Thursday, September 26, 2013

Do you want to be a GUEST Blogger?


Youth Speaker's Coach is looking for a few Guest Bloggers to join our blog-writing crew. If you have some practical communication, speaking or preaching advice for those who speak to students, we would love to publish your original thoughts and ideas (posts between 500-1000 words) here on YSC.

Just send me an email at mattmaiberger@gmail.com and with your guest-blog post submission!

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

3 Quick "C's" to Upping Your Communication Game with Students Immediately


Want to improve your communication skills with students for next week?

Try implementing these 3 quick tips to up your game immediately:

1. Contact

As in better EYE CONTACT. Start using the 5-second-rule and improve your eye contact. Engage a specific student with 5-seconds of eye contact. Then, break eye contact and connect with a different student in the room.

2. Content

As in strong, BIBLICAL CONTENT. Add in an "illustrated Bible story" next week. Get students up front with you and have them act out the Bible story while you narrate it.

3. Connect

As in CONNECTING THROUGH STORY. Intentionally "tell" your stories next week. Engage the students' five senses in the story. What did it look like, smell like, sound like, feel like and taste like? Use a couple "character voices" in the telling your stories.

Interested in more practical tips to becoming a better youth communicator? Check out the new Kindle book, How to Become a Youth Speaking Ninja


Tuesday, September 24, 2013

First Cohort is in the History Books!

The Youth Communicator's Cohort held it's first conference call for 2013/2014. It was great! The group discussed Message Outline & Structure.

Want to listen in to the first call?