It is  a tweet chat or twitter chat is loosely defined as a public Twitter conversation around one unique hashtag in this case #CyberMindsChat. This hashtag allows you to follow the discussion and participate in it. We are creating #CyberMindsChat because we want to build a community of both #experts and the general public to touch on the most interesting topics of #cybersecurity, #CyberRisk, #CyberThreat and #DataProtection.

To join in the #CyberMindsChat on Twitter all you need to do can be summarized into these easy steps:

1. If you haven´t already create an account on twitter and follow @CyberMindsChat ´s official account. By following our account, you will have the most updated information around the chat.
2. In our @CyberMindsChat account, and on this website, we will share the questions we create for each tweet chat you will want to have them handy to join the conversation.
3. Every time we have a chat, we will have 6 different question for our users to answer, these are posted weekly in advance on our twitter account as an image and on our website in the #CyberMindsChat page. (link the page)
4. The chat will happen on Wednesdays at noon Eastern Standard Time during that hour our official account will publish a question every 10 minutes for one hour having Q1 to Q6 through the hour. During those 10 minutes you will be able to answer using the format A1 … for Q1 and join the conversation around the topic.
5. Do not forget that in order to be part of the conversation during that hour you will want to include #CyberMindsChat into all your tweets.

These are the simple steps necessary to participate on the #CyberMindsChat however we also recommend that you introduce yourself at the beginning of the chat, that way everyone will know who part of the conversation is.

Some of the members in our community have busy schedules so they cannot be physically present during Wednesdays at noon, or they simply want to Schedule their answers to be able to engage more in the conversation for them and for you if you are interested, we recommend using Twitters own https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/ .

This is a platform that easily allows you to  create and schedule tweets in advance here is an explanation on how to schedule tweets using Tweet Deck.

Scheduling Tweets

Tweet Deck allows you to schedule Tweets in advance. If you manage multiple accounts through Tweet Deck, you have the option to schedule Tweets for each of them.

For those who use Tweet Deck in a corporate environment, note that all scheduled Tweets for accounts connected to your Tweet Deck are visible to anyone with access.

To Schedule a Tweet:

1. Sign in to your TweetDeck account and click the Tweet. 
2. Confirm that the Twitter account you’d like to Tweet from is selected. 
3. Compose your Tweet. Include an image or video with the Tweet by clicking Add images or video.
4. Click Schedule Tweet and select the date and time you’d like the Tweet posted.
5. Click Schedule Tweet at [date/time].
   Tip: View and edit your scheduled Tweets by adding a Scheduled column. Read about adding columns to your TweetDeck.

(This information is also available at https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/advanced-tweetdeck-features)

When scheduling your tweets do not forget to use the #CyberMindsChat Hashtag to be included in the conversation.

We are always looking for experts in #CyberSecurity , #CyberRisk, #CyberThreat , #DataProtection and other related topics to participate as featured guests and help us better understand those topics if you believe that you are a fit please send us an email to cybermindschat@smartsoc.com.