Social media and crisis communication – SOCAP Conference 2013

Presenting on Social Media at the Crisis and Consumer Response Conference – Sydney 2013 I was lucky enough to be invited to present at the SOCAP Crisis and Consumer Response Conference in Sydney on 21st March. The topic was on social media and crisis communications and I spent some time discussing my thesis which looks at social media and disaster management with a focus on the Brisbane...

Dreamforce 2012 conference San Francisco

Well today is the day! We are off on our journey to the US of A where I will be presenting at the upcoming Dreamforce conference! I can’t tell you how excited I am to be presenting at such an amazing international event. There are over 85,000 attendees on site and four full days of great keynote presentations, sessions and hands on training. If you happen to be at Dreamforce, please come...

The 3 C’s of Social Media, Connecting, Collaborating & Communicating for Business

The 3 C’s of Social Media, Connecting, Collaborating & Communicating for Business… Thanks to the ladies at The Westside Business Women’s network I’ll be speaking about connecting, collaborating and communicating for business. The event will be held on Wednesday 25th July 2012 at the Springfield Lake Hotel, Ipswich, Qld. You can find more information about the event at the...

Social Media Presentation for ACELG Canberra

Guest speaker for social media at Australian Centre of Excellence in Local Government, Canberra At the beginning of December I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at the Social Media Roundtable at the Australian Centre of Excellence in Local Government, being held at the University of Canberra. For those of you who don’t know what the ACELG do, they’re doing some great work with...

Does Social Media Simply Mask Your Misery? – 3AW Melbourne Radio Segment

Social media speaker on 3AW radio Today I chatted with the lovely Peter Maher on 3AW Melbourne radio in his Drive with Peter Maher show (hoping to put the audio up soon). The topic was whether increasing computer/mobile phone/social media use is merely a way to mask our misery. The topic arose from a great article written by Pico Iver, entitled “The Joy of Quiet”. In it, Iver...

Tracy Teaches Social Media at Cupcakes and Connections on the Gold Coast

Social media training and workshop on the Gold Coast – Cupcakes and Connections Today I had the joy of teaching a lovely bunch of ladies a little bit more about Facebook. My company Social Ignition held our Cupcakes and Connections morning and it was an absolute blast! With a total of 11 willing learners, it was fun to be able to share some tips and tricks on how to help Facebook work for...