7. “Ever wonder why it's so hard to get
new students to speak up, connect with
a club or try something new? Join us as
we examine in a experiential way, the
barriers to communication which new
students face every year. By identifying
these barriers and creating a bond,
you'll be able to help students in their
transition and your college in
retention!”
9. Between proposal submission and
presentation for NACA Northeast:
• Complete 16 levels of Rosetta Stone language
courses.
• Walk one-way from Juneau, Alaska to Miami,
Florida 3.48 times
• Lose 66 pounds safely on Weight Watchers
(2 lbs per week)
• Finally organize and tag all of your event
photos you’ve been meaning to deal with.
17. Program 1:
Pack the House at your next lecture: Inspiring
students to attend educational events outside
of the classroom isn’t easy. Through analysis
of one school’s experience, participants in
this session will explore creative and unusual
marketing ideas to bring educational events
into the spotlight for your programming
board’s calendar.
18. Program 2:
The President’s Leadership Series at Cracker
Barrel College began in 2008 through a
partnership between student affairs and
alumni. This session will review the steps
taken to solicit the sizeable donation and how
that was translated into campus
programming efforts at CBC.
25. There are five important strategies to
avoiding “Death by Power Point”
• Break up your info into as many slides as possible.
Extra slides don’t cost any money. Breaking them up into as many pieces as
possible assures that your presentation has some momentum and tempo. Your
participants will also have something to look at.
• Use photos, not clip art.
There are some great sites for free images. Way back when clip art was the only
game in town, it made sense. Today, use visual imagery for rich illustrations of
your points.
• Never smaller than 32 pt font.
People can’t see what you have up there from the back row.
• Use a simple color palette.
Dark backgrounds with light text show up very well especially in large
presentation rooms.
• Use very few differences in font.
There is another set of rants and raves about font choice we can schedule
for next year’s presentation.
