In February I am giving a presentation to the Girlscouts about Scotland. I'll be kilted, play a few tunes on the pipes and sharing a few facts about Scotland and its history. That's where I'm hung up. When conveying the history of a nation that goes back several thousand years, what do you leave in, what do you cut out? I have about 30-45 minutes for everything.

I'm not looking for someone to do my research for me, I'm looking for someone (preferably a native Scot) to tell me what they'd rather see in a presentation about your history to American schoolkids, specifically gradeschool girls.

I'm guessing there will be bagpipe questions after I stroll in playing them. Ten minutes. A few kilt questions, another five to ten minutes explaining tartan and the kilt and its accessories. That leaves me about ten to fifteen minutes.

I am in search of some focus here. Just a mention of time periods of events will get me going with some direction. Right now I've got about a thousand different possibilities. I also have limited time and the audience will have limited attention span.

Thanks to all.
Chris