The Youth Leadership Program is a terrific way to help younger members of society begin learning more effective and leadership skills at a younger age.

The Youth Leadership Program helps young people develop the communication and leadership skills they need to be successful adults. The program is conducted by a coordinator for a group of young people under the age of eighteen, in four to eight sessions of one to two hours each. Ideally, there should be 15 to 25 participants; the minimum number is five.

Over the course of these sessions, participants learn about effective public speaking, have the opportunity to practice speaking themselves, and can be mentored by experienced Toastmasters if they desire. Friendships can and do blossom from the Youth Leadership experience.

This is a very effective way for a teenager to acquire the skills of speaking, listening, thinking, and evaluating -- all skills that are extremely important in today's world.

The sessions of the Youth Leadership Program covers a variety of topics which play a part in good public speaking.

	Gestures
	Vocal Variety
	Using Visual Aids
	Speech Organization
	Taking the Terror Out of a Talk
	Effective Speech Evaluation
	Constructing a Speech
	Relating to Your Audience