Solving Student Apathy
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More Friends = More Fun
A BWhich is the Better Dance?
More Friends = More Fun
Where are the “Easiest to Retrieve” Memories?
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Better Dance
Better Brain
Better Club/Org
Dive Into Your Leadership
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Dance Floors & College Campuses Act The Same Way
More Friends = More Fun
Dance Floor
TheoryThe Dance Floor
N$E$UT RAL S
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Higher Grades
Higher Graduation
Rate
Higher Career
Success
Everyone Has Potential
regardless of where they are on the dance floor
Don’t try and take someone from the edge to the middle if they aren’t ready
Engagement Is A Process
N$E$UT RAL S
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The Action’s In The Middle
Groups Anywhere Act The Same Way
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Hmmm . . .
What am I capable of?
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Market
Increasing Relationships
SPRING FALL
International Free Hugs Day
Random Acts of Kindness Day
The Goals
1) From “Meh to Hmm”
The first step, is to get them to
pay attention.
The RED BALL Project
Moving someone from
‘Meh’ to ‘Hmm’ can happen without you
1)$From$“Meh$to$Hmm”$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$and/or$2)$Build$Rela;onships
The Goals
Don’t Over-Complicate A Simple Introduction
K$Bring$It$To$Them$
K$Posi;ve$Reac;on
The Rules
Confusion is Good
Scaring is Bad
The Rules
K$Bring$It$To$Them$
K$Posi;ve$Reac;on
K$Connect$The$Dots
The Rules
K$Bring$It$To$Them$
K$Posi;ve$Reac;on$
K$Connect$The$Dots
K$It’s$Cheap
Fun is the easiest
way to change
people’s behavior
for the better.
Anything is Fun As Long As You HaveNUMBERS and/or RELATIONSHIPS
If some asks you “What’s going on?” you’ve successfully moved them
from “Meh” to “Hmm”
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Tell me something...I$don’t$know$about$you?$
You$like$about$me?$
You$think$we$might$have$in$common?
You-Me-We
Who Are You?
Who do you want to be?
What are you pretending to be?
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No Yes
The StepsIntroduce$Yourself
$Thoughts$$Emo;ons$$Physiology
Your State
Your State = Your Outcome
DANCING
KISSINGIN CLASS
Change 1 Change All 3
Building BondsYouMeWe
1. What’s$your$name?$
2. Where$were$you$born?$
3. What$was$your$favorite$childhood$game?$
4. How$many$brothers/sisters$do$you$have?$What’s$your$birth$order?$
5. What$subject$did$you$love$most$in$school?$
6. Plane$is$wai;ng$to$take$you$somewhere,$where$would$you$go?$Why?$
7. What’s$most$exci;ng$for$you$right$now?$
8. What’s$most$challenging$for$you$right$now?
MiniKterview
1. What’s$your$name?$
2. Where$were$you$born?$
3. What$was$your$favorite$childhood$game?$
4. How$many$brothers/sisters$do$you$have?$What’s$your$birth$order?$
5. What$subject$did$you$love$most$in$school?$
6. Plane$is$wai;ng$to$take$you$somewhere,$where$would$you$go?$Why?$
7. What’s$most$exci;ng$for$you$right$now?$
8. What’s$most$challenging$for$you$right$now?
Quiz$Time
Building BondsYouMeWeAc;ve$Listening
L .E .A .N .
Lean$InEye$Contact
Ask$Ques;ons
Building Bonds
Ac;ve$ListeningWagging$The$Tail
YouMeWe
L .E .A .N .Nod
Lean$InEye$Contact
Ask$Ques;ons
Building Bonds
Ac;ve$ListeningWagging$The$TailMatching$&$Mirroring
Emo;onal,$Physical,$Tone/Tempo
YouMeWe
Pairing$Up
The StepsIntroduce$YourselfIntroduce$People$to$Each$Other
and more
on the introductions
that happen at the activity
Focus less on the activity
The StepsIntroduce$YourselfIntroduce$People$to$Each$OtherMake$Small$Relevant$Groups
Introductions are more effectivewhen there’s a common thread
The StepsIntroduce$YourselfIntroduce$People$to$Each$OtherMake$Small$Relevant$GroupsGet$Out$Of$The$Way
After you make an introduction,
It’s not about you. It’s about themconnecting with each other.
get out of the way.
Stop:
Start:
being$the$gatekeepers$of$engagement.
being$the$facilitatorsof$engagement.
Connecting You
Connecting You
Connect Them
Connect Them
Connect Them
Connect Them
Great Dance
Great Campus
Be The Spatula
Building Culture Takes Time. Be Patient.
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New
Energy
Yay!
Free Hugs!
Free Hugs!Meh.
Oh my
GAME [email protected]@TomKrieglstein@SwidKickHQ
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