Like any artistic process, Live Tweeting requires a little bit of planning before you start pouring your soul into it!

You're going to an event packed with fellow industry professionals to represent your company. You have to be prepared. 

Here's a quick checklist: 

✏️ Follow the event on Twitter: The organisers probably have their own profile or a personalised hashtag, or both! Find out what these are and get ready to tag them/use their hashtag in every tweet you publish. 

✏️ Find people you want to connect with in person: Start interacting with other industry professionals, potential customers, and possible partners that will be attending the event and follow them as well!

Pro tip: create a private list on Twitter with these profiles so you can easily monitor them during the event and join conversations! 

✏️ Get everyone involved: If other people from your team are attending the same event, make sure to mention them on Twitter in the run up to the date!

When you're finally at the event (you know the hashtag, you have your lists, and your phone is charged), make sure you...

1. Let fellow attendees know you are there 

2. Be visual!

Take photos to show what's going on, share interesting stats about the event and show your enthusiasm! 

As you monitor the hashtag, interact with other people using it, always keeping your own voice! 

Remember: it’s not just about tweeting exactly what someone said, it’s about having your own opinions on what is going on and to foster debate! 

After the event, the fun isn’t over!

Not only have you made all these new connections (who you should now be following and interacting with on Social Media), but now this is a great time to: