I coach at a smaller school. I agree with the above statement completely, though sometimes you don't really have a middle school to scout at. If that's the case, you have to grab the kids within the first couple of weeks of school while they're still looking to find what extracurricular activities they want to participate in. Have announcements over the loud speaker if possible. My best bet though is going and having a new members meeting advertised by Posters around the school. Mine usually entail a big, fun slogan along with a picture in the middle and at the bottom a “Join Forensics Speech” or “Join Forensics Debate” followed by the date in which the meeting is.
Good Slogans (pictures should be self-explanatory – or you should be able to use your own creativity):
- “Zach Efron did it – SO SHOULD YOU!”
- “In God We Trust – All Others We Cross-examine”
- “Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, Oprah… and YOU [insert picture here]” – a picture of each person
- “Like Big Trophies?”
- “Wanna Be like James Earl Jones aka DARTH VADAR?”
- “Suffer from Multiple Personality Disorder?”
- “Debate Your Parents – And WIN”
- “Ever Sit on the Can and Make Random Noises Just to Pass the Time?”
- “Wanna Break Out of Your Shell?”
- “Learn How to Get Out of Any Situation”
- “Like Talking to Walls?”
- “Be WICKED like Idina Menzel” – yes, apparently Idina did do forensics! Just found it out like a week ago. haha
Just be creative and have fun with it. Once you're at the meeting, be engaging and do an HI/Duo and then the teasers of other events.
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