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Abstract
Teen Ambassador Leadership Kit, (TALK), is an annual weekend retreat designed for teens interested in promoting and marketing 4-H in their communities. TALK organizers felt teens would benefit from an intensive weekend retreat focused on communication. TALK produces a network of educated and excited 4-H teens that are available to help with 4-H promotion and marketing. Participants arrive on Friday evening for team building activities, on Saturday they participate in one of the workshops offered and on Sunday morning each workshop group has the opportunity to share their completed projects and what they learned. At the conclusion of the retreat, teens are designated "County 4-H Ambassadors" and certificates of completion, professional business cards and polo shirts are presented. The TALK teen participants return home to share what they learned with their local county 4-H staff and help promote and market 4-H in their communities.
Highlights
The Idaho 4-H Teen TALK (Teen Ambassador Leadership Kit) Retreat inspires and builds confidence in youth who want to learn how to promote 4-H in their communities, as well as for those who want to plan and organize 4-H events
The survey administered to 4-H professionals asked what kind of interaction they had with the teens who returned from TALK, the quality of the help they received from the teens, if the teens used the materials they received at TALK, if they had contacted the TALK teens to help or if not why not, and to name three important skills the teens learned at the retreat or three skills that the teens seemed to be lacking
The local 4-H staff is working with the TALK teens, is appreciative of the training and felt the teens have gained skills such as confidence, willingness to participate, better knowledge of the 4-H program and the ability to speak in front of people
Summary
The Idaho 4-H Teen TALK (Teen Ambassador Leadership Kit) Retreat inspires and builds confidence in youth who want to learn how to promote 4-H in their communities, as well as for those who want to plan and organize 4-H events. TALK, an annual statewide retreat, was designed to encourage and aide teen's willingness to contribute and teach the life skills they need to organize community events and promote 4-H Youth Development. Idaho 4-H statistics from 2011 show only 12% of total enrolled youth are currently in grades 10-12, (Idaho ES 237), nationwide numbers from the Annual 4-H Youth Development Enrollment Report (2003) show 8% of the total at this grade level With this in mind, the TALK organizers felt teens would benefit directly from an intensive weekend retreat focusing on communication that was both challenging and fun. Younger teens in Idaho have indicated an interest in leadership roles and needed a venue to learn communication skills; the TALK retreat was created to meet this need. An alternative training, such as TALK, was needed for youth who could not travel long distances to the state ambassador training but still wanted to learn communication skills and become 4-H Ambassadors at the county level. (Gillespie, Bywater, Kent, & Kimball, 2009)
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