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The fourth #ResNetSLT Tweetchat of 2018 took place on Wednesday, 25th April. The chat was hosted by Amy Hilton ( @AmySlt ) and Sally Morgan ( @sallymorganslt ) and was based around this paper: ' An introduction to implementation science for the non-specialist '. The pre-chat overview and questions can be viewed here . The Tweetchat was very fast-paced, with many threads of conversations occurring simultaneously with representation from SLT students, SLTs at different careers stages, as well as those working in research, and participants from other countries. The average number of tweets was the highest number so far this year, potentially indicating the level of interest and engagement in the topic. Our Twitter 'impressions' were again over 300,000, with continued reach evident across the world, including an Australian contingent the following day. It seemed those with a research background were familiar with the term 'implementation science' as a minimum. Howe

The third #ResNetSLT Tweetchat of 2018 took place on Wednesday 28th March. The chat was based around the paper: ' Using Twitter to access the human right to communication for people who use Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) '. It was hosted by Katherine Broomfield ( @kathbroomfield ) and Elicia Jones ( @EllieJSLT ). The pre-chat overview and questions can be viewed here . It was great to see so many people engaged in the conversation, with over 30 actively tweeting and using our hashtag #ReSNetSLT from various places around the world! Our Twitter 'impressions' went up by almost 100,000 which was amazing too, as this indicates the potential reach of our online conversations and exchange of ideas. There is still some evident uncertainty over whether we should be using social media which was interesting, but probably unsurprising as this is still such new territory. Thanks to everyone who shared their own experiences of using Twitter including with people w