Social Media and Communications

The day will be led by Toby Fairclough, Media Officer, The Methodist Church

Do you have responsibility for communications / publicity in your church or circuit?

Would you like to know more about social media and how to make effective use of it?

Are you keen to find out what others are doing in their church / circuit communications?

This day will include:

General Introduction

• What is social media? Is it worth it? Which one should I use? Pros and cons

• How to create an account

• Posting - the basics, how to curate content, to share or not to share, photos / videos / text

• When to post – scheduling, interacting, managing a page

General publicity

• Press Releases - how to write one, who to send it to, dos and don’ts

• Interviews - how to prepare

Discussions and questions & answers