1. February 2005 Capital District Roundtable Communications Chris D Garvin Roundtable Commissioner

2. OUTLINE Introduction Communications Merit Badge Signaling Audio Visuals Guest Speaker Questions

3. Communications Merit Badge

4. Communications MB Source www.meritbadge.com/home.htm Learning Worksheet Test Your Knowledge Eagle Required Personal Development Merit Badge Group

5. Communications MB General Requirements Log / Journal communication activities Presentation or Sale 5 Minute Speech Interview and Introduce Person Active Listening Skills

6. Communications MB General Requirements Teach a skill Share Information (magazine or newspaper) Create Presentation ( web or PowerPoint ) Prepare a COH or Campfire Program Discuss Communication Opportunities

7. Signaling

8. Types Semaphore Morse Sign Language ASL Indian JOTA

9. Signaling: Semaphore Visual Signaling System 8 Hand Positions Originated w/ Greeks and Romans Claude Chappe (1794) Replaced by Telegraph (1850) Hutton Gregory modified for Rail Use.

10. Signaling: Morse Code

11. Signaling: American Sign Language Manual Alphabet for the Deaf

12. Signaling: Indian Sign Language www.inquiry.net William Tompkins Since before Columbus Universal Indian Sign Language of the Plains Indians 4 Texts written

13. Signaling: JOTA Jamboree-on-the-Air The Jamboree-on-the-Air, or JOTA, is an annual Scouting and amateur radio event sponsored by the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Thousands of amateur radio stations around the world participate. If the conditions are right, it is common to contact a hundred Scouting countries during the weekend. In the United States, Cub Scout dens and Boy Scout patrols visit a local amateur's ham shack during JOTA. Many districts and councils hold events that coincide with JOTA, where amateurs set up stations giving Scouts and leaders a chance to exchange greetings with Scouts from other areas.

14. Audio Visuals

15. Why Use Visuals To improve communication effectiveness Adds another sensory channel Uses Right and Left Brain Whole Picture Improve Impression of Presenter Improve Speaker’s Confidence

16. Audio Visuals: Design Organize: provide structure & framework Outline List points Illustrate: convert data to information Paint a picture Make comparisons Repeat: improve reception

17. Audio Visuals: Design Visuals Legible (1 inch / 30 feet viewing distance) Number of Words 3-4 per line optimal, 6-7 maximum Lines Less than 10 per transparency

18. Audio Visuals: Design Focus One idea per visual Use color for key information Simplify Eliminate extra information & clutter Simplify design, color or overlays

19. Audio Visuals: Design

20. Guest Speaker

21. Mr. Jerry Cagen Counselor, Eagle Academy High School "How to Talk and Listen to Your Teen"

22. February 2005 Capital District Roundtable QUESTIONS?

23. Capital District Roundtable Chris D Garvin cdgarvin@yahoo.com (Home) 884-5438 (Cell) 890-3222 Roundtable Archive and Info www.hillviewscouting.org/~Capital_RndTbl/index.htm