1. WELCOME!
JM Speech Team Meeting

2. 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!

3. 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

4. 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!

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

6. 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”

7. 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.)

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

9. 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

10. Goal Setting

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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
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Don’t forget: a coach or senior captain will sign your yellow sheet sometime after 4:00.