Delegation Resource Manual: Month by Month Implementation Guide
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YMCA PA Youth & Government Program
Halloween Trick or Treat for UNICEF (United Nations Fund for Needy Children). Money
purchased school books for 6 African children. 10 members carried UNICEF boxes to homes to
collect money. Collected $125.
Back-to-school school supplies drive. Enough collected to provide supplies for 46 elementary
school students in the district. 37 HI-Y members participated (out of 40). Contributed over $575 in
school supplies.
Valentines Day Teachers Appreciation. Provided snacks and cards to all 65 teachers in the school.
13 HI-Y members made cards or brought snacks.
Ideas: Chronological, Most to Least (money, participants, served), Least to Most, Simple to
Complex, Most Controversial to Least controversial (doesn’t really apply here)
One more tip on organizing your thoughts—write it down, at least have good notes. Most of the
WORST speakers I’ve ever heard (including myself), were winging it.
Rounding Second - 10 minutes
So we have an idea about how to organize our thoughts, so let’s round second kick off our speech
with a powerful opening.
An effective opener should: (reveal newsprint)
1.
Sell the audience on listening.
2.
Introduce the topic.
3.
Establish credibility—introduce you, the speaker!
Who can tell me some tips for creating an effective opener—what are some of the things that we do
want to use in our opening? (Post on half of newsprint)
What are some things we don’t want to use in our opening? (Post).
Flying Past Third - 10 minutes
So, you’ve made it to third base. You’ve organized your speech and you’ve astounded them with
your opening. Now, we want to do everything we can to help the listeners hear, absorb, and
remember our talking points.
Call forward a volunteer. Give him/her a picture of a stick man. Ask him/her to give directions to
the group to replicate the picture—without saying stick man and without using hand gestures.
Listeners must follow the directions literally and exactly. When finished, allow the speaker to give
the same speech, letting him/her draw the figure on newsprint while speaking.
What does this activity demonstrate about public presentations? (people misinterpret things, you
should be clear, visual images make things much clearer).
