These are the most current slides (10/26/10) for our Student Leader training on how to better engage apathic students.

1. Solving Student Apathy
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4. A B
Which is the Better Dance?

5. More Friends = More Fun

6. A B
Which is the Better Dance?

7. More Friends = More Fun

9. Where are the “Easiest to Retrieve” Memories?

11. =
=

12. Better
Dance
Better
Brain
Better
Club/Org

13. Dive Into Your Leadership
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14. Dance Floors
& College
Campuses
Act The
Same Way

15. More Friends = More Fun

16. Dance
Floor
Theory
The
Dance
Floor

17. N$
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18. Higher
Grades
Higher
Graduation
Rate
Higher
Career
Success

19. Everyone Has Potential
regardless of where they are
on the dance floor

20. Don’t try and take someone from the
edge to the middle if they aren’t ready
Engagement Is A Process

21. N$
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The Action’s In The Middle

22. Groups
Anywhere
Act The
Same Way

24. N 1 2 3 4 5
The Action’s In The Middle

25. of$students$will$never$
par;cipate$in$a$college$
sponsored$ac;vity.
60-84%

26. 5
0N
Bad Dance Good Dance
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Good SchoolLeadership
Opportunity

27. {60-84%
1
2
3
4
Neutrals
5

28. 1
2
3
4
5
Neutrals
Our Goal

29. 1
2
3
4
5
Neutrals
Meh.
What’s in
it for me?
Hmmm . . .
What am I
capable of?

30. 1
2
3
4
5
What’s
next for me?

31. 1
2
3
How can I
help?
4
5

33. {Current
Activities
1
2
3
4
5
Neutrals

34. 1
2
3
4
Neutrals
5
{Current
Activities
{meh.
60-84%

35. 1
2
3
4
Neutrals
5
meh.
hmm…
X+1

36. Maybe
It’s Not
About
Market

37. Increasing Relationships

42. SPRING FALL
International
Free Hugs Day
Random Acts of
Kindness Day

43. The Goals
1) From “Meh to Hmm”

44. The first step,
is to get them to
pay attention.

45. The RED BALL Project

46. Moving
someone from
‘Meh’ to ‘Hmm’
can happen without you

48. 1)$From$“Meh$to$Hmm”$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$and/or$
2)$Build$Rela;onships
The Goals

49. Don’t Over-Complicate
A Simple Introduction

50. K$Bring$It$To$Them$
K$Posi;ve$Reac;on
The Rules

51. Confusion is
Good
Scaring is
Bad

52. The Rules
K$Bring$It$To$Them$
K$Posi;ve$Reac;on
K$Connect$The$Dots

54. The Rules
K$Bring$It$To$Them$
K$Posi;ve$Reac;on$
K$Connect$The$Dots
K$It’s$Cheap

62. Fun is the
easiest
way
to change
people’s
behavior
for the
better.

64. Anything
is Fun As
Long As
You Have
NUMBERS and/or RELATIONSHIPS

65. If some asks you “What’s going on?”
you’ve successfully moved them
from “Meh” to “Hmm”

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69. #DanceFloorTheory

70. #DanceFloorTheory
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71. Tell me something...
I$don’t$know$about$you?$
You$like$about$me?$
You$think$we$might$have$in$common?
You-Me-We

72. Who Are You?
Who do you
want to be?
What are you
pretending to be?

73. #DanceFloorTheory
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by

74. 5
0N
Bad Dance Good Dance
543210N
Good SchoolLeadership
Opportunity

75. No Yes

76. The Steps
Introduce$Yourself

77. $Thoughts$
$Emo;ons$
$Physiology
Your State

78. Your State = Your Outcome

79. DANCING
KISSINGIN CLASS

80. Change 1
Change All 3

81. Building Bonds
YouMeWe

82. 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

83. 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

84. Building Bonds
YouMeWe
Ac;ve$Listening

85. L.E.A
.N
.Lean$In
Eye$Contact
Ask$Ques;ons

86. Building Bonds
Ac;ve$Listening
Wagging$The$Tail
YouMeWe

87. L.E.A
.N
.
Nod
Lean$In
Eye$Contact
Ask$Ques;ons

89. Building Bonds
Ac;ve$Listening
Wagging$The$Tail
Matching$&$Mirroring
Emo;onal,$Physical,$Tone/Tempo
YouMeWe
Pairing$Up

90. The Steps
Introduce$Yourself
Introduce$People$to$Each$Other

91. and
more
on the
introductions
that happen
at the activity
Focus less on the activity

92. The Steps
Introduce$Yourself
Introduce$People$to$Each$Other
Make$Small$Relevant$Groups

93. Introductions are more effective
when there’s a common thread

94. The Steps
Introduce$Yourself
Introduce$People$to$Each$Other
Make$Small$Relevant$Groups
Get$Out$Of$The$Way

95. After you make an introduction,
It’s not about you. It’s about them
connecting with each other.
get out of the way.

96. Stop:
Start:
being$the$gatekeepers$
of$engagement.
being$the$facilitators
of$engagement.

100. Connecting You

101. Connecting You

102. Connect Them

103. Connect Them

104. Connect Them

105. Connect Them

106. Great
Dance
Great
Campus

107. Be The Spatula

109. Building Culture Takes Time.
Be Patient.

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115. You

116. New
Energy

117. Yay!

118. Free Hugs!

119. Free Hugs!Meh.

120. Oh my

124. GAME ON!
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@TomKrieglstein@SwidKickHQ
#DanceFloorTheory