Theres no i in journalism fall 2013
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There’s no
Presented by:Jesse Sutherland
Brian WilsonWaterford (MI) Kettering High School
i[*well, OK. There’s one. But that’s it.]
*in Journalism
Staff
[or team, or program, or whatever you call it.]
Develop your
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Celebrate birthdays: how many
different ways can you sing the
same song?
{We came up with Spanish, French, whispered,
shouted, yodeled, Irish, cello’ed, scream-o, opera}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Have a Secret Santa gift exchange
[I knitted you a lovely sweater.]
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Elect staffers of the week
{But then hold them to every single campaign promise they
made.}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Make paper plate awards for a
year-end banquet
[Just avoid using the toxic markers if you plan to
eat off of those plates later in the day. I’ll only
make THAT mistake once.]
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Develop a line of Jones Soda
personalized bottles
{Copyright infringement? Never heard of it.}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Play Icebreakers
[If you start chipping ice before Labor Day, by June
you have a lovely sculpture. Then it melts. See how
well that analogy fits?]
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Listen to music, but make it a
shared experience.
{Hey! Get those things out of your ears!}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Help them realize how much they
care about each other
[Huh. Was not aware of your softer side.]
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Be willing to do stuff that most
people would consider really dumb.
{They never really thought you were that cool
anyway.}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Allow nicknames to happen
[Mine is M-C-Lean. I DJ on the weekends]
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Eat food. Lots and lots of food.
{I know we’ve had brownies three times this week.
Deal.}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Don’t be afraid to show some
emotion
[you big crybaby]
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Share with one another
{You have a LIFE? Get OUT…}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Make everyone feel welcome right from the start
[If you have a mat, that helps. But it’s not required..]
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Be accessible
{But if you post about font choices at three in the
morning, don’t expect more than 26 responses.}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Share your love for the program
[Go ahead. Hug it out.]
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Celebrate successes
{Woo hoo!}
Department[because it just sounds cool]
Build your
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Get married.
{think we’re joking? We’re not…}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Hold an overnight lock-in extravaganza
[don’t make any plans for the rest
of the weekend, either]
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Get to know people at a
get-to-know-you Picnic
{your bean salad contains HOW many
different beans? Wow.}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Create common goals
[Not ‘common’ like ‘boring’. Common
like ‘together and stuff’.]
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Get to know each other
{Have we met? Uhh…yes. Yes we have..}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Give out department swag
[Look how cool we are! Seriously! Come back!]
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Promote each other
{Congratulations! You got the job.}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Cover live events together
[“Aw, but I liked it a lot better when we
found out about stuff four weeks after it
happened,” said no one ever..]
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Raise money together
{And have fun at the same time! Two birds! One stone!.}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Represent together
[Oh…you don’t know how to ‘represent’?!]
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Go to conferences and conventions together
{Hey! Kinda like this one!}
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*
Proof is in the pudding:
www.waterforddrift.com
@WaterfordDrift
facebook.com/WaterfordDrift
[Not really sure if this fits at all here, but it felt right]
Questions?Jesse [email protected]
@jmclean3
Brian [email protected]
@wilsob01
There’s no ‘i’ in Journalism*