Parent Talk Night

Children like having their parents at meetings, and in this case the parents are teachers, too.  Many parents are good at selling, speaking and dealing with the public.  You can take advantage of this resource and train your Scouts in the finer points of salesmanship.

Leader: Let your Scouts know you are looking for any parents that would help out with a short speech to the boys on a meeting night before or during the sale period.  When you get feedback from the boys or the parents, plan a meeting where they have an opportunity to give the boys the benefit of their advice; it could be on selling, why the popcorn sale is important, or on anything related to popcorn or salesmanship.

Try to keep the individual presentations to five minutes each. Make sure each speaker gets a nice round of applause.

Reflection: Ask the boys if they learned anything. Ask the parents if they learned anything.