KA2 ADULTS RAISE YOUR VOICE
KA220-ADU-5C1B6DC2
Toolkit Modules – Guidelines
Context:
“Raise Your Voice” is a Strategic Partnership supporting innovation in the field of adult education aimed at exploring the potential of public speaking in response to the changing world in which most relationships and business agreement are done online and not in presence. This, to help young adults in the process of personal and professional development through the enhancement of advanced communication and entrepreneurial skills, with a specific focus on public speaking ability.
Structure:
The educational modules of the Toolkit will include the following ones:
- Theoretical knowledge about Public Speaking and its application in Entrepreneurial Fields
- Background information on the educational needs and socio-economical exclusion issues
- Soft skills, transversal skills, and competencies related to Public Speaking
- Innovatively co-designed methodologies addressed to decreed target groups
- Good practices of public speaking enhancement and entrepreneurial approach
- The role of educators in supporting co-creation dynamics within a group
- Development of autonomous tools of education in Public Speaking skill development
- To enhance specific speaking skills
- To commute and increase these skills’ applicability inside of an Entrepreneurial approach
- To boost the communicative efficiency
Every module will contain:
- Introduction; Workshops; Conclusion
Type of workshop:
The workshops of the toolkit should be elaborated as group sessions (2 workshops for each topic).
For the development of each session, the following aspects should be considered: Workload, Methods and Delivery.
| Workload | Methods | Delivery |
| Typology of the sessions: – theoretical – practicalTimeframe of each session: – duration structure (ex. 10 min intro, 40 min implementation, 15 min debriefing). | Verbal Methods: oral presentation method, method of lecturing and teaching, writing method, method of conversation, case display method, method of discussion, problem solving method.Practical Methods:practical working method, method of independent learning, learning in an online environment. | Video Content: video materials intended for the session topic.Theoretical Content: reading materials created to broaden the video content.Practical Content: various exercises that will foster the learning process.Knowledge Content: short quizzes; uploads of completed tasks will be expected. |
Guidelines for workshops
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| SESSION “Module 10: To boost the communicative efficiency” | |
| Objectives of the session | This session will focus on boosting communication efficiency.The objectives of the module:Learners will learn what is communication skills and how they could use them in an efficient way.Learners will understand what kind of methods they can use to develop communication skills.Learners will practice exercises to develop their communication skills through role-playingLearners will understand how exercises help their communication skills development by debriefing. |
| Methodology | Non-Formal Education (NFE), Role Playing, Oral Presentation, Using Body Language, Debriefing, Discussion |
| Timeframe | Total Duration = 75 minutesIntroduction: 10 min.Theoretical Part: 5 min.Activity: 45 min.Debriefing: 15 min. |
| Materials | 40 random pictures to use for role-playing exerciseLinks for the possible picture ideas: |
| Delivery Content(s) | PPT presentation for introduction partParticipant list |
| Target Group | Young AdultsDisadvantaged young adults aged 18-25 coming from marginalized urban and rural communitiesYoung adult NEETsNGO workersCultural WorkersYouth WorkersSocial WorkersBusiness people |
| Participants Number | Flexible numbers (At least 5, Max. 12 people per group is recommended) |
| Procedure | The procedure of the workshop session will be described by 3 steps:STEP 1: INTRODUCTIONThe facilitator will present introductory and theoretical info about communication skills. Here are the topics that facilitators need to explain to the learners.Warm-up questions.How important is having good communication skills in your daily life?How does developing communication skills contribute to your personal/professional development?Do you know some techniques that develop communication skills?Importance of communication skills in daily life, career advancement, teaching, politics, and activism3 elements of communication: words, tone of voice and body languageHow to improve your communication skills by using specific methodologiesHow role-playing improves communication skills STEP 2: WORKSHOP In this part, the participants will exercise to develop their communication skills through a roleplaying approach. How it worksStart by talking about the 3 elements of communication: words, tone of voice and body language, and continue by asking the question: ‘What do you think about the importance of body language in communication?’.ImplementationFor this exercise, you can use photos that reflect certain emotions with facial expressions and body language, which you can find in magazines or the internet. Show the photos to learners in order to make them pick one of them without saying to each other. After everybody chose the picture, each learner will act as the image by using only “I feel…..” sentences. Learners should not be used the words that the picture has. Learners have to explain the picture that he/she picked by describing feelings. After that other participants try to guess the selected picture.In addition to talking about the person’s emotion while chatting about the picture, ask, “What thoughts do you think through in your mind at that moment? So what does your inner voice say to itself? What do you think might have caused him to feel this way?” You can enrich the study by asking When you have finished evaluating the pictures, share the results of your research on the 3 elements of communication. You can complete the exercise by sharing your suggestions about body language. STEP 3: CONCLUSION AND DEBRIEFINGIn this part, learners will be asked about the takeaways from the session.Suggested questions for the facilitators for the debriefing part.To what extent, roleplaying can help you to develop your communication skills?How do you feel when you play the action on the image?What are the most interesting takeaways from the workshop?After facilitators and learners have a discussion and debriefing, the workshop will be finalized. |
| Tips for Trainer | Prepare training materials before the training dayBefore starting the session get participants to know by doing warm-up exercisesStart the session by asking questions to learn about learners’ needs and current situationCreate an environment for trust and encourage creativityBe open for questions and manage the sessions interactively |
| Resources | |
| Tips for Trainer | Prepare training materials before the training dayBefore starting the session get participants to know by doing warm-up exercisesStart the session by asking questions to learn about learners’ needs and current situationCreate an environment for trust and encourage creativityBe open for questions and manage the sessions interactively |
| Resources |