• Always remember to include the event hashtag and one or two related hashtags (copy from the list below to stay accurate) so you and others can find your tweet later. 
• Tag the speaker (check ahead if possible for who’s on Twitter) or their organization and others you know who might want to join. (You tag someone by typing @ and their Twitter handle.) 
• Like, retweet, and respond to other participants’ tweets! (Remember to include hashtags and tags!) 
• Use visuals as much as possible: graphics, photos
• Link to resources from CLP and others 

Hashtags help others to see your tweets. At an event, use its hashtag as much as possible, but also use hashtags related to the topic of your tweet so that you can link the event and your tweet to the larger discussion: 

If you’re not yet on Twitter, here are two resources to help you get started: a quick presentation created by CLP, and a two-minute video (created by UC Irvine). 

• Frame your subject intentionally: Make sure everything in your photo belongs there, get as close as you possibly can, and follow the rule of thirds (put a focal point in the top third or bottom third of the image). 
• Be aware of lighting (exclude ceiling lights, and make sure your subject isn’t backlit). 
• Sometimes a generic photo is great (the college marquee, backs of students’ heads while they’re working intensely), and it almost always works better than a photo of a big room full of people.
• Show action: Shoot people when they move their hands, engage with others, collaborate, talk, look up from their work. 
• Try new angles, especially when you can’t follow the other tips. For example: if you’re shooting a group posing for you, drop to the floor and shoot upward—or climb up and shoot down; if you’re shooting a long view, try crouching way down; and look for pleasing lines, reflections, shadows, symmetry, etc.
• Take lots more photos than you think you might need so you can choose the best one.