They Said What? Managing Social Media Situational Awareness for Communications Professionals Workshop
This interactive, virtual workshop provides strategies for maintaining situational awareness through social media and its resources to ensure approved information is available for decision-making. Learn to interact with social media tools and apply techniques for situational awareness to aid your risk communication plan.
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
1pm – 4pm est
Location: Adobe Connect
This participatory workshop uses interactive engagement, group discussion, and scenario-based activities. Webcam use is preferred for all participants and microphones and reliable internet are required.
Public Event
Virtual, Facilitator Led
Three Hours
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Registration Deadline June 7, 2021
Register 4 or more attendees and receive a 10% discount.
Select 4+ Registrants in the eventbrite registration above.
Subscription packages: Purchase 4 workshops for $699.
Email HollyHardin@SummitET.com to enquire.

SummitET is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.
Learning
Objectives
Master social media monitoring and the role it plays in enhancing situational awareness during a crisis.
Identify key sources for information monitoring on social media.
Review the steps for successful social media monitoring and informed strategic communication decision-making.
Determine the purpose, benefits, and uses of search platforms on social media.
Interactive
Engagement
Knowledge Checks
Polling
Breakout room activities
Scenario-based interactive exercises
Who Should
Attend
This course is open to anyone present in the United States at the time of the live event.
Corporate Communications
Decision-Makers
Emergency Management
Emergency Medical Services
Executives
Fire & Rescue Services
Government
Health Care
Higher Education
Human Resources
Law Enforcement
Leadership
Management
Public Health
Public Relations
Public Safety Communications
Public Works
Senior Leadership
Subject-Matter Experts
Monitoring Social Media
There are several steps for ensuring your organization is positioned well to monitor incidents and events, gauge the effectiveness of messaging, and adjust communication strategies to be most effective.
Meet the Facilitators

Mark Basnight
SummitET® Vice President of Communications and Marketing
As Vice President of Communications and Marketing, Mark is responsible for developing and implementing the long-term communication & marketing vision for Summit Exercises & Training®.
Mark is a John Maxwell Team certified speaker, trainer, coach, and a graduate of the Charlotte Leadership Forum. He is a member of the National Association of Government Communicators, and a U.S. Army Veteran. Mark is a founding member and a past Chair for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Virtual Social Media Working Group. He served as a Lead Public Information Officer during the 2012 Democratic National Convention and had a significant role in planning, coordinating and implementing the Joint Information Center for Charlotte-Mecklenburg. Mark is an alumnus of the inaugural FEMA 389 Masters Public Information Officer Program and a former adjunct instructor for the Emergency Management Institute (Emmitsburg, MD). He has been a keynote speaker, trainer, and panelist for numerous conferences including the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) Communication School, National Information Officers Association (NIOA) Conference, National Emergency Manager Association (NEMA) Conference, National Radiological Emergency Preparedness (NREP) Conference, Government Social Media Conference, Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Conference, and Great Lakes Homeland Security Conference. Mark has also been a speaker and trainer internationally for the governments of Seoul, Korea, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Taipei, Taiwan.

Holly Hardin
SummitET® Strategic Communications Program Manager
As the Strategic Communications Program Manager at SummitET Holly manages, develops, and delivers public affairs, risk and crisis communication and emergency public information training, exercise support, and technical assistance. Holly also manages strategic communications research analysis, in addition to developing publications related to the enhancement of advanced communications systems for public safety and health.
Prior to joining SummitET, Holly served as an Emergency Management Communications Analyst at Argonne National Laboratory and co-established the Public Affairs Science and Technology Fusion Cell, as well as the National Public Affairs Academy. At Argonne, Holly was responsible for assisting government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private sector groups with plans, protocols, procedures, training, and exercises relating to internal and external affairs. Prior to Argonne, Holly worked for the Department of Justice in counterterrorism programs and was a first responder in the Department of Energy Oak Ridge Reservation Joint Information Center where she also managed a cadre of technical experts and provided risk and crisis communication and digital/social media expertise to Federal, state, and local government agencies, in addition to the commercial nuclear industry.
Questions?
Contact our team at info@summitet.com
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