Success StoryKenton County Communication Program



Kenton County Communication Program

Author: Ola Donahue

Planning Unit: Kenton County CES

Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum

Plan of Work: Communication and Expressive Arts

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Facebook, Twitter, texting are how today’s youth communicate. Social media has become an important form of communication for all of us. Communication is essential to youth success and social media can certainly enhance youth communication skills. However, it is effecting verbal communication among our youth and can affect their future success. Verbal communication skills, like anything else, must be taught. The proper ways to speak, make eye contact and use body language are all a part of the communication skills that play a role in a young person’s success. Without good verbal skills, it will be difficult to find a job, ace a job interview, start a business, etc. (Dr. Linette, Empowering Youth) Kenton Co extension 4-H in cooperation with six school districts in Kenton County implemented 4-H speech and the demonstrations program into 4-H  School Clubs beginning in Dec 2017.  92 Students attended the county communication event. 98% of the students  stated they would like to participate in the program again. 36 students had participated in the communication event before.  Two of the students stated that they overcame their fear of speaking in public after participating in the communication program and event.






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