Objectives

To help boys and girls:

• Learn the different types of presentations - regular talk, illustrated talk and demonstration.
• Properly plan, develop and deliver a presentation
• Learn to score and judge a presentation.

 

 

Who Can Participate?

Boys and girls, Age 8-19, ENROLLED and actively involved in 4-H projects.

If child is 8 years old and in the 3rd grade by Sept. 1, they will compete as a 4-H member. Any child with an age or grade below these requirements will compete as a Clover Bud.

 

 

Entries

All participants must complete an entry form and return it to the OSU Extension office by the designated due date.

 

Specific categories will be determined by the number of entries. The following is a
SAMPLE used in previous years:

 

 

 

Special Divisions

Junior (ages 8 to 13)

Senior (ages 14 to 19)

 

 

 

Awards

Certificates and ribbons will be given for 1^st, 2^nd And 3^rd places day of event. Champions and reserve champions in each division and special awards Champions will receive invitation to the Achievement Banquet.

 

 

Special Categories

Some special awards are provided by State and National Donors. Local Sponsors also provide awards. Specific requirements are outlined in the following paragraphs.

 

 

State and National Sponsors
Special Categories

4-H Speech & Demonstration Contest - Given at annual Achivement Banquet

 

Bread

Cornmeal and Wheat Flour

Yeast bread or quick bread, muffins, biscuits, cornbread, griddle cakes, waffles.

 

Can receive only once per division

• 1 Jr. (Age 13 and under)
• 1 Sr. (Age 14 and over)
• 1 Team (2) Demonstration AND Individual (1) Illustrated Talk or Demonstration

 

Dairy Product

Milk, cheese, butter, cream, ice cream, yogurt, cultured products

 

Can receive only once

• 1 Team (2) Demonstration AND 1 Individual (1) Demonstration or Illustrated Talk

 

Peanut

Peanut Production or Peanut Food Nutrition

Presentations must relate to peanut production, processing, or marketing, or food recipes, using peanuts or peanut products.

 

Can receive only once

• 1 Team (2) Demonstration OR 2 Individual (1) Illustrated Talk or Demonstration

 

Swine

Pork Production

Pork - related illustrated talk or demonstration which promotes pork as a food or pork production.

 

Can receive only once

• 1 Individual (1) Demonstration or Illustrated TalkPUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST

 

 

Local Sponsors Special Categories

Public Speaking Contest - Given at annual Achivement Banquet

 

Beef

Adair Co. Cattlemens

Beef - related illustrated talk or demonstration which promotes beef as a food or beef production.

 

Can recieve only once.

• 1 Individual Illustrated Talk or Demonstration

 

Clothing

Be Sew In, Muskogee

Participants must be enrolled and actively involved in the 4-H Fabrics and Fashions project. Presentation topics may relate to construction, personal image, textile science and care, or consumer education.

 

Can only receive once in each division

• 1 Jr. (Age 13 and under)
• 1 Sr. (Age 14 and over)

 

Conservation

Adair County Conservation District

Participants must be enrolled and actively involved in Natural Resources and/or Plant Science 4-H projects. The purpose of this award is to promote Soil and Water Conservation and to prepare young boys and girls for advanced competition sponsored by the Soil Conservation Districts

 

Receive only once

• Individual presentation (Not to exceed 7 minutes)

 

Electric

Ozarks Electric Co-Op

Participants must be enrolled and actively involved in Mechanical Sciences and/or Safety projects. The purpose of this award is to increase awareness of the important effects electric energy has on man and his environment.

 

Receive only once per division

• 1 Jr. (Age 13 and under)
• 1 Sr. (Age 14 and over)

 

Commercial Banking
Personal Money Management

Carson Community Bank

The purpose of this activity is:

1. To learn about the functions and services of banks in Oklahoma
2. To learn the fundamentals of the various aspects of personal money management
3. To further stress the importance of illustrated talks as a tool in teaching subject matter.

 

Can only receive once per division

• Individual Illustrated Talk (Not to exceed 12 minutes)
• 1 Jr. (Age 13 and under)
• 1 Sr. (Age 14 and over)

 

Commercial Convenience Foods

Zion School

Participants must be enrolled and actively participating in the Revised 4-H Food Science Projects. The purpose of this awards program is to promote the use of commercial convenience foods in meal preparation. The presentation should focus on the use of one of the following: commercial frozen foods, commercial freeze dried foods, commercial dried foods and/or commercial canned foods. The presentation should include nutrition and consumer information

 

Can only receive once per division

• 1 Junior (Age 12 and under)
• 1 Senior (Age 13 and over)

 

Cooperative

Crozier Auction Service

The purpose of this presentation is to explain the cooperative business with the use of visuals. A comparison may be made with the following types of business:

• Individual Business
• Business Partnerships
• General or Ordinary Business Corporations

 

Can only receive once

• Individual only- must be 16 years of age and not over 18; must have completed sophomore year.
• Illustrated Talk - Not to exceed 12 minutes

 

Powerpoint

Cy & Celena Bray at CLD Tech

Power points may ONLY be used in the Power Point Special Category Only. No other
power points will be accepted!

 

Can only receive once per division

• 1 Junior (Age 12 and under)
• 1 Senior (Age 13 and over)

 

 

Yearly Special - Impromptu

 

Contest Rules

1. Contestant will select a topic for their speech by randomly drawing three topics from a pool of topics. They will select one topic and return the other two. A maximum of one minute will be allowed for this process. Questions will be relative to today’s youth and may include current events, 4-H, and/or social issues.
2. No two contestants will speak on the same topic in the same year.
3. 3 categories:
   1. Junior- 8-10 years old
   2. Intermediate- 11-13 years old
   3. Senior- 14 years old and up
4. Contestants are not allowed to present any items to the judges and may not use any costumes, posters, visual aids, or props for their presentation and Contestants.
5. Contestants will be allowed a period of time to prepare their speech and give their speech.
   1. Jr. times: 5 minutes to prepare speech, 1-5 minutes max to give speech
   2. Int. times: 5 minutes to prepare speech, 2-5 minutes to max give speech
   3. Sr. times: 4 minutes to prepare speech, 3-5 minutes max to give speech
6. Contestants will be allowed to organize their thoughts on a 5x7 blank note card (supplied)
7. Ties will be broken by the judges.

 

Awards

Champions in each Inpromtu division will win registration, paid in full, to a 4-H youth conference.(Multi County Camp, Roundup, YIA, etc.)