In a previous post, I explored  common concerns about Twitter usage in presentations and concluded that Twitter offers many benefits in terms of audience involvement and engagement. However, seeing the benefits of using Twitter and being able to incorporate it effectively into your presentation are two very different things.

Business speakers (and leaders, keynoters, politicians, Pastors and, well, everyone…) need to be aware that like it or not, Twitter is coming to their speaking experience. There's been a lot of buzz - and new insight - into what to do about people twittering while you are speaking. Be Aware, and Beware!

I take my Twitter stream very seriously.  I've been on Twitter for about a year and a half now and I look at it much differently than I used to.  I save my personal, often goofy statuses for Facebook and try to spread as much value to my Twitter followers as possible in the areas I'm passionate about.  Website - Shortened URL? 

Home Rock to the Top Events & Services Steeleworker Blog Demos About Contact RSS Feed Twitter Tips for Speakers: Before, During & After the Event by Dayna on June 26, 2009 As a professional speaker and event emcee, I am always looking for ways to expand my network with meeting planners, audience members, associations and more. 

My session was on “How to engage your audience with Twitter&# and I tried to do exactly that during my presentation. Design your presentation for Twitter I used two strategies that took into account that my audience would be tweeting. had three sections and took a twitter break after each one. Thanks for visiting! Thanks.

asked Sarah Milstein , reader of this blog and co-author of a popular new book about Twitter, to share tips from her recent "radio tour" of interviews with you. Do spell out any oddball URLs or search terms you share. In my case, the answer was, "Head to Amazon and search for 'The Twitter Book.'" Buy The Twitter Book.

She blogs at Speaking about Presenting and has written a free eBook “ How to Present with Twitter and Other Backchannels.&# Follow her on Twitter. Twitter Twitter , Facebook Facebook , and numerous custom online tools allow presenters to create a backchannel for their audience’s ideas and feedback. Great tips.

Since the 2008 Zuckerberg interview, SXSW has to be one of the largest scale laboratories for using Twitter while at a conference.  Many saw how that particular “interview&# rapidly took a nosedive, spurred by backchannel twitter chatter live during the event. Twitter use valuable or waste of time at a conference? Musings.

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Editor's note: I'm sharing this guest post from my don't get caught news & info blog because it's timely for today's speakers, who need to be prepared when your audience wants to live-tweet -- or report on -- your presentation on Twitter. Follow her on Twitter at @crgonzalez or visit her site Atomic Latina. Use hashtags!