Public Speaking Training for Posyandu Cadres as Provisions for Health Promotion Efforts in Lubuk Siam Village

Abstract

Posyandu cadres are one of the front-line health workers who work at posyandu. The ability of cadres to provide effective health promotion will have a more positive impact on society. Health promotion activities by cadres sometimes experience several obstacles, including differences in knowledge and community culture. The government has specifically provided training for posyandu cadres and published a curriculum and training modules as a reference for training cadres. Skills taught include knowledge of effective communication and negotiation. However, in practice in the field, cadres still experience obstacles in implementing health promotion due to their lack of knowledge regarding effective communication. This was the statement made by cadres in Lubuk Siam Village. The most frequently encountered problems are difficulties in dealing with residents who do not want to implement government programs and the sultan's difficulty in negotiating with the community. Public Speaking Training is one solution in providing the ability to communicate with other people with the aim of providing information, persuading, inviting many people to change their views, opinions and behavior for the better. The training is carried out by providing material on basic public speaking techniques, public speaking skills, event hosting/mc techniques and also public speaking practice. Activities are carried out 1 day on 30 May 2024 with 20 posyandu cadres participating. The activities are carried out by lecturers assisted by students