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The Art of Persuasion for Youth Workers
Training Course
6-11 April 2025 | Amsterdam, NL, Netherlands
The Art of Persuasion for Youth Workers
Amsterdam, NL | April 6-11, 2025
Join our interactive training course, The Art of Persuasion, and transform into an influential Youth Work advocate, equipped with contemporary skills tailored to the needs of Erasmus+ style youth work.
This training is designed specifically for Youth Workers who wish to enhance their ability to connect with, inspire, and support young people. The course emphasizes the practical application of persuasion skills in fostering youth engagement, promoting active citizenship, and addressing the challenges faced by young individuals in an ever-evolving world.
By mastering the art of persuasion, participants will learn to amplify their impact in critical areas of youth work, including advocacy, conflict resolution, empowerment, and community-building. The training explores how persuasion can facilitate deeper connections, encourage meaningful participation, and strengthen youth voices in decision-making processes.
Why Persuasion Matters in Youth Work
Erasmus+ style youth work prioritizes inclusivity, empowerment, and active engagement. Persuasion skills are vital for Youth Workers to:
Inspire action: Persuasion helps motivate young people to take part in opportunities like volunteering, Erasmus+ projects, and local initiatives.
Facilitate understanding: Youth Workers can address misconceptions, build trust, and foster a sense of belonging.
Advocate for youth: By presenting compelling arguments, Youth Workers can champion youth rights, promote equality, and influence policy changes.
Enhance collaboration: Persuasion fosters stronger partnerships with stakeholders, including schools, local organizations, and policymakers, ensuring better resources and opportunities for young people.
This course bridges the gap between theory and practice, providing Youth Workers with tools to navigate real-world challenges effectively.
Program Overview
Day 1: Arrival and Orientation
Day 2: Unleashing the Art of Persuasion
Session 1: Introduction to the Power of Persuasion in Youth Work
Explore how persuasion aligns with Erasmus+ principles and enhances youth engagement.
Session 2: Essential Techniques for Persuasion Mastery
Practical tools for influencing young people positively.
Session 3: Rational Persuasion and Its Limitations
Discuss when logic works and why emotional connection matters.
Session 4: Emotional Persuasion and Its Inevitability
Explore storytelling and empathy as tools for empowerment.
Day 3: Elevating Your Persuasion Skills
Session 1: The Power of First Impressions in Youth Work
Session 2: Building a Persuasive Personality
Session 3: Creating Rapport and Its Criticism in Youth Contexts
Session 4: Persuasive Body Language in Cross-Cultural Communication
Day 4: Mastery in the Art of Persuasion
Session 1: Handling Objections: Disarming and Persuading Skeptics
Techniques for conflict resolution and youth dialogue.
Session 2: Emotional Intelligence in Persuasion
Understanding youth emotions to foster better communication.
Session 3: The Science of Persuasion: Techniques to Convince and Influence
Applying research-based strategies in youth work settings.
Session 4: Course Conclusion and Celebration
Day 5: Cultural Program
Day 6: Departure
Accommodation
Participants will stay at the training venue in shared 2-4 bed rooms, fostering community building and networking opportunities among Youth Workers.
Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for Youth Workers, youth leaders, and Erasmus+ project coordinators eager to enhance their communication skills and make a lasting difference in the lives of young people.
Step into a world of transformation—enroll now for a journey of influence and persuasion designed for impactful youth work!
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Your kind of training?
Apply now! Application deadline (24h UTC): 20 January 2025 Date of selection: 6 February 2025Training overview
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/12921
This Training Course is
for 8-16 participants
from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries 
, Other countries in the world , Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers, Volunteering mentors, Youth coaches, Youth researchers, Youth influencers
Working language(s):
English
Warsaw TEDx Training Center (Youth NGO)
Our approach is based on the belief that the best learning methods combine formal as well as non-formal and informal methods of education. We implement this belief in our programs! Our program combines the formal methods of education – providing the actual knowledge to students (participants of the courses) by the tutor; explaining the material and giving examples. At the same time, we try to involve the methods of non-formal and informal education. We use the games and exercises that allow students in a non-formal way to have a better understanding of the topic, to see the ways of practical use of the knowledge. We try to involve participants in the learning process. We try to activate their thinking about their own experiences which could be relevant to the topic. We believe learning through understanding the relevance of the material to own experience is the most effective.
Participants of the projects usually have great experiences and have a lot to learn from each other. Because of that reason during the projects we create the space for learning each other. We encourage participants to get to know each other more, to spend free time with each other sharing experiences. As the result of our projects we often had new professional partnerships among the participants. We try to make sure that our projects are not just the place to learn about the topic but also an excellent networking opportunity!
Another important fundamental of our approach is an emphasis on practical use. Among the tutors of our projects, you will more often see professionals with practical experience than university professors. The education that we provide is more practical than theoretical. We offer the trainings on new knowledge and skills which are not just interesting to learn but can be successfully applied in real life.
Co-organiser(s):
- Youth Non-Formal Educational Center "DiGrease's Buffoon Theatre" (Youth NGO)
- The Netherlands Education Group (Others)
Contact for questions:
Emma Graph
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E-Mail:
Phone: +352 661 887 232
Costs
Participation fee
We are funded by Erasmus+ program so no Participation fee is expected.
Accommodation and food
We provide you with NL Visa
The hosting NA or SALTO of this offer will organise the accommodation and covers the costs for accommodation and food.
Travel reimbursement
Please contact your NA or SALTO in order to know whether they would support your travel costs. If yes, after being selected, get in touch with your NA or SALTO again to learn more about the overall procedure to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.