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A BWhich is the Better Dance?

More Friends = More Fun

Where are the “Easiest to Retrieve” Memories?

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Better Brain

Better Club/Org

Dive Into Your Leadership

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Everyone Has Potential

regardless of where they are on the dance floor

Don’t try and take someone from the edge to the middle if they aren’t ready

Engagement Is A Process

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Increasing Relationships

SPRING FALL

International Free Hugs Day

Random Acts of Kindness Day

The Goals

1) From “Meh to Hmm”

The first step, is to get them to

pay attention.

The RED BALL Project

Moving someone from

‘Meh’ to ‘Hmm’ can happen without you

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The Goals

Don’t Over-Complicate A Simple Introduction

K$Bring$It$To$Them$

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The Rules

Confusion is Good

Scaring is Bad

The Rules

K$Bring$It$To$Them$

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The Rules

K$Bring$It$To$Them$

K$Posi;ve$Reac;on$

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K$It’s$Cheap

Fun is the easiest

way to change

people’s behavior

for the better.

Anything is Fun As Long As You HaveNUMBERS and/or RELATIONSHIPS

If some asks you “What’s going on?” you’ve successfully moved them

from “Meh” to “Hmm”

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Tell me something...I$don’t$know$about$you?$

You$like$about$me?$

You$think$we$might$have$in$common?

You-Me-We

Who Are You?

Who do you want to be?

What are you pretending to be?

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No Yes

The StepsIntroduce$Yourself

$Thoughts$$Emo;ons$$Physiology

Your State

Your State = Your Outcome

DANCING

KISSINGIN CLASS

Change 1 Change All 3

Building BondsYouMeWe

1. What’s$your$name?$

2. Where$were$you$born?$

3. What$was$your$favorite$childhood$game?$

4. How$many$brothers/sisters$do$you$have?$What’s$your$birth$order?$

5. What$subject$did$you$love$most$in$school?$

6. Plane$is$wai;ng$to$take$you$somewhere,$where$would$you$go?$Why?$

7. What’s$most$exci;ng$for$you$right$now?$

8. What’s$most$challenging$for$you$right$now?

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1. What’s$your$name?$

2. Where$were$you$born?$

3. What$was$your$favorite$childhood$game?$

4. How$many$brothers/sisters$do$you$have?$What’s$your$birth$order?$

5. What$subject$did$you$love$most$in$school?$

6. Plane$is$wai;ng$to$take$you$somewhere,$where$would$you$go?$Why?$

7. What’s$most$exci;ng$for$you$right$now?$

8. What’s$most$challenging$for$you$right$now?

Quiz$Time

Building BondsYouMeWeAc;ve$Listening

L .E .A .N .

Lean$InEye$Contact

Ask$Ques;ons

Building Bonds

Ac;ve$ListeningWagging$The$Tail

YouMeWe

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Lean$InEye$Contact

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Building Bonds

Ac;ve$ListeningWagging$The$TailMatching$&$Mirroring

Emo;onal,$Physical,$Tone/Tempo

YouMeWe

Pairing$Up

The StepsIntroduce$YourselfIntroduce$People$to$Each$Other

and more

on the introductions

that happen at the activity

Focus less on the activity

The StepsIntroduce$YourselfIntroduce$People$to$Each$OtherMake$Small$Relevant$Groups

Introductions are more effectivewhen there’s a common thread

The StepsIntroduce$YourselfIntroduce$People$to$Each$OtherMake$Small$Relevant$GroupsGet$Out$Of$The$Way

After you make an introduction,

It’s not about you. It’s about themconnecting with each other.

get out of the way.

Stop:

Start:

being$the$gatekeepers$of$engagement.

being$the$facilitatorsof$engagement.

Connecting You

Connecting You

Connect Them

Connect Them

Connect Them

Connect Them

Great Dance

Great Campus

Be The Spatula

Building Culture Takes Time. Be Patient.

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New

Energy

Yay!

Free Hugs!

Free Hugs!Meh.

Oh my

GAME ON!Tom@SwidKickHQ.com@TomKrieglstein@SwidKickHQ

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