Youth Leadership Presentation

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Youth Leadership Presentation

• by
• Ron Clark, DTM
• Toastmasters Leadership Institute Training
• To District 25 Toastmasters Club Officers

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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.

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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

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Club Benefits

• Coordinators 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 Coordinators 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.

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Final Comments

• Add this program schedule to our District 25 web
  site.
• Contact Ron Clark, DTM if you have any questions
  contact me at toastmasters_at_ronbclark.com
• My handout can be found at www.d25toastmasters.org
  /tli/resourcesAny Questions?