This slide presentation explains how when professors give students examples of industry leaders who possess amazing work ethic, drive, determination, craftsmanship, and skill along with hard work, the student can achieve great things. I focused on designers and hand lettering artists who have practiced and achieved goals faster than others. These designers serve as an inspiration to students and act as a role model of behavior to emulate.
Text of Show Students an After Photo: A Glimpse into their Future (if they work hard)
The After photo
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What do these have in common?
things these have in common: 1. They all take a significant amount of time 2. They all take hard work and a lot of it 3. They all take commitment 3
The After photo Know what else they needed?
a guide
anencourager
an example
Maybe sometimes that is you. Sometimes it will be someone closer to their age.
The After photo PROJECT // 35 weeks SEMESTER // 16 weeks A YEAR // 52 weeks A DEGREE // 208468 weeks measuring time
Who can you show them?
The After photo Are you aware of the trend setters in your industry?
These are people who: 1. Tackled Goals Faster than Expected 2. Have an Amazing Skill & Extraordinary Drive 3. Did not Give Up, Even When it Got Hard
It is more than filling a seat.
Hard work* Doing more than the minimum Commitment* Not giving up, even when it gets hard *Not standard on every student.
Spoiler Alert
everyone doesnt get a trophy
or the perfect JOB
It is our job to show them: 1. People to admire 2. How to follow these people 3. To visualize themselves in these roles 4. How to connect with these individuals
craftsmen
Jason Carne
Jason Carne
Jason Carne
Jason Carne
Young
Sean Tulgetske
Sean Tulgetske
Sean Tulgetske
Sean Tulgetske
Sean Tulgetske
leaders of their generation
Nathan Yoder
Nathan Yoder
Nathan Yoder
Entrepreneurial
Zachary Smith
Zach Smith
Share their Process
Bob Ewing
Bob Ewing
passionate
Derrick Castle
Derrick Castle
show their influence in your work
Jason, Sean, Nathan, & Zachs influence
Bethany Heck
Bethany Heck
Bethany Hecks influence
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Julie Fei-Fan Balzers influence
allow them into your process
Let your students be part of your work and editing process.
Deaux Wild Bakery
Deaux Wild Bakery
Deaux Wild Bakery
Sticker Inspiration
Design Recharge
Your industry is on social media. You need to find out where the up-and-comers are and be there too.
How did i connect with up-and- comers?
The After photo Start conversations on facebook, twitter, and instagram.
Send Emails
Make Friends at Conferences
Send Snail Mail
The After photo Then Bring Those People into the Classroom
The After photo In the beginning there was Skype
The After photo Another option is to create a Podcast Regularly interview an industry leader
skills/tools a podcast requires: 1. A computer 2. Access to the internet 3. The ability to research 4. Discernment 5. Ability to professionally write an email 6. Ability to create interview questions* 6 *some people in the industry just wing it.
characteristics of a successful podcaster: 1. Be willing to put in about 10 hours a week. 2. Possess an I CAN attitude (Meaning if she can do it, I certainly can!) 3. Be willing to make a commitment of at least a year. 4. Possess an unstoppable desire to learn 5. Be Enthusiastic 5
The After photo Inspire them with Epicstories.
things to tell your students: 1. No one is an overnight success. 2. These leaders read books and studied the subject without being assigned. 3. They practice this in their free time for FUN! 4. Keep going, even when it is hard. 4
things these it is NOT about: 1. Age 2. Who you know 3. Filling a Seat & Watching 3 It is about Participating, Practicing, Getting Better, Helping Others, and Sharing your Process
