EFE learning modules / Social Media & Online Communication

scenario 2 sarah a digital marketing specialist i

Scenario Context

"Sarah, a digital marketing specialist, is helping her friend Tom understand how to use social media effectively and politely while they sit at a local cafe."

Speakers
S

Sarah

An experienced social media manager who is tech-savvy and understands online trends.

T

Tom

A beginner social media user who wants to connect with friends but is worried about privacy and rules.

The Dialogue

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Tom
Sarah, I finally downloaded that photo-sharing app, but I'm a bit lost.
Sarah
That's great, Tom! Are you trying to post your first update?
Tom
Yes, I want to share the pictures from our hiking trip last weekend.
Sarah
First, you should select the photos and write a good caption.
Tom
What should I write? Just 'We went hiking'?
Sarah
You could, but adding a few hashtags would help more people see it.
Tom
I've heard of those. How does the work with hashtags?
Sarah
The uses hashtags to categorize your post and show it to interested users.
Tom
I see. I want to get a lot of on this post.
Sarah
like likes and comments usually happens if the content is relatable.
Tom
Should I tag everyone who was in the group?
Sarah
Yes, friends is good, but make sure they don't mind being public.
Tom
Is there a specific I should follow when ?
Sarah
Definitely. Proper means not people in embarrassing photos without asking.
Tom
That makes sense. What about my ?
Sarah
You should definitely review your to control who sees your profile.
Tom
I prefer if only my actual friends can see my location.
Sarah
Then you should set your account to 'Private' in the menu.
Tom
How do I talk to someone privately without everyone seeing it?
Sarah
You can send them a Direct Message, or DM, by clicking the message icon.
Tom
Is the DM different from the comments on my ?
Sarah
Yes, the is public, but a DM is a private conversation between you and them.
Tom
I see a lot of people's posts moving quickly on my screen.
Sarah
That is your main ; it updates every time someone you follow posts something new.
Tom
What does it mean when a post goes ?
Sarah
It means the post was shared so many times that it reached millions of people very quickly.
Tom
Wow, I don't think my hiking photos will go !
Sarah
Probably not, but they are great for your friends to see.
Tom
Should I write a long for my profile page?
Sarah
Keep your short and sweet so people know who you are at a glance.
Tom
Thanks, Sarah. I feel much more confident now.
Sarah
You're welcome! Just remember to be kind in your comments.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Algorithm

/አልጎሪዝም/

ስልተ-ቀመር

A set of rules used by a platform to determine which content to show to users.

ለተጠቃሚዎች የትኛውን ይዘት ማሳየት እንዳለበት ለመወሰን በመድረክ ጥቅም ላይ የሚውሉ የደንቦች ስብስብ።

Engagement

/ኢንጌጅመንት/

ተሳትፎ

The interaction (likes, shares, comments) that users have with a social media post.

ተጠቃሚዎች ከማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ልጥፍ ጋር የሚያደርጉት ግንኙነት (ውዴታ፣ ማጋራት፣ አስተያየት)።

Netiquette

/ኔቲኬት/

የኢንተርኔት ስነ-ምግባር

The correct or acceptable way of communicating on the internet.

በኢንተርኔት ላይ ትክክለኛ ወይም ተቀባይነት ያለው የግንኙነት መንገድ።

Privacy settings

/ፕራይቨሲ ሴቲንግስ/

የግላዊነት ቅንብሮች

Controls that allow users to manage who can see their information and posts.

ተጠቃሚዎች መረጃቸውን እና ልጥፎቻቸውን ማን ማየት እንደሚችል እንዲያስተዳድሩ የሚያስችሉ መቆጣጠሪያዎች።

Direct Message (DM)

/ዳይሬክት ሜሴጅ/

ቀጥተኛ መልዕክት

A private communication between social media users.

በማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ተጠቃሚዎች መካከል የሚደረግ የግል ግንኙነት።

Feed

/ፊድ/

የመረጃ ፍሰት

A constantly updating list of content from accounts a user follows.

አንድ ተጠቃሚ ከሚከተላቸው መለያዎች የሚመጣ በየጊዜው የሚዘመን የይዘት ዝርዝር።

Hashtag

/ሃሽታግ/

ሃሽታግ

A word or phrase preceded by a hash sign (#), used to identify messages on a specific topic.

በአንድ የተወሰነ ርዕስ ላይ መልዕክቶችን ለመለየት የሚያገለግል የ '#' ምልክት የሚቀድመው ቃል ወይም ሐረግ።

Tagging

/ታጊንግ/

መለያ ማድረግ

Identifying or mentioning a user in a social media post.

በማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ልጥፍ ውስጥ አንድን ተጠቃሚ መለየት ወይም መጥቀስ።

Bio

/ባዮ/

የግል መግለጫ

A short biographical description in a social media profile.

በማህበራዊ ሚዲያ መገለጫ ውስጥ የሚገኝ አጭር የሕይወት ታሪክ መግለጫ።

Viral

/ቫይራል/

በፍጥነት የሚሰራጭ

An image, video, or link that is circulated rapidly and widely on the internet.

በኢንተርኔት ላይ በፍጥነት እና በሰፊው የሚሰራጭ ምስል፣ ቪዲዮ ወይም ሊንክ።