Jean Luong, ACG, ALB DISTRICT 57 YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 2015-2016

PROPOSAL for DISTRICT 57 2015-2016

YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Jean Luong, ACG, ALB

DISTRICT 57 YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 2015-2016

To nurture & empower our youth to become a good communicator and leader through practical experience

Using Toastmasters' unique eight-session, workshop-style

Meetings follow a format similar to that of a Toastmasters club meeting

YLP’s are usually sponsored by the local Toastmasters club and are led by Toastmaster members.

A program can include 10-20 students of any school-age group


INTRODUCTION OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (YLP)

https://tmyouth.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/the-sessions-in-a-ylp/

Local Toastmasters club serves as sponsor, providing the coordinators & experienced leaders

Usually pay for the YLP kits needed to run this program

Create opportunities for club members to improve their leadership and public speaking skills

Serve as an effective PR tool for the Toastmaster club to interested parents and the community


YLP SPONSORING CLUB

The adult conducting most of the training and counseling participants

Must be an active Toastmaster in good standing & have accomplished 6 CC speech projects

May have support from a Toastmaster assistant and various guest speakers

Sharpen your own public speaking & leadership skills, & fulfill 1 requirement for ACG.

An ultimate opportunity for Toastmasters to help our youth and serve our community!


YLP COORDINATOR


RECOGNITION for recently COMPLETED YLPs

YLP Sponsoring Club

YLP Coordinators

Age Range Class size Location Time Frame

ChevMasters Alan Paolini & Ron Catoire

5th grade ~28 Buena Vista Elementary , Walnut Creek

every spring (10 sessions)

Confidence Builders

David Eglinsdoerfer

5th grade ~28 Buena Vista Elementary, Walnut Creek

every spring (10 sessions)

Mare Island Toastmasters

Juni Abuda HS students

24 Kaiser Permanente Vallejo

6/26 to 8/7/15, 9am-10:30am (4 sessions + ceremony)

Citizens for Better Communicators

Albert Mo (head coach)

HS students

15-20(47-60 students)

Tri-City 6/20-7/26 (5 sessions)

Island City Toastmasters

Dennis Neary 15 15 Girls Inc. of the Island City, Alameda

7/2-7/24 (5 sessions)

Star Search Club Nilva Fuller 12-18 19 Hindu Community and Cultural Center (HCCC)Livermore

7/12 to 8/30/15 (8 sessions)

Citizens for Better Community has sponsored YLPs for the past 18 years, & Albert Mo has involved with the program >7 consecutive years!

ChevMasters has coordinated YLPs at Buena Vista Elementary for 8+consecutive years, with Ron Catoire coordinated for 9 years and Alan Paolini for 8 years!

Kaiser Vallejo has sponsored a summer YLP in the past 10 years!


SPECIAL RECOGNITION & APPLAUSE GO TO…


EXPAND the AWARENESS & COLLABORATION in the COMMUNITY

RECRUIT, SUPPORT & RECOGNIZE for YLP COORDINATORS & SPONSORING CLUBS

PROPOSALS for 2015-2016 YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM


Contact different organizations to widen the network and set up future collaboration for YLP & Toastmasters:◦ GATE: Fremont School District and other districts

(Prasad Bodas)◦ Girls Inc. Alameda, San Ramon, & Oakland (Dennis

Neary)◦ Kaiser: Summer Intern and Youth Programs @ Vallejo

and other Kaisers (Juni Abuda)◦ Churches: (Savitha Setlur, Juni Abuda...)◦ Schools: Concord & Walnut Creek area (Alan Paolini &

Ron) & San Leandro through debate club (Dennis Neary)

I. EXPAND the AWARENESS & COLLABORATION in the COMMUNITY


Toastmasters Time TV: create more shows to specifically for and about YLP

Chinese Talk show Radio, reaching out to >500 Chinese families in the Bay Area

District and Club Websites: an effective PR mean for YLPs and Toastmasters

I. EXPAND the AWARENESS & COLLABORATION in the COMMUNITY


RECRUIT Start district movement & friendly competition

for each Area to start > 1 new YLPs this coming year

District & Club Officers serve as the eyes and ears to recruit for more YLP coordinators and sponsoring clubs

Training @ TLI for interested Coordinators Promote YLPs & Recruit for more Coordinators @

District Website, Newsletter, DECM & District Conferences

II. RECRUIT, SUPPORT & RECOGNIZE for YLP COORDINATORS & SPONSORING CLUBS


SUPPORT Form a committee of experienced YLP

coordinators to mentor 1st-time YLP coordinators.

Provide template of agenda & schedule, beside the coordinator guide book from TI, to provide extra resource.

Set up and expand on standing arrangement with different organizations that have collaborated/ supported YLP



RECOGNITION COORDINATORS:

◦ Provide extra incentive for continue coordinating, beyond credit toward ACG

◦ Present certificate to coordinator @ program ceremony/ contest by district officers.

◦ Consider giving an official name badge and/or award ribbons for coordinators completed > 3 programs

SPONSORING CLUBS:

◦ Certificates for Sponoring Clubs

◦ Award ribbons and special recognition for clubs who have sponsored > 3 YLPs @ Spring District Conference (ChevMasters, Citizens for Better Communicators, Mare Island Toastmasters, Union City Club, etc..)

◦ Suggestions of other forms of recognitions & encouragement???



SHARPEN YOUR TOASTMASTERS SKILLS

EMPOWER & NURTURE OUR YOUTH

BE A YLP COORDINATOR & SPONSORING CLUB!!!

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Jean Luong, ACG, ALB DISTRICT 57 YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 2015-2016