It is often said that "children are our most valuable natural resource." The youth speakers in the Relevant Speakers Network would agree. That's why they work so diligently to ensure that the next generation is as well-equipped as possible to deal with everything that life might throw their way.
How Do Youth Speakers Shape the Next Generation?
There is no one singular technique or method that youth speakers use to transform the lives of the students they work with. For many, it is as simple as providing them with a more positive outlook on life. After all, when young people believe that tomorrow can be better than today, they will work hard to make sure that they have the best possible future.
Of course, lots of youth speakers focus on building the self-confidence of their students. When young people believe that they cannot do something, they are unlikely to even try. However, when they believe that they have the potential inside of themselves to achieve great things, there is nothing that can stand in their way. By helping students to become more confident in their own abilities, youth speakers can create a generation that will accomplish things that previous generations believed to be impossible.
Youth speakers can also help their students to develop the soft skills that they will need later in life. Since these skills are rarely taught as part of most traditional school curriculums, it is not at all unusual for teenagers to struggle with basic communication or intelligent decision-making. Through life lessons, roleplaying, and question and answer sessions, youth speakers can help young people to understand the importance of these skills and provide them with guidance on how best to develop them.
By Helping Students, Youth Speakers Can Also Help Schools
When youth speakers begin their presentations, their main objective is to change the lives of the students who sit in front of them. However, in accomplishing their goal, they can also help the school system to work more efficiently, effectively, and harmoniously.
Schools who have had a youth speaker assembly tend to see a decrease in incidents of bullying in the weeks and months after the event. When students understand how to resolve their differences through communication instead of violence or abuse, they will be much less likely to lash out at each other. Instead, they will come to more peaceful conclusions to the issues they face.
Of course, when teachers don't have to spend their days policing fights, they can spend more time actually helping their students to learn. In schools where youth speaker assemblies lead to reductions in bullying rates, test scores often increase.
Youth speakers can also help students become more engaged and enthusiastic in the classroom. When a student's self-confidence is high and they believe in their own abilities, they are likely to try harder on tests, homework, and anything else that is assigned to them. Of course, when student engagement is high, test results are likely to follow a similar pattern.
By bringing change to both the students and their school, youth speakers can have a profound impact on the paths that the next generation takes in their lives.
Contact us today at Relevant Speakers Network to have us work with you on your next assembly!
