Making a Start with Social Media – A Beginner’s Guide

Ready to see what social media is all about, but don’t know where to start or why it even matters?

Social media provides you with ways to stay current, catch up with family and friends, promote yourself to potential employers, check out the latest design trends, show off your talents, organise your photos and ideas, and so much more!

To help you figure out which platforms are suitable for you, we designed Making a Start with Social Media – A Beginner’s Guide to walk you through some of the internet’s most popular social networks.

This online course includes optional support, so you can reach out to your instructor whenever you need help.

Topics

• About Social Media – The Value
• Key safety and security tips for engaging online
• Introductions to Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok, and Snapchat
• Common terminology to help you “speak the language” of social media

Please note: This course assumes that you have very little experience using social media, but that you have access to, and can operate, a computer.

What happens when you complete this course?

With your new foundation in place, you can confidently take the next step. Register for any of our platform-specific courses to keep building your skills.

Have questions?

Contact us. We would love to chat and help you get started!