PUBLIC SPEAKING
- Give a three- to five-minute
introduction of yourself to an audience such as your troop, class at school,
or some other group.
- Prepare a three- to five-minute talk on
a topic of your choice that incorporates body language and visual aids.
- 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.
- Select a topic of interest to your
audience. Collect and organize information about this topic and prepare an
outline. Write an eight- to 10-minute speech, practice it, then deliver it
in the conversational way.
- 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.
