Public Speaking

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Public Speaking Merit Badge
Field of study: Personal Development
Status: Elective BSA Advancement ID: 090
Created: 1932 Requirements Revision: 2003
Discontinued: N/A Pamphlet Revision: 2002

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Public Speaking Requirements
  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 this topic and prepare an outline. Write an eight- to 10-minute speech, practice it, then deliver it in the 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.
The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
Boy Scout Requirements, 2010 Edition (BSA Supply No. 33216)
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Notes

Worksheet A Free Workbook is Available! Adobe Acrobat PDF
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diagrams, and checklists you need!

Or print just the Requirements.

PDF & DOC Versions:
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  1. Per the BSA: "You should read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject." Pamphlets (books) are at local Scout Shops and online at ScoutStuff.org.
  2. "Get a signed Merit Badge application from your Scoutmaster." An online, printable Word doc file version is available.
  3. This badge is one of the elective merit badges of the William T. Hornaday Awards for Boy Scouts.
  4. The BSA Communications Troop Program Feature offers meeting and activity plans to include Public Speaking as one of your monthly themes.


Requirement resources

1, 2 & 4. Give a three- to five-minute introduction of yourself...

The Citizenship in the Community #8 public presentation...of your community
could be given as a Communications #3 five-minute speech
using the techniques from Photography #4b to produce a picture story
and Art #1 to tell a story with...pictures
which could be developed into the Computers #6e short presentation.
Also see Communications #3. "Write a five-minute speech. Give it at a meeting of a group."

3. How to give an Impromtu Speech step-by-step instructions.

5. Wikipedia:Robert's Rules of Order - Quick Reference - Introduction - Robert's Rules of Order Quick Reference - Robert's Rules of Order - Some Basics - Robert's Rules Made Simple

Robert's Parliamentary Procedure - Parliamentary procedure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Simplified Parliamentary Procedure - Parliamentary Procedure - Quick Reference
Resources for Master of Ceremonies for a Court of Honor or lead a Patrol Leaders' Council meeting

Related awards

Public Speaking #1. "Give a three- to five-minute introduction of yourself" is similar to Communications #3 "Write a five-minute speech. Give it at a meeting of a group." Personal Development Awards


See also

Boy Scout portal
Varsity Scout portal


External links

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