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| Help! Need to talk to highschoolers about leadersh |
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| Luminous |
| 03/16/04 at 00:06:10 |
| [slm] Need some help here. I was asked to address an audience of highschool students over the weekend on the need for youth leadership. The problem is I have 1 hour and there is so much one can talk about that I don't know where to start. Some thoughts I had were maybe to start off making it interactive and getting a feel for what they see as leadership and the roles of youth in leadership. From there I don't know what to do or if I should even start off like that. Plus does anyone have suggestions on public speaking? I haven't done it in a long time and lately get very nervous when I have to do it. I end up talking too fast and forgetting what I needed to talk about or say. Or just bombing in general. PLEASE HELP!! ??? [wlm] :-) |
| Re: Help! Need to talk to highschoolers about lead |
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| theOriginal |
| 03/16/04 at 12:13:40 |
| [slm] Any Toronto MYNA people on here?!! Okay so I was never an active part of the MYNA stuff, but I remember this one leadership camp I attended with my sister three years ago. I have some pretty terrible memories of that camp. 70 hijaabis getting lost in the woods for 4 hours can be pretty painful, especially when you're in hickville, and all the villagers walking around have a rifle with them. Meanwhile, i kept saying "guys stop walking south, and stop trespassing" and no one was listening. Then, we got caught, trust me, we werent hard to spot, and then my sister started crying. What a mess! Then our halaqa teacher (a brother) gave us a lecture at the bonfire about how we should all be lowering our gaze, and another 20 sisters started crying. It was...really...emotional. THE POINT!!!!! I remember at least three brothers came to speak. 2 of them made me feel like a piece of dirt for being alive and being female and being a student. But the third! MashaAllah...he did an awesome job. He redeemed the entire experience for me, and restored my faith in MYNA camps and leadership, itself. He got our attention by bringing in a box and saying something like "this box has the coolest thing in it, and if you listen to me, i'll show you what's in it." He went on to talk about the qualities of a leader, muslim-style, and he asked lots and lots of questions, so we actually felt like we were being spoken with and not spoken at. Finally, after he finished (sorry my memory stinks), the conclusion was that since we are leaders, and we now know what that entails, we don't even have to know what's in the box, because it doesn't really matter. Now an hour is not a very long time, but if you had a little more time you could have started off with an activity. I remember we had to do this activity where we were asked to make a tower with straws in groups of 5 without saying anything but 6 words that had been decided beforehand by the group. (tape, scissors, straws) whoever made a tower that touched the ceiling without falling over if touched (or something) won. I'm not quite sure how that applies, but you get the point. An activity would be cool. Public speaking....crack jokes. Seriously, I remember when I started TA-ing, I used to be so nervous, and my classes (4 of 30 students each) would simply NOT listen to me. I knew I had to change my pathetic strategy. So one day I walked in and said "alright guys everyone ready for their pop test?" Worked like a charm. I just needed that initial roll-forward mechanism. My classes are my stand up comedy stages now :) The other day I missed a class, and 6 of them emailed our professor asking him if I was okay. He called me later in the day and said "man they must really love you" (Good feeling) Best of luck! Sounds very exciting. Wasalaam. |
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