The Youth Leadership Program is a workshop consisting of eight one- to two-hour sessions that enable students to develop communication and leadership skills through practical experience. The program is presented during or after school, or on weekends.
In this Leadership program, participants learn to:
- Evaluate present speaking ability
- Organize and give speeches
- Give impromptu talks
- Control voice, vocabulary and gestures
- Give constructive feedback and much, much more
Each Youth Leadership Program group is limited to 25 people. Participants are selected by the sponsoring Toastmasters club or by a cooperating organization (such as a school).
In the Youth Leadership Program, a local Toastmasters club serves as sponsor and provides a coordinator to present the program. The individual coordinator attends each meeting, where he or she will lead most of the presentations and counsel participants.
In the Youth Leadership Program, the coordinator assigns an assistant who can fill in for the coordinator should he or she be unable to attend a meeting.
Meetings generally follow a format similar to that of a Toastmasters club meeting, including an announced agenda, practice in parliamentary procedure, and the selection of presiding officers.
Contact Ken Starks: ken.starks@district1toastmasters.org
Read the Youth Leadership Program Workbook and Youth Leadership Coordinator’s Guide to learn more.