Comments on: 13 FREE Ways to Fill The Seats at Every Campus Event http://campustalkblog.com/events/22/ A collaborative conversation about student activities and college success. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:16:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rick Sherrell http://campustalkblog.com/events/22/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Rick Sherrell Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:04:17 +0000 http://campustalk.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-28 Another great FREE idea is to put the details of your event on the student activities, student government and/or club voicemail. Anyone who's calling in gets the up-to-date info even though you don't answer. Just make sure that if three are any last minute changes, someone changes the voicemail! Another great FREE idea is to put the details of your event on the student activities, student government and/or club voicemail. Anyone who’s calling in gets the up-to-date info even though you don’t answer. Just make sure that if three are any last minute changes, someone changes the voicemail!

]]> By: Millicent St. Claire http://campustalkblog.com/events/22/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Millicent St. Claire Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:41:48 +0000 http://campustalk.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-4 As an Accelerative Learning Instructor I realize that part of the problem is Information Overload! Teachers and students already have too much to read, not enough time and poor learning strategies to take in what is required of them. And yet another thing competing for their attention typically goes ignored. The suggestions that are listed in the article and I find that the ones that have most effectively served me in working with colleges that I've served are… #1 - Contact the Professors. Once they have buy in, they can offer extra incentives such as extra credit for attendance of the event. I've even had professors bring an entire class to my Study Skills sessions with excellent results. #3 Contact Leaders - for me this was student organizational leaders and once they get excited, the interest and turn out increases as a result of their viral marketing to their peers through social networking. #7 - Think Majors - for my area of expertise I've targeted reading English and communications departments, those studying pre-law and librarians with great success. I articulated the benefits to them for attending my whole brain study sessions and their support with getting the word directly to the students made a big difference! #9 - Invite High School Students - this one works with the College Prep Department that recruits students for college enrollment. I've even been booked to present at high schools that feed those particular colleges to get them prepared for the college experience. And the college paid for it! Many colleges have summer "college prep programs" designed just for high school students and there is a continuous demand and turn over. #10 - Text Messaging to announce the event. This is an amazing phenomena and it works. My own suggestion - I always get to the campus extra early to set up and I take a couple of hours to hang out on campus and make friends with the students and invite them to my sessions personally. It also keeps me connected with their experiences and challenges. A little personal contact and a lot of enthusiasm has filled plenty of my sessions as a result of showing up with a smile and making new friends on the fly. In the end, nothing beats the human touch and a friendly face to make the connection. With the many media competing for everyone's attention, it's important to remember that we are always our own best advocates! Smiles, Millicent As an Accelerative Learning Instructor I realize that part of the problem is Information Overload!

Teachers and students already have too much to read, not enough time and poor learning strategies to take in what is required of them. And yet another thing competing for their attention typically goes ignored. The suggestions that are listed in the article and I find that the ones that have most effectively served me in working with colleges that I’ve served are…

#1 – Contact the Professors. Once they have buy in, they can offer extra incentives such as extra credit for attendance of the event. I’ve even had professors bring an entire class to my Study Skills sessions with excellent results.

#3 Contact Leaders – for me this was student organizational leaders and once they get excited, the interest and turn out increases as a result of their viral marketing to their peers through social networking.

#7 – Think Majors – for my area of expertise I’ve targeted reading English and communications departments, those studying pre-law and librarians with great success. I articulated the benefits to them for attending my whole brain study sessions and their support with getting the word directly to the students made a big difference!

#9 – Invite High School Students – this one works with the College Prep Department that recruits students for college enrollment. I’ve even been booked to present at high schools that feed those particular colleges to get them prepared for the college experience. And the college paid for it! Many colleges have summer “college prep programs” designed just for high school students and there is a continuous demand and turn over.

#10 – Text Messaging to announce the event. This is an amazing phenomena and it works.

My own suggestion – I always get to the campus extra early to set up and I take a couple of hours to hang out on campus and make friends with the students and invite them to my sessions personally. It also keeps me connected with their experiences and challenges. A little personal contact and a lot of enthusiasm has filled plenty of my sessions as a result of showing up with a smile and making new friends on the fly. In the end, nothing beats the human touch and a friendly face to make the connection. With the many media competing for everyone’s attention, it’s important to remember that we are always our own best advocates!

Smiles,
Millicent

]]> By: THE EMPLOYMENT LADY http://campustalkblog.com/events/22/comment-page-1/#comment-5 THE EMPLOYMENT LADY Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:25:57 +0000 http://campustalk.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-5 Often times the VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE isn't as important as people think so we don't read. My subject line would read: FREE FOOD . . . . If food is what draws them, use it to your advantage. However,don't put the food out first, put it out last. Obviously, you want to offer something to drink,(coffee, etc). That would give you an opportunity to interview folks AFTER the event and discuss what they actually learned from the program. People often come thinking their voice won't be heard anyway, so this will help them to understand what they have to say of value. If all else, fails, then use the backs of the bathroom stalls. (:-) Often times the VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE isn’t as important as people think so we don’t read. My subject line would read: FREE FOOD . . . .
If food is what draws them, use it to your advantage. However,don’t put the food out first, put it out last. Obviously, you want to offer something to drink,(coffee, etc). That would give you an opportunity to interview folks AFTER the event and discuss what they actually learned from the program. People often come thinking their voice won’t be heard anyway, so this will help them to understand what they have to say of value. If all else, fails, then use the backs of the bathroom stalls. (:-)

]]> By: ANNE PATRICIA DOBSON http://campustalkblog.com/events/22/comment-page-1/#comment-3 ANNE PATRICIA DOBSON Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:39:20 +0000 http://campustalk.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-3 I have shared the list with SGA, all clubs/organizations on campus, and the Career Center. The only thing not tried -- yet -- is the back of the doors in the bathrooms! We are still experiencing the "no one told me" response. . .I am less inclined to be civil when that response comes at me but hope springs eternal that students will realize that what we are telling them IS FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT. I have taken to putting "IMPORTANT MESSAGE. . .READ THIS!" in my subject lines, as well as highlighting things in RED! I have shared the list with SGA, all clubs/organizations on campus, and the Career Center. The only thing not tried — yet — is the back of the doors in the bathrooms! We are still experiencing the “no one told me” response. . .I am less inclined to be civil when that response comes at me but hope springs eternal that students will realize that what we are telling them IS FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT. I have taken to putting “IMPORTANT MESSAGE. . .READ THIS!” in my subject lines, as well as highlighting things in RED!

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