I always thought that there was no way that I would join another social networking site and most especially I was NOT going to start tweeting on Twitter. Well, I suppose I should learn that eventually anything related to technology will win me over, even if I fight it.
What pushed me over the edge to join?
When I went to the conference this past weekend, one of the plenary speakers discussed the amazing sense of community that can be felt through using social networking. By posting questions or bringing up a professional topic and sending it out with a ‘tweet’ in minutes answer pour in from followers/professionals in the community.
As I consider my next steps for my future, I began to realize that I need to have a name/presence that people know. If I am going to move towards consulting or at least being a leading name in leadership development of EFL professionals, I need to be up to date. So, from a professional side of things, I think it has its benefits.
So, as I began to build my profile, increase who I was following, I also considered what I could do on a personal level.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about writing more and a new angle for a new story (more on that later). So, I began to think, what if I started writing bits on Twitter and what if other people started following me and reading my story? What if I could use it to find people from my past or even just bring attention to adoption, abuse, foster homes, searching, etc.? The possibilities began to feel endless.
So – I’m on Twitter with not just one account, but two… When I fall, I fall hard! π
@Om_SunHui & @ms_waller
Feel free to follow me! π
