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Unread 05-09-2011, 13:11
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Re: First Meeting of the Year

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Originally Posted by penguinfrk
3. Have everyone introduce their names, answer an icebreaker question (i.e. favorite color), and why they are in robotics.
I'm not sure about this one. Is the purpose of this meeting to get students to join the team? Save the icebreaker for the second meeting - a lot of students are probably at this first one because a) they want to find out more about the team because they're not sure if they're interested enough to join, b) they were dragged along by a friend, or c) they have a very mild interest and were just bored that particular night. Mingling in this way doesn't tell them what the team does, and they will probably feel really awkward when their turn comes around, especially if they don't know why exactly they're there yet, and they may feel like they're expected to know the answer to that question already (if they don't, I doubt they'll come back. Personally, if I was in that situation, I wouldn't either.).


I like number 5 on your list, a lot. Except, once you find out what the student is interested in, take them over to the person in charge of that group. Take the web kid to the web lead.
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