1. State 4-H Program Monthly Update: Presentations

3. What are 4-H Presentations?

4. Public Speaking Category
First things first…
Public Speaking Category

5. What are 4-H presentations?
Speaking in front of a group:
Demonstrating HOW to do something - Demonstration
Educating others on a certain topic = Illustrated Talk
Can present as an individual OR a team
Team=2 individuals only (no more)
If team members are in two different age groups, they will present in the oldest age group

6. Demonstration: DOING, SHOWING HOW, MAKING – has a finished product to show - shows how a task it done or product is made. For example: show how to make a healthy snack using fruits and vegetables.
Illustrated Talk: TALKING, TELLING HOW, using CHARTS, PICTURES, MODELS - shares information with the help of pictures, video’s, charts, models etc.
Formal Speech: shares information on a specific topic without using any visuals, props or materials. Sometimes this is a speech that a young person has me memorized or a paper someone has written on a specific topic.

7. Why Presentations? Increase public speaking skills
Increase self confidence
Increase knowledge & interest in a certain subject matter
Will help you in the long run with:
Communicating
Other clubs & projects
College/post-secondary education
Careers

8. Spotlight your expectations
Develop a county presentation program that will provide the opportunity for youth to participate in the presentations on the county, district and state level.
Offer a County Activity Day where youth can share their presentation in front of judges – mimic District Activity Day (or something similar).
Be at District Activity Day with your youth who are presenting
Register for District & State Presentation competitions as requested.

9. State Presentation Finals
Presentations
District Activity Day
764 total participants
NE – 142, 17 = 159
SE – 149, 15 = 164
SC – 142, 22 = 164
W – 124, 16 = 140
NC – 110, 27 = 137
State Presentation Finals
352 total participants

10. How do I help my 4-H’ers get started?
To give a good presentation there are several steps that should be taken.
Planning
Preparation
Presentation
Poise (Appearance)
Practice

11. Logistics
Each county may enter two participants per age division per category for District Competition.
A 4-H’er may only compete in one category per year.
Once a 4-H’er is named Gold in a category for that age group, they may not compete in that age division and category again.

12. Youth prepare public speaking presentations and demonstrations based on topics related to an area of interest and compete against their peers in one of three age divisions.
Competition on the County, District, and State Levels allow youth to refine their presentation and public speaking skills.
District Gold Winners in each of 3 age divisions receive a stipend to attend State Presentation Finals at NC 4-H Congress to compete in the state-level competition.

13. State Gold Winners in each age division receive monetary awards.
Participants also receive medals and certificates to recognize their outstanding efforts.
Youth participate in 3 age categories: 8-10, 11-13, & 14-18
33 Categories
Awards are contingent upon funding at the time of the award.

14. DAD Dates South Central – June 14 – Lincoln County
West Lincoln Middle School – 260 Shoal Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092
Northeast– June 22 – Wake County
NC State University – Buildings to be determined
College Fair in Talley in the afternoon for those waiting on Awards Assembly
Southeast – June 21 – Craven County
Craven Community College – 800 College Ct. New Bern, NC 28562
North Central – June 21 – Orange County
Cedar Ridge High School – 1125 New Grady Brown School Rd. Hillsborough, NC 27278
West – June 15 – McDowell County
McDowell High School – 600 McDowell High Drive Marion NC 28752
Registration Deadline: May 24, 2019
State Presentation Finals – NC State University
July 20, 2019
Registration Deadline June 28th

15. Rules & Regulations
Presentation

16. Ages 8-10 Cloverbuds Ages 11-13 & 14-18 Compete @ County, District &
State levels
Only District Gold advances to
State level
Cloverbuds
5-7 years old
Do not compete, but can present at County & District levels
Great time to start!
Ages & 14-18
County, District & State levels
District Gold & Silver advance to State level

17. Outdoor Cooking – all 8-10 & year olds must have an adult who is responsible for them at District Day and State Presentation Finals.

18. Rules & Regulations
Age eligibility is established on January 1st of the current year.
To participate in a Presentation competition, the youth must be eight years of age on January 1st of the current year and not have had his/her 19th birthday before January 1st of the current year.
Youth must be present to compete.

19. Time Limits Identified in the 4-H Awards Handbook (Pages 12 – 13)
5 minutes and a maximum of 12 minutes.
Exceptions are as follows:
Public Speaking (5-7 minutes);
Chicken Barbecue (2 hours); Turkey Barbecue (2 hours); Pork Cookery (2 hours); Beef Char-Grill (2 hours)
Judges will use their discretion in ranking presentation length.

20. Horse Time Limits Horse, Individual 8-10, 11-13: 4-12 minutes
Horse, Team 8-10, 11-13: 5-15 minutes
Horse, Team 14-18: minutes
Horse Public Speaking 8-10, 11-13: 4-10 minutes
Horse Public Speaking, 14-18: 8-10 minutes.
One point is deducted per judge for each minute under or over time limits.

21. 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 excluded – they can do both.
8-10, & district “GOLD medal winners are eligible to participate in the state competition

22. 11-13 & 14-18 district Silver medal winners are eligible to participate in the state competition.
There will be no scholarship available for Silver winners to attend Congress unless the district Gold winner decides not to participate.

23. 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 in the same age category

24. 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 (8-10, , 14-18), the team must compete in the older youth’s age division.

25. 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 Class 1 Felony
School Suspension
No swords, knifes, bow & arrows, etc.
Presentations are given for the following Outdoor Cooking Categories in the age categories
Chicken Char-Grill
Turkey Char-Grill

26. Food Categories
All Foods Categories will be asked to demonstrate a mastery of preparation steps.
Note: each category has basic ingredient requirements. Check website for specifics.
It’s a good idea to cook all items before coming to DAD or State Finals due to limitations at the sites.
All presenters are required to “demonstrate” however depth of knowledge is stressed not taste. The one exception to taste is Egg Cookery. Judges may or may not taste but they will be not take off for taste if they choose not to taste or not on the District, State level.

27. A County Winner ribbon is given to each participant.
A medal is awarded to the Gold, Silver and Bronze district winners.
One presentation in each category age division will be designated as the district gold winner and will be eligible to compete on the state level.

28. 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. If there are issues with the technology – the PIC can help with this.

29. 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). Should be kept to a minimum

30. 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.
Attire for the Public Speaking category should be professional dress.
Dressing for the presentation topic is appropriate.

31. Use of Electronics
We are asking each PIC to provide a LCD projector and a laptop but encourage agents to bring one back up.
All set up of presentation materials is also the responsibility of the participant. However if there are issues with the equipment, they can ask for help of the PIC in the room.
A presentation using electronics such as powerpoint etc should NOT carry more weight than those who do not use them.

32. Presentation Categories
Presentation Categories Fact Sheet & Description Sheets
Presentation 101 Prep Sheet

33. Presentation Categories
Animal Science
Horse
Horse Public Speaking
Livestock & Dairy Production
Small & Companion Animals
Poultry
Citizenship & Civic Education
Citizenship/Community Service
Communication and Expressive Arts
Arts & Communication
Public Speaking

34. Family & Consumer Sciences
Hospitality, Etiquette& Social Graces
Environmental Science
Entomology (former Bugs & Bees)
Fisheries & Aquatic Resources
Forestry & Wildlife
Environmental Science (Soil & Water)

35. Healthy Lifestyles
Safety
Health/Fitness
Fruits & Vegetable Use
Foods & Nutrition
Egg Cookery
Turkey Char Grill
Peanut Foods
Chicken Char Grill
Dairy Foods
Beef Char Grill
Pork Char Grill

36. Personal Development
Open Class
Careers & Entrepreneurship
Plant Science
Horticulture Science
Science & Technology
Agriculture Science (Crops)
Wheels & Engines
Electric

37. 4-H Entertains Showcase of Talent
Selection process for 4-H’ers to be asked to share their talent at events throughout the year.
Each county is limited to two (2) "4-H Entertains" Acts at their DAD.
5 minutes per act total.
Not a competition – a Showcase of Talent
Cecil & Leonard is a part of the normal 4-H Entertains Acts.

38. Eligibility
4-H’ers age 8-18 as of January 1 currently enrolled in or participating in the 4-H program
Previous talent participants may participate again

39. Guidelines Talent acts can be individual or group
Should appeal to a youth audience
Talent acts can be dance, dramatic, variety, instrumental or vocal
Maximum of five minutes per act
Animal acts, use of fire or groups requiring excessive setup time are not allowed
Must be between the ages of 8 – 18.
Cloverbuds can not participate as an individual or group.

40. Recognition of Talent
Give blue ribbons only to talent acts which deserve them
Select 2-3 talent acts to perform at awards assembly. These may or may not be the ones recommended for the Talent Show at Congress.
Recommend the 2-3 best talent acts for 4-H Congress
This is ONLY a recommendation. Never promise a talent act they will be performing at 4-H Congress.
Video Recording of District Talent Acts
One of the most important responsibilities of the PIC for the DAD talent program is to videotape each talent act and give the video to State 4-H Staff Person on site along with copies of the judges sheets and comments.

41. Judging Criteria Audience appeal Projection
Appropriate dress or costume
Poise
Staging and/or movement on stage
Skills in areas of presentation (talent)

42. District 4-H Entertains
Judges - have interest or training in the performing arts such as:
Music, Dance or Drama teachers,
Community Theatre Directors,
Local Visiting Artists
Avoid using parents of 4-H’ers
Host County will provide the following:
Piano or full-size keyboard
Sound system with multiple microphones
Ability to play CDs or digital audio files

43. Presentation Judging Who are the judges? Where do they come from?
What are the judges told? Please talk with agents in your office who are PIC’s and offer to work with them.
PIC Information sent: will be posted
Score Sheets

44. Schedule 8:00 am – State 4-H Staff arrive on site
9: :00 Registration – Host County
9:30 - Judges Orientation with PIC’s (all agents serving as PIC’s and judges as well as State 4-H Staff Lead person and DED)
10:30 - Presentations Begin
12:00 - 1:30: Lunch
1:45 – 3:30: Afternoon Awards Program
4-H Entertains
Welcome - District Officers
Pledges - District Officers
Thought for the Day - District Officers
Introduction of Guest - District Officers
Greetings - arranged by host county - introduced by District Officers
Special Recognition - Agent Advisors - recognize outgoing District Officers, introduce incoming District Officers.
Presentation of Awards - District Officers, State 4-H Staff, State 4-H Program Leader, District Extension Director

45. DAD Dates
South Central – June 14 – Lincoln County – Mitzi Downing – Lead, Sarah Kotzian assist. Tucker Melton & Cecilia Tadt
Northeast– June 22 – Wake County – Shannon McCollum – Lead, Mitzi Downing & Amy Chilcote assist. Kat Stulpin & Stephen Finch
Southeast – June 21 – Craven County – Shannon McCollum – Lead, Amy Chilcote help
North Central – June 21 – Orange County - Mitzi Downing – Lead, Cecilia Tadt
West – June 15 – McDowell County – Daniel Collins – Lead, Mike Yoder assist, Cecilia Tadt
Registration Deadline: May 24, 2019

46. District Activity Day
Host County will share the specific details with their District 4-H Agent group.
Host County will contact each 4-H Agent in their district with lunch plans, Entertains forms, room assignments, directions etc.
Room assignments will be made no earlier than a week out due to constant changes.

47. PIC – each room has a Person In Charge that has been assigned by the District Director’s Office
Room Host – each room will have a room host volunteer. Host County will provide.

48. Day of Duties
Arrive and report to registration desk to pick up room assignments, meal tickets and any other materials as needed.
Make sure 4-H’ers are reporting to appropriate rooms: sign up on outside of doors for room order.
Report to Award Processing room for: drop/change forms, attendance forms, pick up record books, drop off scrapbooks – depends on District.
Check on 4-H’ers
Lunch
Awards Assembly
Pick up Score sheets at end of assembly as you leave– review before giving back to 4-H’ers.

49. State Presentation Finals
July 20, 2019
State Presentation Finals
June 28, 2019
Registration due date

50. Online Registration
Online Registration for District and State Finals is a must.
May 24 deadline – District Finals
June 28 deadline – State Finals
Link will be shared by April 1st.

51. Online Entry
A must for everything – 4-H’er will not be considered for competition if not entered online.
Must fill out all the information for each child using THEIR data – not your county office. In some cases, the university requires me to include youth address when they receive awards therefore this is a must.

52. Resources Presentations Website Score Sheets
Score Sheets
These can be found on the website listed above, but some categories have specific score sheets. If your category is not listed under “score sheets” then you will be judged using the “general presentation rubric.”
Note: I’m still checking some links that are not working. If you find a link broken, please me the link and I will fix it.