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Youth Leadership Presentation. by Ron Clark, DTM Toastmasters Leadership Institute Training To District 25 Toastmasters Club Officers. Starting a Youth Leadership Program . Decision is made by your Toastmasters Club Executive Committee. Committee explains this program to all members.
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Youth Leadership Presentation by Ron Clark, DTM Toastmasters Leadership Institute Training To District 25 Toastmasters Club Officers
Starting a Youth Leadership Program • Decision is made by your Toastmasters Club Executive Committee. • Committee explains this program to all members. • Club Presidents select a Youth Leadership coordinator. • Coordinator appoints an assistant.
Where can you find participants? • Stay at Home Schoolers • Key Club of Kiwanis • Interact of Rotary • Demolay of the Masons • Hi-Y of the YMCA • 4-H Clubs • Junior Achievement • Scout troops
Club Benefits • Coordinator’s efforts can support completing their Advanced Toastmaster Gold Award. • May provides future membership growth for your Club. • Gives a Club a chance to expand their communications and leadership skills.
What Students Can Learn? • An informal course in the arts of communication and leadership skills. • Overcome nervousness when speaking before an audience. • Learn how to organize and present ideas logically and convincingly. • Listen carefully to others’ ideas. • Offer helpful advice and participate in group discussions.
How Long Will This Last? • The Youth leadership program is designed to develop speaking and leadership skills for students ages 13-17. The workshop runs for 8 weeks and is run similar to a regular Toastmaster Meeting. Meetings normally lasts 2 hours. The students run the meeting and the coordinator provides training and guidance. After the eight meeting, they will plan a picnic to celebrate their training, give speeches, do table topics, and say thanks for the Toastmasters club.
What is learned - Lesson 1 • Explains the Youth Leadership Program. • Establishes an atmosphere of friendliness and support among participants. • Determines participants’ present speaking abilities. • Introduces participants to the principles of chairmanship. • Selects leadership positions.
What is learned - Lesson 2 • Helps participants develop their speaking skills. • Familiarizes participants with the purpose and principles of evaluation. • One third of participants give their first speech. • International Speech Contest videos are shown during this presentation.
What is learned - Lesson 3 • Allows the second group of participants to develop their speaking skills. • Enables participants to develop impromptu speaking skills. • Enables participants to learn and practice
What is learned - Lesson 4 • Allows the third group of participants to develop their speaking skills. • Enables participants to further practice chairmanship through a second election of officers. • Discussions of speech organization.
What is learned - Lesson 5 • Allows one-third of participants to present an advanced speech, emphasizing a good organization. • Gives students more knowledge of chairmanship. • Enables participants to develop their listening skills.
What is learned - Lesson 6 • Allows the second one-third of participants to present an “advanced” speech, emphasizing good organization and using gestures. • Gives participants more practice in leading and participating in meetings.
What is learned – Lesson 7 • Allows the remaining one-third of participants to present an “advanced” speech, emphasizing good organization and proper voice and vocabulary. • Gives participants the opportunity to review their process. • Students plan to session 8 to select a final program to conduct their meeting.
What is learned – Lesson 8 • Allows participants to practice their newly acquired speaking and chairmanship skills. • Participants plan a special event for their relatives and community members to showcase their skills.
Special Event • Students showcase their newly acquired skills to their family, friends, sponsoring Toastmasters Club, and other community members. • Event may be held in conjunction with a banquet. • Participants chose the program of their choice. The Toastmasters Club will publicize this event and collect pictures.
References • # 801, Youth Leadership Information Brochure - Explains how to start a Youth Leadership Program, and the benefits to your Club and community. #802, Youth Leadership Coordinator’s Guide - Information for starting Youth Leadership, sources of students, publicity and outline of course projects. #803, Youth Leadership Promotional Packet - Contains ten information pamphlets (801) and sample news releases (808). #808, Youth Leadership Publicity - Five sample news releases to publicize an upcoming Youth Leadership Program, report its progress, and announce its completion.
Final Comments • Add this program schedule to our District 25 web site. • Contact Ron Clark, DTM if you have any questions contact me attoastmasters@ronbclark.com • My handout can be found at www.d25toastmasters.org/tli/resourcesAny Questions?