1. Youth Leadership Program
District 71
What’s Your Legacy?

4. 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

5. 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

6. Opportunity

7. The Facts

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

10. The Facts

11. During, after school, or on weekends.
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

12. What materials are available?

13. 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.

14. What equipment will I need?

15. 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

16. How large are the groups?

17. 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

18. Those struggling to find their voice are best candidates.

20. How do I approach a school?

21. 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

22. Security Checks

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

24. How do I get time off work to deliver this?

25. 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

26. Who presents the program?

27. 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.

28. What are the sessions like?

29. 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

30. What do the sessions cover?

31. 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)

32. Adapting for a UK or Irish audience

33. 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

34. Showcase

35. 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

36. Showcase

37. 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

38. Questions?

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

41. What’s Your Legacy?

42. 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