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Speechwriting for Campus Leaders: Tips for New or Occasional Speechwriters (Webcast Recording)

Once you have defined your institution’s strategic messages and found your leader’s voice, the next task for your speechwriting assignment is to get words on the page. But knowing how to keep your listeners’ attention can be especially challenging when you aren’t a full-time speechwriter. Join our expert instructor, Chuck Toney, online for easy-to-implement tips on how to effectively incorporate technical and rhetorical tactics into your next speechwriting assignment. You will learn how to prepare the physical text of the speech and how to add impact through devices such as repetition, alliteration, rhythm, and emphasis. You will also leave the session with three types of speeches every campus speechwriter should have ready for delivery. Learning outcome After participating in this webcast, you will be able to incorporate technical aspects and rhetorical devices into your next speechwriting assignment. Agenda The importance of public speaking, strategic messages, and speaker voice The challenges of speechwriting Maintaining consistency of style and message across multiple venues Surviving the review process Integrating PowerPoint Writing for emotional events Using humor Technical aspects of speechwriting, with examples Understanding the importance of physical text Accommodating speaker preferences Using preparation and lead time Meeting with your leader beforehand – what […]

Integrating Peer Mentors Across First-Year Student Programs Webcast Recording

Empowering students to mentor and advise peers can reduce staff workload and free up resources to be leveraged elsewhere on campus. However, detailed planning is required to ensure that your peer mentor programs seamlessly integrate with your first-year student programs. Before launching a program of your own, you must learn how to effectively: Identify where peer mentors can influence first-year persistence Recruit and train peer mentors Assess your program’s effectiveness Join us to learn how to build a peer mentor component into your first-year student programming. Centered on Longwood University’s model, this webcast will prepare you to design a program that utilizes a team of peer mentors to engage first-year students and positively affect student persistence. Who Should Attend Student affairs professionals responsible for orientation, the first-year student experience, or student leadership programs will benefit from this content, as will academic leaders involved in first-year student seminars. Additional Resources Included with your registration, you will receive a robust resource packet with program samples, training schedules, and peer mentor selection documents. Learning outcome After participating in this webcast, you will be able to integrate peer mentors into your first-year student experience program. Agenda Longwood University: Incorporating peer mentors throughout first-year student programs Recruiting, interviewing, and selecting […]