Mass Communication students help communities communicate

This story was published in Sunstar Davao on January 25, 2011

Mr. Angelo Aportadera (center) supervises the public speaking workshop with the youth leaders of WMYC

          With the goal of utilizing available communication models they’ve learned in their program and sharing it with communities and organizations in the locality, a group of graduating Mass Communication students spearheaded a series of workshops in various related media on a local youth organization.

            The Watershed Management Youth Council (WMYC) gladly took part in the pubic speaking and news writing workshop held at Ateneo de Davao University, Sunday, January 16.

            WMYC President Migrio Vina Cagampang expressed her excitement saying that “WMYC members need to be provided with the basic concept of news and press release writing since our advocacy entails educational approach, and massive public information, thus, have to be equipped with communication skills as well as the ability to facilitate public forums.”

            “We are thankful to the Mass Communication students of Ateneo de Davao University for spearheading the workshops as these are helpful to the organization and its advocacy,” Cagampang added.

            The aforementioned workshop was first among a series of workshops in building better communicators within the members of WMYC.

            Alex Justin Abando II, alongside Kristine May Jabay, Claide Kinneth Saludar, and Florencio Sarmiento IV, saw to the activity with excitement and vigor.

            “We are very much eager to come up with such an activity tied up with WMYC because we believe in the organization’s advocacy and we want its members to be equipped with skills in effectively and efficiently communicating its advocacy,” Mr. Abando said.

            The news and press release writing lecture and workshop was facilitated by Mr. Claide Kinneth Saludar.

            Mr. Angelo “APO” Aportadera, who is the group’s instructor, was also present as he took reigns in the public speaking workshop.

            The said activity stemmed from the students’ subject Community Communication, a public service subject that is part of the curriculum.-Florencio Sarmiento IV

More Photos from the workshop:

WMYC youth leaders undergo workshops and lectures on news writing and public speaking.

WMYC youth leaders attentively listening to the concepts used in news writing.

A fun workshop on public speaking under Mr. Angelo Aportadera.

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