Reasons

Note Taking Organization Flow ID’s What works for you!!

Note Taking Example

Note Taking Example Class Name: Placing - ____ - ____ - ____ - ____ 1 – 2 – (First impressions & IDs) 3 – 4 - 1/2   Positive things about first place animal over second place animal. 2/1 Positive things about second place animal over first place animal. 2 Criticisms of second place animal (what puts it in second and not first). 2/3 Positive things about second place animal over third place animal. 3/2 Positive things about third place animal over second place animal. 3 Criticisms of third place animal (what puts it in third and not second). 3/4 Positive things about third place animal over forth place animal. 4/3 Positive things about fourth place animal over third place animal. If there is no grant, you can appreciate the fourth place animal for something (i.e. length of body). 4 Criticisms of fourth place animal (what puts it in fourth/last and not third).

Structure

Presentation Enter with confidence First impression Say hello Be pleasant, NOT FAKE! Power…………… NO YELLING! Close enough, but not too far away Know your surroundings Know your voice Be natural It’s ok to mess up End strong

Less is More!! Accuracy!!!! NO FLUFF!! Transitions Help tell the story, but are not the story!!!

Organization Big picture first Don’t need to tell me about the entire animal Talk the animals in an organize fashion

Specie Specific Understand each specie Realize that species are similar Use terminology appropriate to class type Confidence

Terms Not every term is interchangeable Examples: Stout (structure or muscle) Expressively muscled or heavily muscled Extended or long Sound structured or flexible

Data Don’t use EPD too much Blend Genotype and Phenotype Incorporate the scenario Don’t recite the scenario Don’t use EPD too much Charts higher numbers across growth traits Reads lower in his/her birth weight traits Should generate more money back to the producer