1. Instructors: George Crowl
QM-2
Quartermaster
Active Membership
This PowerPoint is provided for those who may not have appropriate training aids available in a ship or location. This generally follows a companion lesson plan available at I expect you to modify it to fit your situation and teaching style. I am more concerned that Scouts learn than this fit a specific style. I am, however, a fan of the Effective Teaching model. Teaching EDGE is somewhat simplistic in its approach, but that has some advantages.
Note: These lesson plans may also be used for teaching in the ship. For administrative convenience, they cover the entire specific numbered requirement (except one, where Galley is covered separately!). Individual Sea Scout Academy lessons may only cover part of the requirements. Similarly, ships may find that even just a portion of a subrequirement is all that can be done during a particular ship meeting. Adapt these lessons as needed to fit your youth and your situation. Share these plans with your youth who are teaching.
Philosophy: Sea Scout Academy’s primary purpose is to teach the material to the Sea Scout. If the Sea Scout demonstrates mastery of parts of the subject, then the instructor should annotate on the class roster what has been passed, in the instructor’s opinion. Skippers have the right to re-examine any Sea Scout in any requirement. (Knots are not a good subject to give a pass in.) SSA may schedule only portions of ORD-8.
Instructors: George Crowl

2. Course Outline
b. Present a talk or program at least 15 minutes long on Sea Scouts to a service club, religious organization, PTA, or other adult organization.
Requirements: 2. Active Membership
a. Attend at least 75 percent of your ship’s meetings and special activities for 18 months. Note: Check with your ship’s yeoman.
b. Present a talk or program at least 15 minutes long on Sea Scouts to a service club, religious organization, PTA, or other adult organization.
References:
Equipment Required: A PowerPoint projector would be useful.
Ratio: 1:1
We will not discuss requirement 2a.

3. First Job Find an adult group!
Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club, any of a dozen different kinds of adult service clubs
Adult Sunday School classes, women's circles, men's clubs, etc.
PTA / PTO of a junior high or high school
Where can you find a group willing to sit and listen?
Advice to the speaker:
The first task here is to find an adult group to talk to. By working with the adult roundtable in your district, you may be able to get an appointment to talk to a one of the various organizations mentioned in the slide. Be visible at district events so that both youth and adults can see you, so they become curious and you can ask to make the presentation. Remember, you don't have to be Able to make this presentation, it can be done anytime.

4. 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 interested in sending their kids, or supporting the program as adults, or providing financial support to a Sea Scout ship?
Talk about what is fun
Tell them about coed activities
They don't care much about organizations, but they may want to know about adults
The second task is to know your audience. What are their interests? Are they a maritime organization? A service club that sponsors other Scout units? Build your presentation on how your ship is youth-run, you get to choose the activities. Think about the things that your audience will be interested in. They probably don't care much about who the sponsor is or the Skipper, the adult stuff. They want to know if it is fun! What are your activities? Do you travel for your long cruise? How much does it cost (or rather, can youth afford it)? What kind of kids belong? If it is coed, tout that, because it is something both boys and girls are interested in.

5. Pictures are Attractive
Kids having fun, kids learning something useful
A picture is worth a thousand words. So, put together a PowerPoint presentation with some photos of your activities. Catch the youth in action shots, sailing a Sunfish or day-sailer, on the helm of a 30' sloop, or doing a barrel-fill at a Sea Scout contest.

6. 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
Do an informal script, or a detailed outline, of what you want to say. If using PowerPoint, you can use the Notes page to relate your talk to your slides. Don't read a text or script, talk the script or notes, you will make a much better impression.

7. 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
Time your talk. Plan it to be informal, with people able to ask questions as you go. But time how long it takes you to say what you need to say. If you have at least 10 minutes of good material, people's questions will probably fill in the remaining five minutes.

8. 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
Make sure you have a summary and good closing. Leave yourself open to questions after the talk. Your job is to educate, inform, and hopefully to recruit for Sea Scouting.

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