# Public Speaking Merit Badge Requirements

- Eagle-required: No
- Category: Personal Development
- Official requirements: https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/public-speaking/
- Pamphlet: https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Pamphlets/Public%20Speaking.pdf
- Last synced from scouting.org: 2026-03-29
- Overview: https://merit-badge.university/merit-badges/public-speaking/index.md
- Digital Resource Guide: https://merit-badge.university/merit-badges/public-speaking/guide/index.md

Learn public speaking fundamentals through prepared speeches, impromptu talks, and presentations using body language and visual aids to earn this merit badge.

## Requirements

- **1** *Your Self-Introduction* Give a three- to five-minute introduction of yourself to an audience such as your troop, class at school, or some other group.
- **2** *Prepared Talk with Visuals* Prepare a three- to five-minute talk on a topic of your choice that incorporates body language and visual aids.
- **3** *Impromptu Speaking* 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** *Researched Speech* 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.
- **5** *Parliamentary Procedure* Show you know parliamentary procedure by leading a discussion or meeting according to accepted rules of order; or by answering questions on the rules of order.