Presented by
Student Leader editors
Updated 10/2002

     These popular sessions have been conducted at dozens of colleges and universities nationwide.
     However, if none fits your needs, Oxendine Publishing is willing to create sessions just for you.

Session 1
How to Get Publicity for Your Campus Organization
(Session Length: 45 minutes to 2 hours)
     Don't forget that effectively promoting your projects, programs, or events takes more than posting a few flyers on campus and hoping students will show up. Here are step-by-step tips and instructions on how to get great publicity for your group's projects and achievements (and why it's critical for you to seek publicity in the first place).

Session 2
How To Get Along With the Campus Media
(Session Length: 45 minutes to 1˝ hours)
     Do the editors of your campus paper seem ready to pounce on your next mistake? Or are they just blasé about any article idea you offer them? If you're sick of getting trashed in the press or just wish you could get coverage of any kind, this session will give you tips-straight from the mouths of campus editors nationwide-on how to get more, and better, press coverage.

Session 3
How Effective Is Your Student Government?
(Session Length: 45 minutes to 1 hour)
     Are you one of the best in America? Before you start boasting, keep in mind that even the finest SGs in the country have lots of room for improvement. And just because you control millions in student fee monies, get quoted daily on the front page of the campus paper, or are a minor celebrity in your own mind doesn't mean that you're truly appreciated, respected, and actually get things done for those you mean to serve: your fellow students. The nation's "Super SGs" have some key characteristics in common. This is your chance to finally find out how yours stacks up against the best.

Session 4
Should Student Leaders Get Paid? A Review of Student Leader's SG Salary Survey
(Session Length: 45 minutes to 1 hour)
     In this review of Student Leader's "SG Salary Survey" results, learn who is the highest paid campus leader in America and what is the most common form of compensation. More than 71 percent of schools nationwide offer some form of remuneration. Are you one of them? You'll find out In this fascinating look at who gets paid and how much at 400 colleges and universities nationwide.

Session 5
On-line Voting In Campus Elections
(Session Length: 45 minutes to 1 hour)
Want to increase voter turnout in your next campus election, not to mention boost interest in your student government? Web voting may be the answer—but there are pitfalls. This workshop will help you decide if web voting is right for your organization, how to set it up, which companies you can hire, and also how to make sure your elections are hack-proof.

Session 6
Poster Secrets: How & Where To Hang Flyers On Your Campus
(Session Length: 45 minutes to 1 hour)
     Remember how frustrated you felt seeing a poster you'd hung just the day before covered over with a dozen other flyers or trampled by a thousand feet on the street? In this session, you'll learn new and proven ideas about how to distribute posters and flyers to publicize your organization's fund raisers, meetings, and events. You'll also pick up practical suggestions on eye-catching design, and when, where, and how to display your posters to get the best (and cheapest) exposure possible.
FREE Bonus: Includes 5 free copies of the 64-page workbook, Poster Secrets: How & Where To Hang Flyers On Your Campus (which normally sells for $14.95 each)

Florida Leader magazine publisher Butch Oxendine honors Broward Community college's Kimara March, 1997 Florida College Student of the Year, at the Capitol ceremony in April 1997, along with Commissioner of Education Frank Brogan.

Session 7
Stomping Out Negativity: How To Make Your Staff Think Positively
(Session Length: 45 minutes to 1 hour)
     Are you frustrated by staffers who spew comments like "It can't be done," "It won't work," or "It's impossible"? Rather than stand by idly as Mr. or Ms. Negativity finds fault with everything you do, here's how to be proactive and stop negativity before it starts. You'll learn how to get students to take responsibility for their work, motivate lazy staff, and squash the negativity bug before it infects your group.

Session 8
Those Dirty Little Lies: How To Stop Gossip Now
(Session Length: 45 minutes to 1 hour)
     No doubt about it—it's easy to start talking nasty behind fellow members' backs-and even harder to stop. Once gossip starts, it breeds discontent, divides a group, and slaps down morale fast. If it's already past the point of no return and distorted tales are attacking the very fabric of your organization, this session will give you proven strategies to get your group back on track.

Session 9
How To Get Elected On Your Campus
(Session Length: 45 minutes to 1˝ hours)
     Based on the book of the same name, this session will give you practical and proven tips on how to win your next campaign-and do it ethically. The tips are from 25 student body presidents nationwide, at all types of schools, who give the inside story on how they developed a platform, designed campaign materials, recruited volunteers, raised money, and got students out to the polls on election day.
FREE Bonus: Includes 5 free copies of the 232-page book on college elections and campaigns, So You Want To Be President…How To Get Elected On Your Campus (which normally sells for $24.95 each)

Session 10
How To Build a Coalition
(Session Length: 45 minutes to 1 hour)
     Your organization will be more influential and successful if you can get other groups on campus to join your cause. This workshop gives an overview of how to reach out to diverse and sometimes adversarial groups with the ultimate goal of working together for the betterment of your student body.
FREE Bonus: Includes 5 free copies of the 232-page book on college elections and campaigns, So You Want To Be President…How To Get Elected On Your Campus (which normally sells for $24.95 each)

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