Take Twitter to the next level Feb. 6

The National Press Club Journalism Institute will hold intermediate training on how journalists can take Twitter to the next level on Friday, Feb.6

Registration is $5 for Club members; $10 public. Click here to register. Members should login for the promo code.

Now that you have the hang of tweeting, learn the easy way to adopt strategies that can boost your followers and engagement.

Topics to be covered include:

· the optimum ways to tweet when news breaks,
· reaching the communities you're covering,
· and how to trend on Twitter.

This session will be taught by Mark Luckie, @marksluckie, Creative Content Manager for Journalism and News at Twitter.

Luckie is a multi-platform journalist and editor, founder of the digital journalism blog "10,000 Words," and author of "The Digital Journalist's Handbook," a guide to the tools necessary to thrive in the digital newsroom. Luckie has produced multimedia and interactive stories for the Center for Investigative Reporting, Entertainment Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, The Contra Costa Times, and is a former crime and justice reporter for The Daytona Beach News-Journal.