Troop 111

Communications Merit Badge

For the last couple of weeks and continuing for the next couple of weeks, we will be working on the Communications Merit Badge.  This is an Eagle Required merit badge that’s not too hard to complete.  The requirements path we will take will be (1d, 2 (a or b), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (b or c), 8, 9).  Some of the requirements must be started (or completed outside of the meetings) (3, 4, 5, 9).  Please have your scout work on requirements 3, 4, 5 and 9 and be prepared to present when they are ready.  This coming Monday will concentrate on completed requirements 3, 6 and 9.

Requirement 1d: To be covered in a troop meeting

• List as many ways as you can think of to communicate with others (face-to-face, by telephone, letter, e-mail, fax). For each type of communication discuss with your counselor an instance when that method might not be appropriate or effective.

Requirement 2a: To be covered in a troop meeting

• Think of a creative way to describe yourself, using, for example, a collage, short story or autobiography, drawing or series of photographs, or a song or skit. Using the aid you created, make a presentation to your counselor about yourself.

Requirement 2b: To be covered in a troop meeting

• Choose a concept, product, or service in which you have great confidence. Build a sales plan based on its good points. Try to persuade the counselor to agree with, use, or buy your concept, product or service.  After your sales talk, discuss with your counselor how persuasive you were.

Requirement 3: Be Prepared (talk to me before you begin)

• Write a five-minute speech. Give it at a meeting of a group.

Requirement 4: Be Prepared (talk to me before you begin)

• Interview someone you know fairly well, like, or respect because of his or her position, talent, career or life experiences. Listen actively to learn as much as you can about the person. Then prepare and deliver to your counselor an introduction of the person as though this person were to be a guest speaker, and include reasons why the audience would want to hear this person speak.  Show how you would call to invite this person to speak.

Requirement 5:  (Either in a group or with a parent or guardian)

• Attend a public meeting (city council, school board, debate) approved by your counselor where several points of view are given on a single issue. Practice active listening skills and take careful notes of each point of view. Present an objective report that includes all points of view that were expressed, and share this with your counselor.

Scouts will need to attend these meetings in person in Class A uniform.

Belton

Belton City Hall 
506 Main Street, PO Box 230
Belton, MO 64012
816-331-4331

07/23/2008 - 7:00 PM - Board of Aldermen Meeting
520 Main Street, Belton

Raymore

Raymore City Hall
100 Municipal Circle
Raymore, Missouri  64083
Main Telephone #
816-331-0488

07/23/08-Park Board Meeting

Grandview

Grandview City Hall
1200 Main Street
Grandview, Mo 64030
816-316-4811
 
Board of Aldermen work sessions are held at 7:00 PM at Grandview City Hall on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The second and fourth Tuesday of each month is reserved for regular (voting) sessions at 7:30 PM. A “Public Discussion” time is set aside on each of the regular session agendas where citizens are encouraged to address the Board of Aldermen about matters that concern them pertaining to city government.  All meetings are opened to the  public, except those that are announced in advance as being closed meetings in accordance with the Missouri Sunshine Laws.

 

Requirement 6: Be Prepared (talk to me before you begin)

• With your counselor’s approval, develop a plan to teach a skill or inform someone about something. Prepare teaching aids for your plan. Carry out your plan. With your counselor, determine whether the person has learned what you intended.

Requirement 7b or 7c: Be Prepared (talk to me before you begin)

• 7b.: Create a web page for your scout troop, school, or other organization. Include at least one article and one photograph or illustration, and one link to some other web page that would be helpful to someone who visits the web page you have created. It is not necessary to post your web page to the internet, but if you decide to do so, you must first share it with your parents and counselor and get their permission.
  (Xanga, mySpace, Facebook are all OK).
• 7c.: Use desktop publishing to produce a newsletter, brochure, flier or other printed material for your scout troop, class at school, or other group. Include at least one article and one photograph or illustration.

Requirement 8: To be covered on campouts and/or Troop Courts of Honor

• Plan a troop court of honor or campfire program. Have the patrol leaders’ council approve it, then write the script and prepare the program. Serve as master of ceremonies.

Requirement 9: To be covered in a troop meeting - Assignment handed out

• Learn about opportunities in the field of communication. Choose one career in which you are interested and discuss with your counselor the major responsibilities of that position and the qualifications, education, and preparation it requires.

Here are the results so far:
(click on the image above)