1. WELCOME!
JM Speech Team Meeting

2. Getting Started – Sr. Cpts
Information & Paperwork
Warm Up
Information
Congrats to all – placed 3rd place at Northfield!
Paperwork
Registration – Winona Cotter
If you CANNOT compete at Sections, we need to know TODAY!
If you cannot present for Showcase, we need to know today.
Rate/Rank Forms – keep filling these in after each meet
Brought to you by Coach Lyke!

3. Cotter Meet Info. – Lyke Be here at 6:50 a.m. Bus leaves at 7 a.m.
3 Rounds and Finals
No Novice divisions (sorry)
Bring a lunch or money for lunch
Home around 5:15 – 5:45
Everyone should be “off script” (This means your speech is fully memorized.)
Continue to dress professionally

4. Cotter, Cont. – Lyke
Draw categories: you will draw from ALL stories and/or topics – you will draw for EACH round
** No WIFI/Internet for Ex Spk & Disco
Discussion: Section 2
Awards: 3:15 (approximately) – Gym
Stay dressed up until after awards
CLEAN UP! Please clean up our area in the cafeteria and gym when we visit schools

5. Cotter Schedule – Lyke 7:45-8:15 a.m. Team Registration
Draws – 8:30 a.m.
Round I - 9:00 a.m.
Round II – 10:30 a.m.
Round III – 12:00 p.m.
Finals – 2:00 p.m. approximately
TIMING:
One preliminary round will be timed for each category.
Finals: ALL CATEGORIES
The timers will stand at seven or 10 minutes (category dependent).
Finish the sentence you are on. No worries.
Storytellers and Extemp. Speakers – you are allowed one final sentence/concluding statement after time is shown.

6. - Bus Breakfasts – Jr. Cpts
Thanks to those who’ve supplied bus breakfasts so far! Yummy!
Winona Cotter:

7. Points Sheets – Lyke
Be sure to get your necessary signatures each practice/meeting!
Make sure your name is at the top!
Winona Cotter is our last invitational.
Have your sheets with you next Monday.

8. T-shirts Update Sr Cpts

9. Big 9 Information — Adam Tuesday, March 20
39 entries – Big 9 Rules – ALL COMPETITORS CHECK IN WITH NIELAND BY 2nd HOUR!
Excused from 5-8th hours (the WHOLE team is excused if you want to watch and support the team.)
You must go to school hours 1-4 to compete.
Meet at Godfathers for lunch/team building. Back to JM.
Bus leaves 1:30.
Awards – 8:00ish – Home around 9:30-10:00 p.m.
If you are SICK/CANNOT compete you must contact NIELAND by 9:00 AM on Tuesday!
You must go to school on Wednesday too.

10. Big 9 Schedule – Adam 2:45– Team Warm Ups – Coach Adam
3:15: Drawings begin
3:30 Judges’ Meeting
3:45 Round 1 All events
5:00 Round 2 All events
6:15 Round 3 All events
8:00ish Awards

11. Big 9 Team, 39 entries – Adam Creative: Rebecca
Discussion: Tim, Oreoluwa, Ali, Grace, Ghazal, Peter
Drama: Keerthi, Esme
Extemp Rdg: Tosin, Audrey, Olivia
Extemp Speaking: Hunter, Henrik, Lap, Catherine, Nicole, Alex

12. Big 9 Team, cont.– Adam Great: Chris, Grace, Safa, Savannah
Humor: Lilly, Abby
Info: Manjari, Kelsey, Day, Dakota
OO: Anna, Ethan, Preethi, Kathryn, Madilyn
Poetry: Ola, Gray, Holland

13. Big 9 Team, cont.– Adam Prose: Hodman, Catherine, Lydia
Storytelling: Come watch/support us.
Congratulations to all!

14. Practices this Week – Lyke
Due to Timecards being used at Cotter…
We’ll be practicing with timecards starting today, and will continue through the end of the season
Due to Big 9 on Tuesday…
If you practice on Tuesdays, reschedule this week’s practices with your coach (if you’ve not already done so). See Extra Practice sign up on the website.

15. Audience Behavior – Lyke
Treat the speaker as you would like to be treated!
Judges are watching audience behavior as well as performances.
Cell phones are silenced and put away during rounds!
Do not eat/drink while speakers are performing.
Do not talk during the round. You may talk with each other before the judge enters the room.
Be respectful of the judge.
Do not talk about the round/competitors/judges at the meet. Wait until you get on the bus. Someone may overhear you.

16. Section Team – Lyke Limited again to 39 entries
Section Team will be announced Monday, March 26 – NOT necessarily the same as the Big 9 team
Considerations:
Success this season
Practice and meeting attendance
Dedication
Age

17. Guest Coach Practices – Lyke
We’ve two weeks with this structure:
March 27th - 29th
April 9rd - 11th
This applies only to those on the SECTION TEAM
Section Team Speakers must practice at least twice each of these weeks:
Once with Coach Nieland/Lyke/Adam
Once with a Guest Coach
Sign-up online starting Friday the 23th: sign-up doc. will be in the Super Secret Speech folder

18. Wardrob Q and A – Lyke Big 9 Conference and Sections
Dress to kill! Wear your most professional outfit.
Be aware of skirt length.
Be aware of cleavage! Yes, Henrik, this includes you.
Will do at the next meeting.

19. Family & Friend Showcase Night
April 9
ALL Attend - Final Team Meeting – 3:15
Turn in Pink Point Sheets if you are done with season
Quick update on Open Practices and Sections
Bring 1 dozen cookies/bars; beverages provided
Meet in Rocket Center – 7 p.m.
Break out into assigned rooms
Done around 8:30 p.m.
Will do at a later meeting.

20. Before our last activity – Sr. Capt.
Dress up for tomorrow: the entire day
Get some rest tonight! – At least 8 hours!
Be “ON” for Round I
Set aside stressors from the school day
Run through you speech a few times
Power Pose for 2+ minutes
Remember & recite your mantra
Team Warm 2:45
Have FUN!
Will do at the next meeting.

21. Mix It Up Day! – Sr. Capt. Meet with your assigned group.
Present 3 minutes of your speech
Disco people – explain what you do
Provide feedback – Positive and constructive
If someone is missing from your group, go with who is here or combine groups (if you combine: groups should consist of 4 speakers at most)
Will do at the next meeting!

22. Mix It Up Day! – Lyke
1. Stephanie, Peter, Nick, Audrey– 2nd fl.elevator
2. Rebecca, Grace, Esme, Catherine W– Art Middle
3. Hunter, Preethi, Olivia,Shammah- Art Front
4. Alia, Abby, Maimuna, Day – Here
5. Tim, Ola, Erik, Lilly– Art Back
6. Henrick, Oreoluwa, Sarah, Cat H– Sci Windows
7. Alex, Chloe, Hannah, Lydia- Ceramics
Will do at the next meeting.

23. Mix It Up Day! – Adam 8. Hodman, Kelsey, Ghazal, Nicole– Bus. Lab
9. Lap, Tara, Keerthi, Chris, Kathryn – 3210
10. Anna, Tosin, Gray – Art Gallery
11. Manjari, Savannah, Marissa, George– Bench /stairs
12. Safa, Holland, Dakota, Ethan- Bench auditorium
13. Fernanda, Grace K., Madilyn, - main lab
Will do at the next meeting.