february 2005 capital district roundtable communications chris d garvin roundtable commissioner
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February 2005 Capital District Roundtable
Communications
Chris D Garvin Roundtable Commissioner
OUTLINE
Introduction Communications Merit Badge Signaling Audio Visuals Guest Speaker Questions
Communications Merit Badge
Communications MB Source
www.meritbadge.com/home.htm Learning Worksheet Test Your Knowledge
Eagle Required
Personal Development Merit Badge Group
Communications MB
General Requirements Log / Journal communication activities Presentation or Sale 5 Minute Speech Interview and Introduce Person Active Listening Skills
Communications MB
General Requirements Teach a skill Share Information (magazine or newspaper)
Create Presentation (web or PowerPoint) Prepare a COH or Campfire Program Discuss Communication Opportunities
Signaling
Signaling
Types Semaphore Morse Sign Language
ASL Indian
JOTA
Signaling: Semaphore Visual Signaling System 8 Hand Positions Originated w/ Greeks and
Romans Claude Chappe (1794) Replaced by Telegraph
(1850) Hutton Gregory modified
for Rail Use.
Signaling: Morse Code
Signaling: American Sign Language
Manual Alphabet for the Deaf
Signaling: Indian Sign Language
www.inquiry.net William Tompkins Since before Columbus Universal Indian Sign
Language of the Plains Indians
4 Texts written
Signaling: JOTAJamboree-on-the-Air
The Jamboree-on-the-Air, or JOTA, is an annual Scouting and amateur radio event sponsored by the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Thousands of amateur radio stations around the world participate. If the conditions are right, it is common to contact a hundred Scouting countries during the weekend.
In the United States, Cub Scout dens and Boy Scout patrols visit a local amateur's ham shack during JOTA. Many districts and councils hold events that coincide with JOTA, where amateurs set up stations giving Scouts and leaders a chance to exchange greetings with Scouts from other areas.
Audio Visuals
Audio Visuals
Why Use Visuals To improve communication
effectiveness Adds another sensory channel Uses Right and Left Brain Whole Picture Improve Impression of Presenter Improve Speaker’s Confidence
Audio Visuals: Design
Organize: provide structure & framework
Outline List points
Illustrate: convert data to information
Paint a picture Make comparisons
Repeat: improve reception
Audio Visuals: Design
Visuals Legible (1 inch / 30 feet viewing
distance) Number of Words
3-4 per line optimal, 6-7 maximum Lines
Less than 10 per transparency
Audio Visuals: Design
Focus One idea per visual Use color for key information
Simplify Eliminate extra information & clutter Simplify design, color or overlays
Audio Visuals: Design
Guest Speaker
Mr. Jerry CagenCounselor, Eagle Academy High School
"How to Talk and Listen to Your Teen"
February 2005 Capital District Roundtable
QUESTIONS?
Capital District Roundtable
Chris D Garvin [email protected] (Home) 884-5438 (Cell) 890-3222
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