Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program and Student Engagement

Norms Equity of Voice Active Listening Respect for All Perspectives Safety and Confidentiality** Respectful Use of Technology ** A safe environment for building communication and leadership skills!

What Is Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program? The Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program helps youth: Overcome their nervousness Organize and present effective presentations Develop their impromptu speaking and listening skills Learn to deliver positive feedback to encourage others Participate in and lead meetings

Arizona College and Career Readiness Skills The standards are designed to ensure that our students remain competitive in the global market of the 21st century.

Student Engagement Everyone has a role. Roles rotate week to week. Toastmasters = full engagement Roles include: Toastmaster Speakers Evaluators Table Topics Word Master The “Ah” Counter General Evaluator

Toastmaster Structure Students are given responsibilities to include preparing/critiquing speeches Speeches are both formal and informal Formal speeches are prepared in advance (3 minutes) Informal speeches are based on an impromptu topic (1 minute) – Table Topics Speeches are evaluated

Formal Speech Nate Williams participated in the Sahuarita Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program in my classroom in 2007

Table Topics Are you ready??

Conclusion Let me know if you need more information about implementing a Toastmasters Youth Leadership program in your classroom!