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Requirement

1. Introduce yourself to an audience

Required

Three to five minutes, to an audience such as your troop, your class at school, or some other group.

Notes and warnings

Tip. Requirement 1 needs an audience, such as your troop, a class at school or some other group, and requirement 3 is set by your counselor on the day. Ask at the first meeting when you could speak to a group, and how the impromptu talk will be arranged.

Where this step comes from

  1. Public Speaking Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 1 · Gives the length and names your troop, class at school, or some other group as the audience.

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