Whether your behind a podium, at the front of a classroom, on a stage, or just sitting around the campfire. Speaking is at the heart of everything, so why not learning how to do it well. A typical night should have 1-3 speakers working through their pathway projects. Its where you get to present your project, whatever that happens to be. The experience of learning to be pretend to be comfortable in uncomfortable situations.
Ice Breaker, Vocal Variety, Using props, Story Telling, Presenting, Interviewing - it can all be done, evaluated, and improved upond, for clearer speaking, better listening, and sharper thinking.