{"id":1313,"date":"2014-08-08T21:22:31","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T21:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=1313"},"modified":"2025-07-22T11:07:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T10:07:53","slug":"the-first-prepostnatal-twitter-chat-tues-12-aug-2014-ppnchat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=1313","title":{"rendered":"The FIRST Pre\/Postnatal Twitter Chat \u2013 Tues 12 Aug 2014 #ppnchat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-href=\"http:\/\/instructors.clairemockridge.com\/2014\/08\/prepostnatal-twitter-chat-tues-12-aug-2014-ppnchat\/\" data-send=\"false\" data-layout=\"box_count\" data-width=\"55\" data-height=\"62\" data-show-faces=\"false\">How exciting is this? I&#8217;m working with Claire Mockridge (another fab pre\/postnatal instructor) to bring you the first pre\/postnatal twitter chat. A great chance for instructors to network, information share and learn from each other.<\/div>\n<div data-href=\"http:\/\/instructors.clairemockridge.com\/2014\/08\/prepostnatal-twitter-chat-tues-12-aug-2014-ppnchat\/\" data-send=\"false\" data-layout=\"box_count\" data-width=\"55\" data-height=\"62\" data-show-faces=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div data-href=\"http:\/\/instructors.clairemockridge.com\/2014\/08\/prepostnatal-twitter-chat-tues-12-aug-2014-ppnchat\/\" data-send=\"false\" data-layout=\"box_count\" data-width=\"55\" data-height=\"62\" data-show-faces=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div data-href=\"http:\/\/instructors.clairemockridge.com\/2014\/08\/prepostnatal-twitter-chat-tues-12-aug-2014-ppnchat\/\" data-send=\"false\" data-layout=\"box_count\" data-width=\"55\" data-height=\"62\" data-show-faces=\"false\">Twitter is a great place to meet others and pick up top tips. I&#8217;m regularly found taking part in twitter chats.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>So&#8230; if, like me, you work with pregnant or postnatal women, pop this date\/time in your diary:<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Beautiful pregnant woman.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instructors.clairemockridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/pregnant-woman-on-phone-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday 12 August 2014<\/li>\n<li>2:30pm GMT (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/converter.html\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to calculate your timezone if you\u2019re not in the UK\/Europe)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you\u2019re following me on Twitter here:<\/p>\n<p>@pilateswpriya<\/p>\n<p>Save this hashtag now:\u00a0#ppnchat<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a0will be centred around the word \u2018community\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It can be pretty lonely out there if you\u2019re one of the only Pre\/Postnatal Experts in your area. This is where social media can be a Godsend. I often ask advice and seek out others who I can learn from in this way. Community is important so come and build it with us.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span>Don\u2019t worry if you\u2019re a complete novice when it comes to\u00a0Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us, send a Tweet beforehand and we will hold your hand through the process.<\/p>\n<p>This Twitter chat is for ANYONE who works with pregnant or postnatal women, eg Reflexologists, Fertility Experts, Massage Therapists, Baby Yoga Teachers, Physios, Chiropractors, Osteopaths \u2013 you name it!<\/p>\n<p>We will\u00a0be encouraging people to introduce themselves, answer a few community-themed questions to get the conversation flowing and hopefully enable you to connect with others around you in similar fields of study or locality.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A FEW GUIDELINES\u2026<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instructors.clairemockridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/twitter.png?resize=154%2C156\" width=\"154\" height=\"156\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Every<\/strong>\u00a0tweet you send must contain the hashtag\u00a0#ppnchat\u00a0(otherwise you\u2019ll be just talking to yourself)<\/li>\n<li>There will be\u00a0<strong>5 questions<\/strong>\u00a0on the #ppnchat which will be numbered Q1, Q2, Q3 and so on, as follows:\n<ul>\n<li>Q1 \u2013 What products\/services do you provide for pre\/postnatal women and which city\/area are you based? #ppnchat<\/li>\n<li>Q2 \u2013 How important is it for pre\/postnatal women to be introduced to other mums-to-be and new mums nowadays? #ppnchat<\/li>\n<li>Q3 \u2013 How do you help your pre\/postnatal clients find other women just like them? #ppnchat<\/li>\n<li>Q4 \u2013 Do you find it lonely sometimes working in this specialist field? How do you combat that? #ppnchat<\/li>\n<li>Q5 \u2013 What local businesses do you network with to help promote your products\/services? #ppnchat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>When answering a question, please include \u2018Q1\u2032 at the beginning, followed by your answer eg Q1 I\u2019m Claire, an Ante\/Postnatal Fitness Expert running fitness and Pilates classes for pre\/postnatal women in Nottingham<s>#<\/s>ppnchat<\/li>\n<li>Tweets must be fewer than 140 characters, so keep things short where<\/li>\n<li>Twitter\u2019s tagline is \u2018Join the Conversation\u2019, so please don\u2019t be shy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And, there you have it!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Claire-6\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instructors.clairemockridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Claire-6-300x300.jpg?resize=208%2C208\" width=\"208\" height=\"208\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t make the FIRST #ppnchat on Tuesday 12 August 2014, don\u2019t worry \u2013 just search the hashtag when you\u2019re next online and connect with those who took part afterwards.\u00a0 It won\u2019t be a waste, I\u2019m sure.<\/p>\n<p>Please help spread the word about\u00a0#ppnchat\u00a0on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or via your mailing list.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See you \u2018virtually\u2019 on Tuesday at 2:30pm!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"priya\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instructors.clairemockridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/priya-300x300.jpeg?resize=210%2C210\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Regards<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Claire Mockridge\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/pilateswpriya\">Priya Tew<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"mab-51521\" data-mabid=\"5152\" data-trackid=\"5152\" data-type=\"optin\" data-track=\"1\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How exciting is this? 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