1-22-2018 JM Speech Team Meeting WELCOME! 1-22-2018 JM Speech Team Meeting

Getting Started Introductions & Paperwork Warm Up Introductions Senior Captains Junior Captains Paperwork Registration – CF, JM Practice Sheets, Rate/Rank Forms, & Goal Sheets Brought to you by Coach Adam! Captains – Introduce yourselves again, so newbies can put names/faces together. Coach Lyke – Paperwork, please.

Disco. & Ex. Sp. Coach (Fridays) Coaches Corner Introductions Coach Nieland – head coach Coach Lyke Coach Adam Coach Tom Coaching 4 days a week Disco. & Ex. Sp. Coach (Fridays)

Parent /Guardian Informational Meeting January 23, 2018 January 23 – Tues. Parent/Guardian information meeting 6:15 – 7:15 Rocket Center Your attendance is optional Please tell your parents/guardians about this meeting! We did discuss this at our first meeting. We will review expectations and answer questions. Nieland – Parent/Guardian meeting

Dollars & Deadlines $35 Speech Team fee – Some of you still owe this This takes my time and energy. Pay this week! Without this, we don’t have money to run our invitational, to keep a subscription to 4N6 Fanatics, etc. Write checks to “JM Speech Team Donation” If you have NOT registered for JM Activities, you need to talk to Mrs. Griffin in the Activities Office NOW! Nieland

Deadlines (no Dollars) Registration for Tournaments Sign up if you CAN NOT compete If your plans change you need to let Nieland know by the Tuesday before the meet (by 3:10) If we register you and then you don’t show it costs the team up to $81 (and our budget is really tight) so please be sure of your schedule Cannon Falls – Feb. 3rd (Deadline Jan. 30) Our home tournament – Feb. 10th (Deadline Feb. 6) Parent/Guardian Meeting – Tue. Jan. 23 – 6:15-7:15 Meet us in the Rocket Center! Coach Adam

Other Details T-shirts? Next meeting. Next Team Meeting – Jan. 29 Due to MLK Day last week and the snow day this week, students weren’t able to have individual practice on Monday. Contact your coach to re-schedule, Monday people. Individual Practices resume, Monday, January 29 for ALL days & categories T-shirts – Senior Captains The rest – Coach Lyke

Etiquette If you cannot make it to your individual practice, YOU, not your friend, must notify your coach BEFORE that time. You have our emails; use them. We had a few No Shows without any notice. We could have used those times to re- schedule speakers or move up another speaker. Please be respectful of our time and your teammates’ time. Nieland

Break Out Sessions All Public Address – Coach Adam – 3210 Walk This Way! Ext. Reading and Story – Coach Lyke – 3119 Let’s Start at the Very Beginning - Intros All Other Interp – Coach Nieland – Here Intro/Piece Transitions & Placing Your Characters *A Coach or Captain will sign your GREEN sheet after 4. Individual Practices start at 4:10! *If you need help with your introduction, email your coach this week to ask for help or get feedback on your draft. Coach Adam – Can you include disco and talk a little about non-verbals with them as well?

Categories & Focus Areas Breakout Groups Categories & Focus Areas Who & Where All Public Address Categories – ‘Walk this way’ Coach Adam – Art Area Extemp. Reading – Vocal workshop Coach Lyke – Benches by the stained glass windows All other Interp. Categories – Transitions Coach Nieland – this room Don’t forget: a coach or senior captain will sign your yellow sheet sometime after 4:00.