{"id":1669,"date":"2021-04-26T08:03:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T07:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/?p=1669"},"modified":"2021-04-26T08:03:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T07:03:03","slug":"top-tips-for-tweet-your-thesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2021\/04\/26\/top-tips-for-tweet-your-thesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tips for Tweet Your Thesis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about entering this year&#8217;s Tweet Your Thesis competition? We&#8217;ve asked last year&#8217;s winners for their advice and top tips to help you craft that prize-winning tweet!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Ari Cooper-Davis, PGR in the Centre for Water Systems &#8211; 1st Place<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2021\/04\/ACD.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1670\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2021\/04\/ACD.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2021\/04\/ACD.png 595w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2021\/04\/ACD-300x290.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Ari&#8217;s top tips<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assume your audience is not familiar with your subject area, so try to avoid acronyms or subject-specific vocab<\/li>\n<li>An eye-catching photo can draw attention. If you\u2019ve not got any you can find freely-usable images on Unsplash, Pexels, and Pixabay<\/li>\n<li>Using whitespace to break up big blocks of text makes it easier to scan, and can make your narrative easier to follow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find Ari on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aricooperdavis\">@aricooperdavis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Kate Sansum, PGR in the Children&#8217;s Health and Exercise Research Centre &#8211; 2nd Place<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-19-104842.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1671\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-19-104842.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-19-104842.png 595w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-19-104842-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Kate&#8217;s top tips<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep the message clear and simple. Imagine you are explaining your research to a child\/teenager as this helps to ensure anyone can understand what your thesis is about<\/li>\n<li>Use emojis to help save characters when you are over the limit<\/li>\n<li>Add a relevant and engaging GIF or photo to supplement the information in your text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find Kate on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KateSansum\"><span class=\"atwho-query\">@KateSansum.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about entering this year&#8217;s Tweet Your Thesis competition? 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