Public Speaking Merit Badge
Current Scouts BSA Requirements
as of January 13, 2025
1.
Give a three- to five-minute introduction of yourself to an audience such as your troop, class at school, or some other group.
3.
Give an impromptu talk of at least two minutes, either as part of a group discussion or before your counselor. Use a subject selected by your counselor that is interesting to you but that is not known to you in advance and for which you do not have time to prepare.
4.
Select a topic of interest to your audience. Collect and organize information about the topic and prepare an outline. Write an eight- to 10-minute speech, practice it, then deliver it in a conversational way.