Raise Your Voice

The Consortium applied for the "Raise Your Voice" project to address the growing demand for advanced communication skills, particularly in public speaking, due to the increasing shift to online interactions in the modern world. The COVID-19 pandemic further emphasized the importance of these skills as remote working became prevalent. Our project aimed to support young adults, including those not in employment, education, or training (NEETs), by enhancing their communication and entrepreneurial abilities, with a particular focus on public speaking competences. We recognized the urgent need to provide them with skills that would improve their employability in an increasingly competitive job market. By developing an innovative methodology grounded in non-formal education principles, we aimed to equip, firstly adult education trainers with specific competences on how to deliver trainings addtressed to young adults using NFE methodologies applied to public speaking skills; secondly, providing young adults with the necessary skills for success in job market. The high unemployment rates across Europe underscored the importance of our intervention.

Through the implementation of the project, the partners aimed to achieve the following objectives: - Enhanced advanced communication and entrepreneurial skills among young adult NEETs, with a specific focus on public speaking ability. - Developed skills among young adult educators and disseminated new tools and methodologies to enhance young adults' public speaking skills and competitiveness. - Improved the quality of work and programs offered to young learners.

In order to reach these objectives, the partners implemented the following activities: - Developed a Research Toolkit, incorporating innovative tools with an educational approach based on Non-Formal Education (NFE). - Created a Guidebook, available as a physical book and an E-book, offering orientation and methodological guidance for implementing entrepreneurial-oriented public speaking activities involving young adults. - Successfully conducted an International Piloting program, involving educators/trainers from partner organizations (5 per country/partner). - Established a web platform in multiple languages, featuring tutorial videos and E-modules for the self-development of operators and young adults in the field of public speaking and communication skill development. - Organized a Multiplier Event in each partner country, with the participation of 100 individuals from the general public, local adult operators, educators, young adults, and stakeholders per event.

In order to reach these objectives, the partners produced the following project results: - Developed a Research Toolkit containing innovative tools with an educational approach based on Non-Formal Education (NFE). - Created a Guidebook available as a physical book and an E-book, offering orientation and methodological guidance for operators in the implementation of entrepreneurial-oriented public speaking involving young adults. - Established a web platform in multiple languages, featuring tutorial videos and E-modules for the self-development of operators and young adults in the field of public speaking and communication skill development.