- Merit badge Worksheet for Communications from usscouts.org. It is a great place to organize your work.
- Check out Mr. R's Communications Merit Badge Passport
- How we communicate:
- Scout Songs
- Scout Skits
- Microsoft PowerPoint - Great Microsoft PowerPoint tutorials.
- How to sell Popcorn - with sample scripts, sales plans, and even a video.
- How to be an active listener
- Memory Tricks
- 12 Memory Tricks
- How to Take Notes
- Take Better Notes
- Animation Factory
- Broadcast Education Association
- Cool Archive
- HTML Writers Guild
- National Communication Association
- Web Monkey
Some ideas for skills or topics you could teach:
- Knots - pick a basic knot or knots to teach (animated instructions and handouts.
- Scout Songs & Scout Skits for great campfire programs
- How to present a Flag Ceremony
- Essentials for the Outdoors - what you need for a hike, campout, or summer camp, etc.
- What is Order of the Arrow? Great topic if you are in OA.
- First Aid Merit Badge Requirement 7 is to teach a first aid skill - resources and videos are there.
- Camping - possible topics include packing a backpack, cold or warm weather clothing, Leave No Trace, etc.
- Microsoft Word - Great Microsoft Word tutorials.
- See Court of Honor for ideas and a sample script and program in the Word format that you can customize.
- Communications Careers resources from:
Speeches & Presentations:
- Giving a Speech
- Public Speaking Tips
- Public Speaking
- Eye Contact
- Hand Gestures
- Props
- How a reporter interviews someone
- How to Conduct an Interview (Job)
- How to take notes
- PowerPoint Presentation Basics
- PowerPoint Tips
- More PowerPoint
- Outlook Email
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.
