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The Nuts & Bolts of 4-H Presentations
Everything you need to know and then some!
4-H Presentations
Types of Speeches
Commemorative
Persuasive Informational
Entertaining
SchoolSchool
4-H Projects4-H Projects
HobbiesHobbies
TitleTitleTOPIC
Career InterestCareer Interest
PeersPeers
MediaMedia
1st Things First
Selecting & Developing A Topic • Select your project: Safety
• Choose your specific topic: Seat Belts• Decide on your purpose: to convince the audience of the need to use seat belts, how seat
belts save lives - persuade audience to use seat beltsExercise in Selecting and Expanding Your Topic
4-H Project General Topic Area Specific Areas Breakdown of One Area
Fire Insurance Demonstrate with dummies Camping Alcohol & Drugs Types of injuries they prevent Children Seat belt laws Lawn Mower Kinds of seat belts Changing tires How they operate Safety features Poisons Air bags Animals Safe driving skills
Highway laws Auto 1st Aid Kits
Automobile
Safety
Seat Belts
Basic Organization • Introduction
– Attention Getter
– Who are you and why are you here?
– What are you going to share with us today?
• Body– What are you going to talk about . . . So what!
• Why is that information important to me?
• Summary & Conclusion– Re-tell your information and sum it up!
– Make and ending statement – connect this to your attention getter.
– Ask if there are any questions
Elements of Public Speaking • Eye Contact• Gestures• Language• Posture• Voice dynamics/articulation
• Appearance• Visual aids• Handling questions• Handling distractions
Visuals
• Visibility: easy to read• Simplicity: message is
easy to understand• Interest: attracts & hold
attention• Useful: words, lettering,
pictures are suitable for audience
• Structure: ideas a grouped in sequential order
• Information: is factual, reliable and is current
Slides/Interactive Screen
Posters PowerPoint
Visuals Used Today Include
Rules & Regulations
Rules AREN’T Made to be broken
General Rules
• Age eligibility is established on January 1st of the current year. To participate in a Presentation competition, the youth must be nine years of age prior to January 1st of the current year and not have had his/her 19th birthday before January 1st of the current year.
• Divisions are 9-10, 11-13, and 14-18
• Cloverbuds/Primary Youth (ages 5 to 8) can participate in their club and county activity day through “Danish Competition” regulations.
General Rules • Presentations are recommended to be between 5 to 12
minutes in length. Note: Category Exceptions!
• Each county may enter two presentations per age division category.
• 4-H members may compete in no more than one presentation program per year at the district and state levels. "4-H Entertains" is not considered a presentation program.
• Each county is limited to two (2) "4-H Entertains" Acts at their DAD. Not a competition – a Showcase of Talent
General Rules • ONLY the 9-10 district “GOLD medal winners are eligible
to participate in the state competition
• 11-13 & 14-18 level district Silver medal winners (runners-up’s) are eligible to participate in the state competition. – There will be no scholarship available for runners-up’s to
attend Congress unless the district winner decides not to participate.
• 4-H members may continue to compete in a particular presentation category until declared state GOLD Medal winner in that age division.– A GOLD medal presentation may not be presented again.
General Rules
• In all levels of the the Competitive Presentation program - a team is composed of only two individuals.
• If the team giving a presentation is composed of individual's in two different age divisions (9-10, 11-13, 14-18), the team must compete in the older youths age division.
General Rules
• No live animals / insects may be used in any presentation.
• No real OR play handguns/ firearms / Weapons are allowed to be used during presentations.– NCGS 14-269.2 Class 1 Felony
• School Suspension
• No swords, knifes, bows & arrows, etc.
General Rules
Food Categories• 9-10 & 11-13 Presenters in Breads, Dairy Foods, Fruit &
Vegetable Use, and Peanut Foods will be asked to demonstrate a mastery of preparation steps.
• Note: each category has basic ingredient requirements.
• 4-18 Presenters are not required to prepare a dish. Depth of knowledge is stressed.
General Rules
• Only youth 15-years or older are eligible to attend the National Junior Horticulture Association Contest. – Egg Cookery – Peanut Foods– Fruits & Vegetables – Twigs (Artistic Arrangement)– PlanIt! Green (Horticulture Production & Marketing)– Ground Breakers & Inside Dirt (Landscaping)
General Rules • The same presentation may be repeated from one year to
the next; however, the individual's personal development will be much greater if the presentation is revised and improved.
• A County Winner ribbon is given to each participant.
• A ribbon, medal and certificate are awarded to the Gold district winner. Silver & Bronze winner do not receive a certificates.
• One presentation in each category age division will be designated as the district winner and will be eligible to compete on the state level.
General Rules • Open Class: Only presentations that do not fit into any other
subject-matter category are allowed in this area.
• Presentation Setup: The speaker is responsible for setting up all equipment for the presentation.
• Interruptions: The judges will determine if the participant should begin where they left off or start anew.
• Note cards: The speaker is allowed to use note cards but they should be used as a tool for referencing material (the speaker should not read directly from their cards). – The speaker should keep their note cards to a minimum.
General Rules
• Questions: – Only “Judges” are allowed to ask participants questions.
(Questions are not allowed in the Public Speaking category).
– Youth may opt to repeat the question, paraphrase the question or include the question in their answer but this is NOT a requirement.
– You have given an acceptable response when you admit you are unable to answer the question.
2007 4-H Presentation Categories
Something for Everyone . . .
2007 Presentation Categories
http://www.nc4h.org/publications/presentations/quick_fact_sheet.pdf
The Judging Process “Making the Best Better”
http://www.nc4h.org/publications/presentations/general_presentation_rubric.pdf
http://www.nc4h.org/publications/presentations/public_speaking_rubric.pdf
http://www.nc4h.org/publications/presentations/talent_showcase_feedback_form.pdf
