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  • Do the following:
    1. Prepare a written speech of 750 words.
      • Give the main idea or topic of the speech in one complete sentence.
      • Tell the kind of audience for whom it was prepared.
      • Describe your purpose. Tell what main idea you want the audience to remember about your speech.
    2. Show the following:
      • The ideas list you used in preparing your outline.
      • The outline.
      • The final text.
    3. Give this speech before an audience.
  • Give a 10-minute speech on a subject other than the one used in requirement 1. Use a visual or audio aid.
  • Give an impromptu talk of at least 2 minutes, either as part of a group discussion or before your counselor. Use a subject interesting to you but for which you do not have time to prepare.
  • Read aloud a selection of 500 words you have never seen.
  • Show you know parliamentary procedure by leading a discussion or meeting according to accepted rules of order; or answer questions on the rules of order.
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