Fill in the blank: most meetings ______. (Are boring. Don't accomplish anything. Are useless wastes of time. Suck.) You can fill in the blank any way you choose, and most of those ways are pretty terrible. If you want to ensure that your meetings and your students' meetings are boring, make sure to follow this advice...
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The 7 Dumbest Mistakes To Avoid In Planning Your Welcome Week Experience (Or Any Event)
Do it all by yourself.
Make it low-energy, lecture-style, and boring.
Start too early and end really late.
Plan a lot of sessions in a short amount of time with no breaks.
Pick a venue where it sucks to be a participant.
Herd your students like cattle.
Do it once, then quit.