1. Reasons

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

3. Note Taking Example

4. 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).

5. Structure

6. 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

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

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

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

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

11. 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