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Public Speaking Merit Badge (Boy Scouts)

  • 1: Give a three- to five-minute introduction of yourself to an audience such as your troop, class at school, or some other group.
  • 2: Prepare a three- to five-minute talk on a topic of your choice that incorporates body language and visual aids.
  • 3: Give an impromptu talk of at least two minutes either as part of a group discussion or before your counselor. Use a subject selected by your counselor that is interesting to you but that is not known to you in advance and for which you do not have time to prepare.
  • 4: Select a topic of interest to your audience. Collect and organize information about the topic and prepare an outline. Write an eight- to 10-minute speech, practice it, then deliver it in a conversational way.
  • 5: Show you know parliamentary procedure by leading a discussion or meeting according to accepted rules of order, or by answering questions on the rules of order.
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