Twitter Spaces : Do’s and Don’ts While Attending or Hosting
Ever wonder about the etiquette you should follow with new social media platforms and features popping up every day
We will be covering Twitter Spaces etiquette for hosts, attendees and speakers in this post.
Etiquette for Attendees : Twitter Spaces
1. You must listen more than you speak.
On Twitter Spaces, everyone has a part to play. The host is there to set the tone and pilot the conversation. Speakers are selected to share their knowledge. Moderators are there to safeguard the space for them to remains safe.
As an attendee, your part is to listen and participate when requested.
Too often, attendees will enter in a Twitter Space, ask to speak, then monopolize the full conversation. This is considered incorrect and can be deemed impolite to the speakers already designated in the Space.
A good rule of thumb is to listen at least 80% of the time while you are in the Twitter space and speak 20% of the time. However, that can differ depending on the topic, the host, and the Space.
With this in mind, Let the host of the Space to determine the expectations for that particular session.
2. Say what is relevant
If you are chosen to contribute your thoughts, make sure your comments are relevant to the case.
Every time you share something during a Space, you have the capacity to move the conversation forward or crash it. One method to make sure you stay on case is to write notes for the important points you want to put forward.
When you deviate off-topic, not only does it diminish your chances of being chosen again to speak but it can also baffle incoming listeners.
On that same note, Twitter Spaces generally run for one hour or less. Keeping this in mind, attendees must keep their comments precise and to the point.
3. Interrupting others can be a bad idea
If you’re approached as a speaker on a Twitter Space, it’s important that you are considerate of others.
Just as you wouldn’t disturb a colleague during a Zoom presentation, you must not interrupt another speaker during a Twitter Space affair.
The only time you should dive in is if something’s going wrong — For example if someone forgets to mute or unmute themselves, loud noises, etc. In such cases, you can quickly alert the involved party and reset the conversation.
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Etiquettes For Hosts and Moderators: Twitter Spaces
1. Make sure you have a quite background
While hosting a Twitter Spaces event, it’s essential that your listeners hear you clearly and you’re capable enough to guide the conversation. This will require you to arrange your environment.
Before you kickoff the event, make sure you are in a quiet room. This will ensure that loud noises don’t come through the microphone as you involve your listeners.
Secondly, curb distractions by turning off your phones and notifying your roommates.
2. You should welcome listeners.
While hosting, you must set the tone for the entire event and welcoming your listeners to the event should be your first step.
Start with introducing yourself and telling them the plan for the event. You can also acknowledge the users by thanking them for joining, shouting them out by username.
As people drop in, you can repeat these important points until you’re ready to officially kickoff.
3. Introduce speakers
If you were in a webinar, you would want to see who the presenters are, right? The same approach applies to Twitter Spaces.
Once you are ready to begin the event, share a 30-second brief on each speaker.
While some listeners may recognize your speakers, others may not. Short bios will guide listeners to figure out the value each speaker brings to the conversation.
4. Stick to the topic.
This tip is applicable to attendees but even more to hosts and speakers.
When attendees connect with your event, they expect you to cover a particular topic. While it’s natural for conversations to cover impromptu topics, as a host, it’s your duty to bring it back around.
Lets say your event is on digital marketing tips and you spend half of the time covering email marketing. Even if the advice is helpful, it’s not what listeners signed up for. At the end of the day, it’s not relevant information.
To ensure your audience’s trust and keep them coming back for more, it’s important that you stick to the topic.
Now that you have all of these important tips, you are ready to take on Twitter Spaces.
This article was originally posted on The SocioBlend Blog
