I might suggest that you start as simply as possible. Perhaps you could write up a “lesson plan” and post it here to be critiqued.
But as there is SO much to prepping, a simple intro would be best so they don’t feel it’s too overwhelming.
Example: I know how to sew by hand and make patterns -learned by the time I was 10. I can knit. Cook from scratch, bake, etc. Most people my age can’t do ANY of those things. LOL, and I ain’t yet 50.
I can just imagine someone trying to touch base on all of those things in say, thirty minutes. If I had none of that knowledge I would be overwhelmed at the very idea.
My husband can make soap - but he’s never done it from old school scratch. He buys lye and fats to use. He can also make beer and wine. Now hunts and butchers deer. A few other things as well.
We keep a little garden, we’re learning as we go. I have a canner and the NECESSARY canning tools - which I started out thinking I wouldn’t need - wrong. So far I have only done bath canning, but this year I will do pressure canning.
And couponing! Wow - can’t say enough about that for basics like personal care items and over the counter drugs and vitamins.
But as to your presentation - if you are worried about speaking to a group, get a audio recorder and practice! Play it back and critique yourself. It helps with delivery and the content of your presentation. It’s a great way to prepare! :)
Thanks for your suggestions. I plan to start with basic Disaster Prep - which would last someone about 2 weeks.
Water - Food - Sanitation - Communication - tools etc.
Then at the end of the presentation if they choose to hear more I will go one step further.
It is hard to prepare anyone for every eventuality but one has to start somewhere.
I too am gardening now - started a compost heap, I got three hens and grow food for them. I am starting worms next for the chickens and garden and emergency protein for humans if necessary. :(
The hardest part is a lot of this stuff creeps me out since I am a city girl. Chickens have dinosaur feet! Uggh. But I am determined to get over it BEFORE I need to - just in case. The sewing and pattern making is a wonderful talent. I can sew but......a great skill to develop.
I recently saw a clip of a chef at an inner city school and he gave the kids a quiz: where does butter come from - the answer they gave? Peanuts. Where does macaroni come from? The answer: Cheese. OMG what are the schools teaching kids now days? I sound so old....