Publisher and editor-in-chief of Student Leader magazine Butch Oxendine participates as a speaker and workshop presenter at 15 to 20 events annually.
Here’s just a sampling of the evaluations done by attendees at the recent workshops conducted by Mr. Oxendine:
Event: National Leadership Conference on Student
Governments
St. Louis, MO
October 24-27, 2002
How to Get Publicity for Your Campus Group
"Gave
some great ideas to better promote our Student Government."
"Gained
new and better ideas."
"Excellent!"
"Wonderful
source of help-- thank you!"
Event: Conference on Student Government
Associations
Texas A&M University
February 23-26, 2002
On-Line Voting
“Informative.
Smart. Oxendine knows his stuff.”
“Great ideas on not
only voting, but also elections. Nice handouts.”
“Good info. Easy to
follow. This is something that will really help my university.”
“Excellent speaker.”
“Great job. Very
insightful.”
“Good workshop with
a lot of valuable information.”
“Very good
presentation.”
How to Get Publicity for Your Campus Organization
“Very helpful ideas. His program is
definitely needed.”
“Good presentation
and knowledgeable presenter.”
“He gave lots of
great ideas how to improve PR and answered and tried to help with individual
problems.”
“This workshop is
need by everyone.”
“Nice job—very
informative.”
“He was very
informative.”
“Excellent info.”
“Awesome—I wish he
had more time to elaborate later.”
“Loved the
interactive parts.”
“Very worthwhile.”
How Effective Is Your SG?
“Oxendine rules!”
“Great job on
getting interaction among students on relevant topics.”
“This seminar made
me realize that my own SGA needs work.”
“Keep up the good
work.”
“This was helpful.”
Event: annual Florida Junior Community College Student Government
Association National statewide convention, Sandestin, Florida
February 9, 2002
How to Get Publicity for Your Campus Organization
"SUPERB. Speaker
moved, great voice, invited questions and comments. Large
uncomplicated overheads-so good. Commanding voice-great! Thanks for
all of the great services you provide at no charge after the sessions!"
"SUPERB. It was
great with the use of the overhead projector."
"SUPERB. The ability
to talk with the speaker during and after the workshops
and also ask questions whenever we want. He was excellent and clear
to understand. Good handouts."
"SUPERB. It's
great-need more than one hour. This workshop has opened my
understanding more about publicity!"
Event: 23rd annual National Leadership Conference on Student
Governments, St. Louis, Missouri
October 11-14, 2001
Should Campus Leaders Get Paid?
A Review of the SG Salary Survey
"This was an
excellent discussion and very helpful."
"Butch was great.
Knows his stuff and led great discussion."
"Butch was very
informative. Knew his statistics and was very encouraging."
Event: Florida Junior Community College Student Government Association
Statewide Convention, Tampa, Florida
February 9, 2001
How to Get Publicity for Your Campus Organization
"This
was excellent. We had so many new ideas to take home. This guy really knows public
relations.""Great.
Excellent PR. Couldn’t be any better!""Very
good speaker. Very informative.""The
info was great to take back to my campus. The audience interaction was helpful.""He
has a lot of great information.""Very
helpful for hints and ideas.""It
gives you good ideas on how to use publicity."
Poster Secrets: How & Where to Hang Flyers on Your Campus
"Very effective
ideas from other campuses and from him."
"Awesome."
Event: COSGA
2000February 2000
Stomping Out Negativity: How to Make Your Staff Think Positively
"Great knowledge. Very
useful for future use.""Lots of useful
information.""The wealth of information
shared is priceless. I would like to see more workshops like this.""It was a nice
presentation.""Man, this was a good
workshop. You should definitely bring it back.""Very useful. The audience
participation was extremely useful.""This was great. I like
how Butch facilitated exchange.""Lots of good and
important information.""Good job!""Great job. Enjoyable and
entertaining. Speaker was well prepared and was energetic and informative.""Liked the participation
of the delegates.""Good applicable ideas. He
allowed students to share ideas and gave ample opportunities to share and gain information
from all students.""Useful—we got a lot
of ideas from the speaker and other schools!""Our presenter acted more
as a facilitator. It was beneficial because it allowed everyone to share their ideas and
experiences.""Program was great. The
program was very tangible. I was able to take many notes and hopefully use them
effectively at my university."
How to Get Along with the Campus Media"I feel much more confident
with some of the information from this session.""Excellent info on
boosting SG’s awareness on campus and publicizing any type of event.""It was informative and
allowed the generation of ideas by the students. Very helpful.""Very helpful and
informative.""Great presentation. It
was great that the other students were allowed to share ideas. I came away from this
presentation with lots of ideas I can put into practice at the University of
Cincinnati.""He was very
informative.""I really enjoyed this
speaker.""This topic is vital to
the success of Student Governments all over the country. I’d like to see more
workshops on this."
Event: The 21st Annual Leadership Conference on Student Government
October 7-10, 1999 in St. Louis, Missouri
"Butch is great—very
informal and ready to help. Very good resume.""Very good presentation. I
learned a lot. Handouts and ideas were very helpful.""Everyone had a chance to
ask questions and get feedback from others. There were good ideas that other people
brought up that will be useful at my school."
Event: COSGA 1999, Texas A&M University
"Butch provided us lots of useful
information about PR and ways to use it to our advantage. He empowered us to make a
difference, including real examples from himself and others. He tailored his discussions
to both small and large schools."—COSGA participant
"I got a lot of really
great ideas that I had never thought of! I will definitely be using the suggestions at
IUPUI."—COSGA participant, Indiana University-Purdue University @ Indianapolis
"Presenter is very
knowledgeable and gave many good ideas for improving media relations. Presenter was very
open to questions and was very willing to help individual problems."—COSGA participant, Valparaiso University
"It was nice and
informative to know that a lot of other people have the same concerns. They helped me
solve some of these problems we’re having."—COSGA participant, James Madison University
"Very interesting with
very good tips...speaker was an excellent source of information! I really liked that he
asked us for personal experiences"—COSGA participant
"This presentation was
extremely interesting and kept my attention the entire time. The information was
incredibly useful."—COSGA participant, University of Arizona
"Very informative!! Very
applicable, not only to student government, but any organization! Keep him coming to
COSGA! Everyone could benefit from this workshop."—COSGA participant
"Bring it back. This is
great information for both SG and Media." —COSGA participant, Northwestern
State University (LA)"Very interactive!"—COSGA participant, Salisbury State University
"Butch talked with us
about real issues and real problems that exist, and so it was very beneficial to us. Also,
the interaction throughout the session was very helpful."—COSGA participant
"Very informative,
I’ll take lots of information back and apply it to the newspaper at school."—COSGA participant
"I come from a small
campus, approximately 1100 students, and this workshop provided me with many ideas that
are helpful. I plan to take these new ideas and implement them as soon as possible."—COSGA participant, Texas A&M University–Texarkana
"Made some very good
points that are common sense within the field, yet SG leaders don’t really have a
clue about how to deal with the campus press. Very good!"—COSGA participant
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