How to Turn Listeners into Supporters An elevator speech is a short and simple pitch for an idea. The goal with an elevator speech is to grab a listener’s attention and convert that attention into action—all in a very short…
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Elevator Speech
Posted in Student Leadership Tagged with: campus organizations, college clubs, elevator pitch, elevator speech, how to make an elevator speech, student leadership
Meeting Icebreakers
5 Easy Meeting Icebreakers for Any Size Group Never underestimate the importance of meeting icebreakers. Meeting icebreakers are the first step to building a community in your group. Standing before a room of eager faces, many of them unfamiliar, you’ll…
Posted in Student Leadership Tagged with: meeting icebreakers, meeting planner, student leadership, team building
SMART Goals Worksheet
The SMART Goals Worksheet: Our Top 5 Selections Are you looking for a way to start setting SMART goals?
Posted in Student Leadership Tagged with: college clubs, smart goals, smart goals examples, smart goals template, smart goals worksheet, student leadership
Brainstorming Activities
7 Tips for the Best Brainstorming Activities Brainstorming activities are much, much more than just an act of desperation for when, say, your research paper is going nowhere. They’re essential to leading a student organization. Indeed, when brainstorming activities are…
Posted in Student Leadership Tagged with: brainstorming activities, brainstorming process, brainstorming techniques, college clubs, meeting planner, student leadership
Student Apathy
What to Do When Nobody Shows Up Are there any solutions for student apathy?
Posted in Student Leadership Tagged with: event attendance, facebook event, generation apathy, millennials, student apathy, student apathy solutions, student leadership
Laundry Rules
How to Conquer Your Laundry Before It Conquers You So, you’re cruising through your week, crossing off one item after another from your to-do, all except for that one.
Posted in Time Management Tagged with: college laundry, how to do laundry, laundry faq, laundry rules, laundry rules for college students
College Clubs
Your Guide to the Finding the Right College Club This summer, many incoming freshmen will visit their campus for orientation, and most will hear about their campus’ college clubs for the first time. Then, in the fall, the freshmen will…
Posted in Student Leadership Tagged with: campus organizations, career center, college clubs, elevator speech, greek life, involvement fair, myers-briggs, student life
Lack of Sleep
6 Tips for Leaders with a Lack of Sleep There’s one thing about college that has never changed, and probably never will: that age-old tradition, the all-nighter, or a lack of sleep in general.
Posted in Time Management Tagged with: black tea, caffeine, coffee vs. energy drinks, college clubs, energy diet, feeling tired, healthy diet, how to nap, lack of sleep, lack of sleep effects, time management
Meeting Minutes Template
How Better Minutes Make Better Meetings If you’re a student leader who is just starting out, using a meeting minutes template can be a good way of finding out what youdo best as a facilitator, as well as what…
Posted in Student Leadership Tagged with: meeting agenda template, meeting minutes example, meeting minutes template, meeting planner, time management
Socially Awkward
4 Solutions for When You Feel Socially Awkward Everybody’s human, and thus everybody has some particular moment or scenario that can let the butterflies loose in their stomach. For some, it’s crowded public places like a bar or concert venue. …
Posted in Working with Others Tagged with: awkward behavior, awkward questions, self-awareness, self-esteem, self-help, socially awkward, working with others
