Abstract
Creating an online profile is one strategy to improve your professionalism. Through the use of social media platforms, English language teaching experts will be able to connect virtually and physically to share information, network and address opportunities to outreach with broader audiences. The chapter provides a practical perspective on how to successfully build the online profile. To do so, you need to engage cautiously as well as ingeniously and resourcefully. Conscious use of the popular communication tools with such engagement will stimulate creative out-of-the-box planning that will materialize impression management building. In short, you must engage strategically to portray your professionalism.
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Sabieh, C. (2020). Establishing Your Online Profile. In: Coombe, C., Anderson, N.J., Stephenson, L. (eds) Professionalizing Your English Language Teaching. Second Language Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34762-8_14
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