EFFECTIVE SCOUTMASTER’S MINUTES SHOULD BE:
- Well-rehearsed
- Personalized and delivered with good eye contact and expression
- To the point, presenting a single, clear lesson
- Well-paced, not overly-long and drawn out
- Drawn upon events or circumstances that Scout-age boys can relate to
- Applicable for all of us (using “we” instead of “you” while addressing the Scouts) and contain these four key elements which should come through in the presentation:
- Relevance – is the topic important to the Scouts?
- Sincerity – does the speaker truly believe what they are saying?
- Credibility – does the speaker exemplify what they are saying?
- Passion – how important is the topic to the speaker?