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# Start a discussion

You can start a discussion directly through your social feed. Alternatively you can navigate to a house and create discussion by following the steps below.

### Step 1 : Select the House

Navigate to the house you want to create a discussion for. 

{% hint style="info" %}
You need to join the house to be able to create a discussion.
{% endhint %}

### Step 2 : Initiate a Discussion

* Navigate to the Discussions tab and click on <img src="https://2078393761-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F2fOimh9tyuFd9yQI8n0M%2Fuploads%2Fg7Q79cmALcVNNaDUSqu6%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=4bce06d0-5586-4fab-bc31-07180373ceaa" alt="" data-size="line">button on top right side
* Add the details for your discussion : Title, Description and Tags(optional)

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### Step 3 : Save and Preview

Review details of your discussion carefully and once everything seems good, click on Create Discussion button&#x20;

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### Your discussion is now live on Townhall! Share with your network and invite them to join the conversation!