Effective Outreach Strategies for Sea Scouts Presentation
Learn how to engage adult organizations effectively to promote Sea Scouts program. Understand audience interests and craft engaging presentations. Practice for confident delivery and manage Q&A sessions. Relevant slides and script tips included.
Effective Outreach Strategies for Sea Scouts Presentation
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QM-2 Quartermaster Active Membership Instructors: George Crowl
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.
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?
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
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