Introduction - We begin with emphasizing the umportance of the introduction, shaking hands with the interviewers and making solid eye contact. We will show a couple of "ice breaker" clips from real-life and entertainment programs, demonstrating the "good, bad and ugly" examples of communications situations. This is done to re-enforce the program is not a lecture but an interactive way of improving communication skills.

Communications / Internet - We will conduct a quick stand-up interview with two participants, teaching the best way of making a positive impression with potential recruits, alums and the media. We will also show how best to stand during an interview, speech or presentation and emphasize the proper body language for answering questions. Participants will also learn the importance of knowing your audience, personalization (using teammates first and last names rather than referring to them by position or class). In addition, we will conduct a mock group interview where participants will answer questions posed from their teammates who will be role playing as members of the media, team officials, fans or alumni. We will also offer a mock call-in town hall or radio talk show to explain the differnces in media and how to handle left-field of off-the way questions. Understanding the impact of "MySpace," "Facebook", text messaging and emailing.

Sportsmanship - We will teach an interactive, entertaining way how to best represent yourself, your team and your school in challenging sportsmanship situations. We will again demonstrate positive and negative instances in real-life situations and ask groups and individual student-athletes to come up with responses that would improve or rectify embarrasing situations. Emphasis will be given towards acknowledging your opponenet, avoiding critical comments of officials and dealing with tough defeats.

Public Presentation - A final segment will be devoted to assisting in recruiting, job interviews, public speaking. The difference between your "private" and "public" answers. For coaches & administrators, how best to deliver speeches to fellow players or staff members as well as sponsers, civic, local support groups and the public in general. We will teach specifics on dress, mannerisms, posture and how best to effectively handle potentially sensitive questions.