More Than A Speaker! Why You Should Vote Michele Payn-Knoper Mashable’s Twitter User of the Year

As a true believer in the celebrating excellence when you see it, I started the process to nominate Michele Payn-Knoper Mashable’s Twitter User of the Year. Please help make it possible for her to receive recognition for her outstanding leadership and unmatchable social media skills by voting for her .

She’s far to modest to toot her own horn in this fashion — which is just one of the reasons she deserves the honor.

Sure, she’s a great professional speaker – in fact she earned her Certified Speaking Professional Designation a few months ago. She is so much more!

Her devotion to her cause is imspirational. She tirelessly champions the agriculture community and empowers farmers to tell their own stories. Her orchestration of #Agchat and #foodchat Twitter-chats provides rich environments for the exchange of ideas and information. It is amazing to watch unfold.

The Ag community has put together an impressive Twitter campaign to get Michele this award.  I invite you to participate and learn what is possible through this medium.

How do you get involved?

Follow The Players:

@MPKbest: The campaign Twitter Account – follow for official MPKbest Tweets of the Day

@mpaynknoper: Michele Payn-Knoper:

If you don’t follow her already – you are missing out!

@AgChat: A weekly conversation for folks involved in the business of growing food, fuel, feed and fiber on Tues., 8-10pm ET (created and moderated by @mpaynknoper) You can follow the chat at http://twubs.com/agchat

@FoodChat: A monthly conversation for people concerned about food, those who produce it & the nutrition involved. Join streaming conversation 3rd Tues., 8-10 p.m. ET.

Follow other people you find interesting. I suggest: @JPlovesCOTTON, @FarmerHaley, @RayLinDairy, @GilmerDairy to start.

Here are some blog posts about what MPK and AgChat mean to the community:

Why MPKbest

Honoring Those Who Motivate Us

Embodiment of Service

Grass Roots Advocacy & Twitter: A lesson from AgChat and MPKbest

2. Follow the Hashtag #MPKbest:

The group created #MPKbest. Check out the desciption What The Hastag?!

Create at Twitter search field to follow #MPKbest and watch the conversation.

3. Understand The Plan:

The time period:

Vote once per day now through November 15th to secure the nomination
Vote once per day November 18th – December 13th to win the award

How to vote:
You can, and should, vote once per day by going to http://mashable.com/owa/
Signing in through Facebook or Twitter (if you have multiple accounts, log in to them separately.

Nominate @mpaynknoper for Twitter User of the Year (scroll down to the very bottom of the dropdown)

How to spread the word:
Tweet about it — and use the #MPKbest hashtag
Follow @MPKbest & RT the message of the day
Think of newly creative ways to talk about it over the next few weeks
Facebook about it — status lines, all other cross posts.
Blog about it.
Post on You Tube about it.
Ask your friends and followers to do the same — for those who don’t tweet, help them connect by showing how much more info you bring them, etc.

Sample Tweets:

Show the Cavett spirit – Vote fellow NSA Speaker Michele Payn-Knoper Twitter User of the Year http://bit.ly/3PYzd2 (or link to your blog) #MPKbest

Hey NSAXY Tweeps! Show some love for MPK vote her Twitter User of the Year http://bit.ly/3PYzd2 #MPKbest

Making the pie bigger! Just voted @mpaynknoper Twitter User of the Year http://bit.ly/3PYzd2 #MPKbest

Here’s to an amazing speaker who never stops fighting for ag! Vote Michele Payn-Knoper twitter user of the year (link to your blog or WTHashtag page –http://bit.ly/3kn3Aa )

Please help us make Michele Payn-Knoper Mashable’s Twitter User of the Year.

Thanks! Imagine what good Michele could do with this sort of platform to stand upon! Let’s get it for her!