I was asked by my agency, InterTrend Communications (an Asian-American ad shop) to host a Twitter101 lunch and learn session. This is a pretty basic overview of Twitter that led into a "hands-on" demo/walk-thru. There's certainly much better and more in-depth decks out there by much smarter folks that myself. I hope this gives you a springboard to creating your own Twitter101 preso. thanks.

1. Twitter 101 for InterTrend April 15, 2009
Communications

2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitzi/298681513/
Who here uses? online social networks

3. http://gregverdino.typepad.com/greg_verdinos_blog/images/2007/07/09/web2_logos.jpg
*haha*, okay really now... Why do you use?

4. http://www.mikearauz.com/2009/04/spectrum-of-online-friendship.html
And where are you in
that friendship?

5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/26364441@N07/2474312862/
Facebook Among friends and family

6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/89076456@N00/16318638/
Twitter Among followers

7. http://www.flickr.com/photos/windo/3201470173/in/set-72157612599553353/
“Twitter is people you’d
“Facebook is about people you
like to know.”- @Ryan_Drumwright
knew in HS.”

8. So what is Twitter?

9. It’s like your blog posts... except, it’s just 140characters

10. except, more ppl can see your
It’s like your Facebook status... posts, and in more places

11. except, it’s in the open and
It’s like IM... archived

12. From the banal

13. To the humorous Okay, well sorta funny, right?

14. But very hand for cocktail party
To the trivial convos

15. To the informative

16. So what makes Twitter so
special?

17. It’s growing!

18. illustration: Peter Cho/NYTimes ; http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/magazine/07awareness-t.html
Ambient Awareness helps us get a broader and more
colorful palette of the sender

19. Photo:Gleb Garanich/Rueters; http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/technology/internet/14twitter.html?_r=1
To rally

20. To ask for help

21. From your followers

22. To ask for help

23. Even from ppl you don’t even
know

24. To provide customer service

25. throughout the day and not just
To develop a brand personality during a prime-time :30 spot

26. @ Replies

27. RT Re-Tweets

28. DM Direct Messages

29. Favorites Chronological Bookmarking

30. Monitor what ppl are saying about
Twitter Search you

31. What’s on your mind? Let’s get started!

32. Thank You! @nguyenduong