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Everything you need to know about Youth Leadership Programs
Conducting a Youth Leadership Program
Conducting a Youth Leadership Program
When conducting Youth Leadership or Interpersonal Communication, you have a responsibility to research and adhere to local laws governing volunteer work with minors.
The Youth Leadership Program is a workshop consisting of eight one- to two-hour sessions that enable those between the ages of 14 and 18 to develop their communication and leadership skills through practical experience. The program is presented during or after school, or on weekends. In the workshop, young people will learn how to:
Evaluate their own speaking ability
Prepare and deliver speeches
Give impromptu talks
Control their voice, vocabulary, and gestures
Give constructive feedback and more
How the program works
How the program works
Participants in the Youth Leadership Program are selected by a sponsoring Toastmasters club or by a cooperating organization (such as a school). The workshops are limited to 25 students and are coordinated by Toastmasters members, with oversight from their club. Meetings are like Toastmasters club meetings in that there is an announced agenda that includes practice in parliamentary procedure, prepared and impromptu speeches, and the selection of presiding officers.
Want to coordinate a Youth Leadership Program? Read the Youth Leadership Program Workbook and Youth Leadership Coordinator’s Guide and speak with your club leadership. The decision to present a Youth Leadership Program is made by the club’s executive committee and the club President appoints an experienced and trusted Toastmaster to coordinate the program. Be prepared to provide your club leadership with any relevant information to help them feel confident that you will be an effective and responsible coordinator for the program.
Youth Leadership Program Workbook ($5): Workbook for Youth Leadership participants. Includes information and assignments for each meeting.
Youth Leadership Coordinator’s Guide ($16): Information for starting a Youth Leadership workshop, sources of students, publicity and outline of course projects. Learn more about Toastmasters International's Youth Leadership Program. Please note that Youth Leadership can only be purchased if you are a current Toastmasters Member. Coordinators must receive approval from their club executive committee before conducting a Youth Leadership Program.
Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Communication
When conducting Youth Leadership or Interpersonal Communication, you have a responsibility to research and adhere to local laws governing volunteer work with minors.
Are you a teacher or active community member who wants to help those between ages 14 and 18 grow their communication skills? The Interpersonal Communication program helps teens build effective listening and communication skills while understanding their own communication style. This Toastmaster’s created content is designed to support existing youth programs and groups in helping teenagers learn to become better communicators.
The program includes two manuals: the Team Member Manual, which has short assignments and materials to supplement group activities, and the Team Leader Manual, which includes the text of the Team Member manual plus notes for the teacher/mentor to explain activities and start discussions.
Interpersonal Communication Kit ($70): Interpersonal Communication is a Toastmasters youth communication module.
Interpersonal Communication can be used by teachers, youth program administrators, guidance counselors, church leaders, and other adult community members who mentor youth between the ages of 14 and 18. The Toastmaster's created content is designed to support existing youth programs and groups in helping teenagers learn to become better communicators. For example, this supplemental material can be used to support students working to improve their interpersonal communication skills.
The Interpersonal Communication module is flexible; team leaders can use all lessons or just parts of each, depending on the group's needs.
This kit includes one Team Leader Manual (Item 701A) and 10 copies of the Team Member Manual (Item 701B).
You do not have to be a Toastmasters member to share the benefits of this module.
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