WELCOME! 2.1.2016 JM Speech Team Meeting

Getting Started Information & Paperwork Warm Up Information Paperwork Pizza Ranch – Wed., 4:15-9 First Meet – Saturday! Paperwork Registration – JM, Farmington Practice Sheets – Get signed Rate/Rank Forms – what to do with these… Brought to you by Senior Captains!

Cannon Falls Info Bus leaves at 7 a.m. – Be here by 6:50 a.m. – Meet at the flag pole 3 rounds/ no finals Novice Rounds – First time ever competitors in speech will compete against other first time competitors Bring a lunch or $$$ for lunch (Please no peanut products – severe allergy issues) Dress warmly – Some categories will travel/walk to the elementary building

Cannon Falls, Cont. Draw categories: you will draw from ALL stories and/or topics – you will draw for EACH round Discussion: you’ll focus on Section I from the outline – youth/high school. Did we remind you to dress warmly? Awards: 2:15 approximately Stay dressed up until after awards Please, NO woot woot whooing Home: 4:30 approximately – tell your ride!

More Details Pizza Ranch – Feb. 3 3 Shifts – Sign up Team fund raiser Invite your family and friends Post on Facebook, Tweet, send emails, etc. While there, Instagram/SnapChat/Peech /Vine yourselves having a blast You will bus tables, re-stock silverware, napkins, encourage people to donate, etc.

Dollars & Deadlines $35 Speech Team fee – Some of you STILL owe this This takes my time and energy. Pay this week! No payment = no registration for Cannon Falls/JM Without this we don’t have money to run our invitational, to keep a subscription to 4N6 Fanatics, etc. Checks written to “JM Speech Team Donation”

Other Details T-shirts? Next Team Meeting – Feb. 8 If school/after school activities are cancelled, individual practices are cancelled A note will be put on Facebook and sent out via Remind! Individual Practices resume, Monday, Feb. 1 for ALL days & categories. That’s today! Questions? (We have answers.)

Speech Team ‘What to Wear / What not to Wear” videos Tournament Tips Speech Team ‘What to Wear / What not to Wear” videos

Tournament Tips, cont. JM Speech Team Hand book Read the last page New Members – you’ll be working with Nieland a bit later on some of the finer details

Goal Setting

Goal Setting—Tip 1 Specific Goals focused on skills Poor Example 1: I will earn a ribbon at all meets Poor Example 2: I will do better than I did last year Great Example: I will show clean and clear characterization through the use of character positions and voices.

Goal Setting—Tip 2 Goals should be measurable Great Example: I will show clean and clear characterization through the use of character positions and voices How to measure it: By the Farmington meet, no judge will comment on how my character voices/positions are too slow, inconsistent, or ill-fitting

Goal Setting—Tip 3 The steps you’ll take to achieve your goal should also be specific Poor Example 1: I will practice Poor Example 2: I will work with a peer Great Example: I will (1) work with my coach on my protagonist’s accent, (2) watch example videos on YouTube pertaining to vocal variety, (3) practice my piece at home at least 30 min. a day—5 days a week, and (4) ask for tips from __ – my teammate – who already does this well

Goal Setting—Tips 4 & 5 It should be realistic We will only be focusing on the first half of the season (the four February meets) Keep in mind your experience level and current skillset You need people to keep you real – these people may or may not be from your category

Categories & Focus Areas Breakout Groups Categories & Focus Areas Who & Where Returning Members Goal Setting Coach Adam & Lyke Art Area New-to-speech Members Goal Setting + Invitational Q&A Coach Nieland this room Ppuljlkj Don’t forget: a coach or senior captain will sign your yellow sheet sometime after 4:00.