Youth Leadership Program District 71 Whats Your Legacy

Youth Leadership Program District 71 What’s Your Legacy?

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Youth Leadership Program Certificate • Can be put towards your Advanced Communication Gold (ACG) Award. • Could be used for High Performance Leadership (HPL) project if co-ordinating other TMs or clubs to deliver www. toastmasters. org

What will we cover today? • • What is YLP – The Facts Materials and Equipment How to contact schools Security checks How to get time off from work The YLP Program and meetings Showcase - PR Opportunities Working with a team of Toastmasters www. toastmasters. org

Opportunity www. toastmasters. org

The Facts www. toastmasters. org

The Facts • • • Workshops & a showcase 8 -10 sessions 1 -2 hours Up to 25 participants Develop communication and leadership skills through practical experience. www. toastmasters. org

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The Facts During, after school, or on weekends. Participants learn to: • Evaluate their own current speaking ability • Prepare and deliver speeches • Give impromptu talks (Table Topics) • Control voice, vocabulary and gestures • Give constructive feedback • Take on responsibilities in the form of roles www. toastmasters. org

What materials are available? www. toastmasters. org

What materials are available? $17 per kit. Includes 5 workbooks, 5 certificates, 1 coordinator certificate, 1 x coordinator’s guide and a pad of evaluation forms. www. toastmasters. org

What equipment will I need? www. toastmasters. org

What equipment will I need? A fellow Toastmaster or two! Workbooks Coordinator guides Certificates Evaluation sheets Agendas Register Card Paper List of Table Topics Flipchart/Whiteboard pen and board/pad Optional gifts for the students www. toastmasters. org

How large are the groups? www. toastmasters. org

How large are the groups? • Maximum of 25 people. • 15 students for 90 minutes works well, as an after-school club. • Participants are selected by the school. • Quiet and “challenging” students www. toastmasters. org

Those struggling to find their voice are best candidates. www. toastmasters. org

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How do I approach a school? www. toastmasters. org

How do I approach a school? • • • Careers/English/Drama Teacher Cite work-ready kids for Ofsted report Letter to parents Overview of benefits Testimonials / referrals Be prepared to answer questions about cost/time/program details www. toastmasters. org

Security Checks www. toastmasters. org

Security Checks • England & Wales – DBS check – via school (no charge - school pays person) or independently £ 60 online • Ireland – Garda Vetting - No charge • Disclosure Scotland website – Protecting Vulnerable Groups – £ 59 to start. £ 18 to refresh www. toastmasters. org

How do I get time off work to deliver this? www. toastmasters. org

How do I get time off work to deliver this? • Speak to your employer about Corporate Social Responsibility • Time off for community work • If not, could you create some TOIL? • Could you reduce your lunch breaks by 30 mins over the week to make your time up? • Pitch it as a development opportunity for you to deliver training to a class www. toastmasters. org

Who presents the program? www. toastmasters. org

Who presents the program? • A local Toastmasters club serves as sponsor and provides a coordinator to present the program. • The coordinator attends each meeting • Coordinator will lead most of the presentations and counsel participants. • TM assistants can fill in for the coordinator should they be unable to attend a meeting, can demo speeches, TT and evaluations. www. toastmasters. org

What are the sessions like? www. toastmasters. org

What are the sessions like? • Meetings generally follow the format of a Toastmasters club meeting. • Includes: an agenda, prepared speeches, evaluations, Table Topics & the selection of presiding officers. • Each session has a lesson to develop the skills week by week www. toastmasters. org

What do the sessions cover? www. toastmasters. org

What do the sessions cover? • • Introduction to Chairmanship Introduction to Public Speaking Impromptu Speaking Organising Your Speech Listening Gestures in Speaking Voice and Vocabulary Show Your Skills (Showcase) www. toastmasters. org

Adapting for a UK or Irish audience www. toastmasters. org

Adapting for a UK or Irish audience • I added two extra sessions before the Showcase to provide a dress rehearsal and a re-cap session which allows for catching up on any absence, plus extra practise. • We have an icebreaker in session one called “The shield” to help with topic choices. • I use the kipper diagram to reinforce structure • I create the agendas each week • I always have two reserve speakers • I do group evaluations • I added a grammarian • I have a showcase committee www. toastmasters. org

Showcase www. toastmasters. org

Showcase • Each child delivers a 4 -5 minute speech in a topic of their choosing • Order is decided in the dress-rehearsal • Parents, teachers and friends are invited • Showcase committee handle tickets, refreshments and room layout • I write handmade personalised cards for each child to keep with a personal message inside based on what I have learned about them • The students receive their certificates www. toastmasters. org

Showcase www. toastmasters. org

What did we cover today? • • What is YLP – The Facts Materials and Equipment How to contact schools Security checks How to get time off from work The YLP Program and meetings Showcase - PR Opportunities Working with a team of Toastmasters www. toastmasters. org

Questions? www. toastmasters. org

When will you start your Youth Leadership Program? Who could you team up with? Who could you serve/help? What’s stopping you? www. toastmasters. org

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What’s Your Legacy? www. toastmasters. org

Toastmasters Mission We empower individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders • • We build new clubs and support all clubs in achieving excellence. We provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth Values: Integrity, Respect, Service, Excellence www. toastmasters. org