ABL-2 Able Active Membership Instructors: George Crowl

Course Outline  b. Prepare and present a program on Sea Scouts for a Boy Scout troop, Venturing crew, Venturing Officers Association meeting, school class, or other youth group. Your presentation should last a minimum of 15 minutes and describe the activities of your ship and Sea Scouts.

First Job  Find a youth group!  Scout troops  Sunday School classes  School speech class  Where can you find a group willing to sit and listen?

Know Your Audience  What are their interests?  Are they familiar with Scouting? You don't need as much background information, if so.  Will they be attracted by more program choices, as in Sea Scout ships?  Talk about what is fun  Are coed activities a draw?  They don't care much about organizations and adults

Pictures are Attractive  Kids having fun, kids learning something useful

Outline / Script  Introduction – slide 1  Main point 1 – slide 2  Sub-point 1a – slide 3  Sub-point 1b – slide 4  Sub-point 1c – slide 5  Main point 2 – slide 6  Etc., etc., on and on  Summary – slide 15  Talk your talk, don't READ it

Practice / Time  Practice your talk out loud, standing up, with your notes and slides in front of you  When you have taken out the “uhs” and “aaas” time yourself  There is a tendency to talk fast during practice  Give your talk to some friends or parents

Summarize  Have a good summary  Work on a good closing  Open up for questions  Some prefer to do questions afterwards  Some are comfortable taking questions during the talk

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