'THE BIG SHOW' JUNE 2014
Today I started my tenth Youth Leadership Program. This group of 17, 8th graders will be my biggest challenge.After I explained what Toastmasters was all about, I showed two videos from the 2007 Toastmasters International Speech contest.
Second place: Rory Vaden 'Slam'
First Place:Vikas Jhingran 'The Swami's Question'
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I feel a strong need to be a role model, I think I even met myself at
age 13, the class clown/trouble maker. Meeting yourself is such
a new challenge! This is when you reach down deep in your
experience as a Toastmaster, father, and teacher, because you
understand, you were there!
You understand the lack of a role model, maybe a parent who
lacks education? You must take the lead because you know
how hard life is without a education!
Rory Vaden opens his speech 'Slam' with his back to the audience.
"He asks have you ever been slammed? I know i'm being judged
right now, because they say never turn your back on the
audience." As he turns around he asks " how is it that you turn
things around.
In his close he says,as he turns around
"and that's how you turn things around" !
So how do you turn things around?
- First you open the door to public speaking
- You give our future leaders a voice
- Involve them in school speech programs
- Contact a Toastmasters club, and ask if this child can be
- a guest speaker?
- Find or ask a Toastmasters club to present the
- Youth Leadership Program.
- Contact a school or your students teacher.
I have seen how students, as young as nine, gain confidence and
overcome this fear of public speaking. Find out what the students
say. http://goo.gl/w3hlUl
We are the teachers of the future, please step- up. If you need more
information on how to start this program,
email me: york.ysta@gmail.com or search Youth Leadership at
See you at 'The Big Show' http://goo.gl/kYtLkR
York