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Giants, Wizards & Elves – A Sure-Fire Icebreaker
To start this icebreaker, split everyone into two groups. Have them form two lines facing each other… [more]
Fox & the Hound – A Sure-Fire Icebreaker
This activity is very high energy and is great to do when you want to get people up and moving. Make… [more]
Bring It To Me – A Sure-Fire Icebreaker
Being a professional speaker and student leadership trainer, I'm on college campuses facilitating leadership… [more]
Gotcha – A Sure-Fire Icebreaker
Step-by-step, this is an orientation ice-breaker that works every time. Every semester you're looking… [more]
SPOTLIGHT on the ‘Sure-Fire’ Icebreaker series by Troy Stende
Giants, Wizards & Elves – A Sure-Fire Icebreaker
To start this icebreaker, split everyone into two groups. Have them form two lines facing each other in the center of the room with their team standing shoulder to shoulder. Your instruction to the two teams goes as follows: “Welcome to a new planet! On this world there are only three creatures and they are at WAR. Let me introduce the creatures. First, there is the giant. It looks and sounds … [Read More...]
Fox & the Hound – A Sure-Fire Icebreaker
This activity is very high energy and is great to do when you want to get people up and moving. Make sure you have enough room so it can stay safe. I’ve facilitated this activity with eight people all the way to 800 with great success. To start the ice breaker off you’ll need to get people in to groups of exactly four. This can work with five but it’s just not quite the same. To get started, … [Read More...]
Bring It To Me – A Sure-Fire Icebreaker
Being a professional speaker and student leadership trainer, I'm on college campuses facilitating leadership retreats and orientations often. This icebreaker has never failed. I’ve used it successfully with groups as small as 10 people all the way to 800 people. This is great for adding some fun and energy to a meeting or helping new acquaintances feel more comfortable around each other. Just follow … [Read More...]
Gotcha – A Sure-Fire Icebreaker
Step-by-step, this is an orientation ice-breaker that works every time. Every semester you're looking for a new icebreaker for student orientation. Asking around, you hear a lot of great ideas that either sound way too complicated or just aren't the right fit. You Google, 'icebreakers' and it gives you about 1,080,000 results in .19 seconds. After spending forever and a day searching, you find an … [Read More...]
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Visualize What You Read
Did you know that you are probably reading at less than half the speed you should? For the average professional or student that translates to over 800 extra hours per year spent reading! Imagine what you could do with all that extra time? Instant Speed Reading does more than improve your reading speed it also increases your retention of what you read. … [Read More...]
Summer… Summer… Summer Time!
I remember what it was like for the Spring semester to be coming to a close and the desire to enjoy the summer tickling at my insides. It would be great to go to the beach, I thought, travel with friends or lounge around and read books to my little heart's content. That was the fantasy. The reality was that as soon as school was over - and even before - I would be working my little fingers to the … [Read More...]
Remember More of What You Read!
What is the point of Speed Reading unless you remember what you read! I have been appalled by what some people call Speed Reading. Let's set the record straight: it is not skimming and it is not subconscious reading. It is real reading without all of the blocks and bad habits most people have. I am a memory expert first and that is why I made a point to develop a speed reading program that gives you … [Read More...]
A Simple Speed Reading Tip for Your Eyes
Want to know the main reason most people are reading much slower than they should be? We get tunnel vision! When reading, our eyes get a workout, moving fast and taking in all the information. As our eyes move faster they become stressed and the muscles that control the eyes fight against each other, leading to eyestrain, fatigue, and even headaches in some cases. At this point your vision also becomes … [Read More...]
Giants, Wizards & Elves – A Sure-Fire Icebreaker
To start this icebreaker, split everyone into two groups. Have them form two lines facing each other in the center of the room with their team standing shoulder to shoulder. Your instruction to the two teams goes as follows: “Welcome to a new planet! On this world there are only three creatures and they are at WAR. Let me introduce the creatures. First, there is the giant. It looks and sounds … [Read More...]
What’s Your Definition of Success?
Does this question enter your thoughts often? If so, what comes to mind for you – happiness, a good paying job, the American dream, a healthy family? If not, how would you define success for your life? Recently, I visited the University of Nebraska – Omaha and presented Healthy Relationships 101. I shared with students that one of the most important relationships they will have in life is the … [Read More...]
Eliminate a Bad Reading Habit in 60 Seconds
I am so excited to give you today's tip on Speed Reading. Yes, I get excited about this because I have seen so many people of all ages transform their lives by reading at double and triple the speed of what they do now. I want you to have the same result. My mission is to give you the best content I can so you can study better and I will never lack customers. … [Read More...]
A student’s emotional health should be part of the education process
This may be a bit off the beaten path, but I don't think it makes the subject any less relevant. And I know Millicent St. Claire will agree. More about her in a minute. I believe that in order to have any measure of success one of the things that should to be in order is your emotional state and, oftentimes, that state isn't given as much attention as other areas. For instance, individuals spend a … [Read More...]
Translating student retention numbers to the bottom line
Think your strategic enrollment efforts and intentional retention efforts don’t matter? Guess again. Your impact might be bigger than you think. If your student retention rates on your campus increase by just one percent the impact can be significant to the university’s bottom line. Let’s do some quick math based on a real-life example of a 1.6 percent increase in student retention at Maryville … [Read More...]
Spring Break – an opportunity for adventure, impact and even more learning
Most college students have already experienced their Spring Break, but I – as a first-time college mom – believe planning is one of the keys to enjoying a vacation and if you didn’t enjoy this one then you start planning the next one now. Let me tell you why this is on my mind. Georgia College and State University students had their break this past week. About halfway through the week, after … [Read More...]
