Speak Out August 2013

SPA online update

SPA Twitter update Thank you to our National Conference contributors!

It was exciting to witness the Twitter feed gathering momentum during the Conference and we were chuffed to see the official Conference hashtag #SPAConf2013 generate such a high level of interest and discussion. Our final Twitter stats indicate we achieved more than one million impressions, meaning that our hashtag was exposed via tweeting/retweeting to a huge amount of Twitter followers around the world!

The SPA team was overwhelmed by the response of National Conference attendees who kindly took the time to tweet their impressions of the event, acting as the eyes and ears for those members/followers who were unable to attend.

Well done on a fabulous effort and thank you to each and every one of our dedicated Twitter brigade!

Join in the conversation and follow Speech Pathology Australia on Twitter: @SpeechPathAust Don’t forget to ‘Start the Conversation’ via Twitter for Speech Pathology Week, 25–31 August! #starttheconversation and/or #SPweek

Speech Pathology Australia Facebook highlights from June to July included...

Our Facebook following is rising quickly – the Speech Pathology Australia Facebook site has now reached 3,168 followers at the time we went to print. Thank you for your interest and support!

SPA’s APPropriate Apps Member Community was honoured to be recognised by Dr Caroline Bowen as her Speechwoman’s Site of the Month for July 2013, with Dr Bowen tweeting “Speechwoman’s Site of the Month, July 2013. APPropriate Apps – SPA Member Group. http://tiny.cc/96rkzw Nice @ SpeechPathAus member benefit!” Thanks to Dr Bowen for the recognition – which is very genuinely appreciated. And thanks to the approximately 800 SPA members of this community whose input and contributions make this a valuable SPA member community and forum for information sharing.

We Lentil

Lentil the little French Bulldog, born with a cleft palate and lip, is helping raise awareness and support for children with craniofacial conditions. If you would like to find out more about Lentil’s amazing work please see https://www.facebook.com/ MyNameIsLentil

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Speak Out August 2013

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