Saturday, March 28, 2009

April 16 2009 - Pittsburgh IABC, PRSA Chapters Team Up to Host Workshop with Social Media Pro Shel Holtz

Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and blogs have reshaped the way people communicate. It seems like the next big thing is always right around the corner. How does anyone keep them all straight? Social media pro Shel Holtz will be in town on April 16 to lead "Communicating in the World of Web 2.0," a workshop for professional communicators.

This immersive workshop, offered by IABC/Pittsburgh and PRSA Pittsburgh, will cover all the latest trends in social media and will be a great resource for anyone using social media and the web. Holtz will guide communicators through the world of Web 2.0, including social media and web applications. Topics to be covered at this workshop include: best approaches for online writing, pitfalls of conversational communication, opportunities for engagement and examples of best practices.

Shel Holtz, ABC, is the principal of Holtz Communication + Technology in Concord, CA. He consults with Fortune 500-sized organizations on the application of online technology to organizational communication and has written several highly popular books on a variety of topics dealing with online communication.

Reservations for the April 16 workshop are due by April 13, and may be made at www.iabcpittsburgh.com. The program will be presented at the Engineer's Society of Western Pennsylvania at 337 Fourth Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh. Cost is $119 for IABC and PRSA members, $149 for non-members and $119 for students. Networking will begin at 8 a.m. and the workshop will follow from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. The program is sponsored by Quest Fore Inc.

For more information about Shel Holtz, visit http://www.holtz.com/ or twitter.com/shel.

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