Communication Effectiveness in Public Speaking Training Using the REACH Method for Teenagers

Abstract

In principle, for society, adolescents are individuals who enter junior high and high school. Vocational high school students are teenagers who need to prepare themselves for the world of work. One important skill in human relations is effective communication skills, which is a bridge so that in the world of work, students' abilities and knowledge can be useful both for themselves and their environment. Public speaking skills are a basic need to support communication skills. Generally, students do not have the ability and courage to speak in public. For this reason, public speaking training is provided to build effective communication skills for adolescents. The activity partners are private vocational schools in the East Jakarta area. Public speaking is a way for humans to convey ideas, opinions, education, or information to an audience. What is conveyed must be understood and comprehended, and the audience must provide a response or feedback as expected. The effectiveness of effective communication in training is measured by the REACH method (Respect, Empathy, Audible, Clarity, Humble). The results obtained by respondents were 83.8% strongly agreed that the training was effective, the implementation of the training. Training materials, instructors, and benefits of the training were strongly agreed at 75.7%. Learning media 78.4%. The REACH method has a strong and significant correlation with communication effectiveness. It requires creating more engaging presentation materials, including dramatization using video, interactive presentations, and less theoretical, with more practical sessions.