paste in any video or audio embed code from youtube or other site. 

 

PROMOTING YOUR CHAT

  • Tweet out the day/time/topic of your chat.
  • Tweet out the link to twebevent and/or tweetchat
  • Ask for other members to ReTweet it (they will)
  • Make sure that you include the "#eventprofs" hashtag when you are promoting

 

HOW TO MODERATE THE CHAT

1. Use twebevent or Tweetchat - for more instructions on how to use Tweetchat, view the How To Instructions

2. At the start time indicated for your chat, introduce yourself as the moderator by preceding your tweet with "{moderator}"

3. Ask people to introduce themselves (name, company, city) & give them 3-5 minutes to do so.  Often we ask people to share an answer to a personal question just to "break the ice"

4. Identify the first topic

5. After 30 mins, identify the second topic

6. Announce when the chat is complete & thank everyone for their participation

7. Identify when the post-chat archive will be posted on the wiki and provide a link

 

HOW TO ARCHIVE THE CHAT

1. Click on this link: WTHashtag (caution: it may take a few minutes to load)

2. Under the "On Twitter" section (bottom right) click on "View Transcript"

3. Enter start & end dates, click on "Generate"

4. Select all of the copy that is relevant to the chat, then copy (Ctrl + C)

5. Open the EventProfs Wiki

6. Click on "Create a New Page" (at the top right of the home page)

7. Name the page "Archive - insert date (i.e. April 20, 2009)", and click save

8. Paste the conversation you copied (Ctrl + V)

9. Link the archive into the schedule page

 

Archiving extra credit - Attendee List

  1. Paste the same list from wthashtag into MS Excel
  2. Use the Excel "Remove duplicates" function on the Twitter Handle column
  3. Copy just that column of duplicate-free Twitter Handles
  4. "Create a new Page" on the Eventprofs Wiki
  5. Name the page "Attendees - insert date"
  6. Paste the list of Twitter Handles
  7. Click Save 
  8. Link the Attendee List into the schedule page

 

Thank you for helping to make EventProfs a success for all!

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