Public Presentation Training Day

There will be a public presentation training day on Nov 19, 2015 from 1-2:30. This is an optional meeting. 

Training day will include

1) actual demonstrations of types of presentations. 

Bradley/Chris/Kaitlyn- dramatic interpretation-- this skit is supper funny--they did it years ago for presentation but it still makes everyone laugh

Aileen--recitation

Grace--power point talk

Kaitlyn--poster illustrated talk

Miriam--cloverbud 

Bradley/Christ-- sharing experience about doing an impromptu

Liam--what you need to know for competition level

Harrison K-overall comments from a seasoned evaluator

2) Practice games

3) Tips for selecting and giving a presentation

Choose to talk about what you love

4) Making visuals

--posters or power points/preszi

--even cloverbuds can do simple power points-- especially good for those not interested in arts and crafts projects

5) Question and answer time

Public Presentations

It is time for Public Presentations----they are in Jan this year. Today the 4H office announced the sign ups....as usual, it is first come first served for time slots..........

Clinton County 4-H Public Presentation---Saturday, January 18 from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

Although, you can register yourself, I like to do it myself to make sure everyone gets signed up in time! I spoke with Alexa at the County 4H Meeting last night and she said we can register without the title of our presentation as long as we know what type of presnetation you want to do.

Registration page: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_action.cfm

If you register yourself, please email me and let me know you did it.

If you want me to register you, PLEASE EMAIL Melissa the following information as soon as possible
1) Name
2) Type of Presentation
3) One-on_one room (y/n); Nervous presenters (y/n); horse communications, district presentations
4) Special needs
5) time frame of interest 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30 --rank them in order 1, 2, 3, or 4.  or choose "ANY slot works for me" and the 4H office will decide your time.
6) special needs or requests--power point capability.....
answers to
Goal: What do you want to accomplish?
What is one question that your evaluator could ask about your presentation?
How can we help you the best?

NOTES
1) Jennifer, Aileen, Sammy and Henry-- all of you are eligible to do a club presentation since this is your first year.
2) Any teen who is interested in being a teen elevator is welcome to sign up as an evaluator IF they have given THREE presentations at the county level. You can earn credit for presentations by being an evaluator. You can also sign up to give a presentation, but you do not have to.
3) For Presentations-- you are a teen at AGE 13.
4) If you are a Junior or Senior-- you can count a college or job interview as a public presentation--please let me know if this option interests you so I can get the details for you. (If you are in 9th or 10th and desire this option, let me know as well. A number of the rules are relaxing......)
5) They do like to put clubs together in the same room so talk to your friends if you want to be in the same time slot.
6) Remember there are lots of types of presentations--including Impromptu==this can be a great option for those who have been doing presentations for years.... OUR CLUB LINK TO PRESENTATION INFORMATION http://chatteringchipmunks.blogspot.com/p/presentation-guidance.html


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From the 4H Office
4-H Public Presentations
The Clinton County 4-H Public Presentations Event will be Saturday, January 18 from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Each 4-Her interested in participating in Public Presentations should complete this registration form.

4-H Alumni often cite the Public Presentation program as an extremely valuable part of 4-H to their future lives, building confidence, poise, and communication skills. Presentations may be one of several types: Cloverbud, Demonstration, Illustrated Talk, Dramatic Interpretation,
Recitation, or Impromptu. Teens also have the opportunity to do a college or job interview. Members may also do a horse communication presentation (please contact the Extension office for specific rules for this event) and earn a horse point. Members giving a presentation about a livestock or small animal species can also earn a point for that species.

If you are looking for tips or descriptions of presentation types, please stop by the office and pick up a guide to public presentations or check out the state 4-H website: http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/program/events/publicpresentations.php. Examples of the evaluation forms are also available. 4-Hers interested in earning premiums for participating in any 4-H event at County Fair must participate (give a presentation or evaluate presentations) in
County Public Presentations and all presenters are encouraged to give their presentations at County Fair as well.

We will have a room especially for presenters who are very nervous about giving their presentation. There will be an extra-friendly evaluator there to help them work through their fears and foster a positive experience. We will again have a separate room for people giving horse presentations that wish to be considered for the regional event. There is also an opportunity for youth not giving horse presentations to be considered for district presentations.

District presentations is similar to regional horse communications except the topic is not limited and presenters are evaluated using the general evaluation system. Please mark if any of these conditions applies to your club members on the form.

Presenters are scheduled first-come, first-served for their ranked times (so complete your form in early). We also try to keep Cloverbuds with Cloverbuds and club members in the same room. If you prefer a different scheduling arrangement, please let me know.

If you have members who need to give a presentation on the make up day, they have to preregister for that on the form as well (please see registration form for more information or contact the office).

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Public Presentation Day

Public Presentations which have been held in March will now be held in January and Horsebowl and Hippology will be held in March (exact date TBD).

Please mark your calendar.
Saturday January 18 Public Presentations Day: Clinton Community College

**Thursday January 2: 4H Public Presentations Clinic--learn to give a good presentation and brush up on techniques
**Thursday January 9: 4H regular meeting --business meeting and public presentation practice in smaller groups-- I would like to have teens with lots of experience work with small groups of kids. I would also need an adult with each group.
**Thursday January 16: (optional) Service project-- share public presentations with the 3rd Age day care as well as perform or sing or just visit and sit in the audience. We can be a little flexible this day with time based on who wants to attend.

I also hope to have one of our seniors teach anyone interested in how to use presio-- the wave of the future. :-)

So now is the time to think about your topic for public presentations. If you are 13 and above and you have given 3 county level presentations, you are welcome to be a teen evaluator. As a teen evaluator, you can choose to not give a presentation but still get credit for presentations. If you are a first year family or member (Henry, Samuel, and Hannah) you can choose to do a club presentation anytime before May.

When you pick a topic-- pick something you LOVE....remember there are many types of presentations. With the new award system, when applying for project medals at the end of the year, you get a medal when you have been in a project area for AT least two years and earned the minimum number of points. You get points for giving a presentation in your project area. So you may chose to pick a presentation in an ares you are working on a medal.

Or if you are in an animal project, if you do an animal presentation, you earn a point for that animal (except for dairy cattle). You need points to show animals at fair---1 point for small animals (cats, dogs, rabbits, poultry, pets) and livestock (beef, sheep, goat, pig) and 4 points for horse/mini-horse. You also earn points when applying for a high point award for end of the year animal awards.

If you are a junior or senior in HS, you can meet the criteria by going to a college interview.

If you are a confident speaker, you may wish to try impromptu this year....you do not have to prepare--no poster no power point or presio needed. Just sign up for impromptu and show up on presentation day. You will be given three possible topics to speak about and 15 minutes to prepare. Matthew Caito did one a few years ago--he spoke about paper airplanes I think(?).

Info on Preapring for District Presentations

Presentations should be a minimum of five (5) minutes and a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes.

Note cards may be used at the discretion of the presenter.  A poster may be used as an outline.  Please remember if you use a poster you must use it during your presentation.

Presenters should be well groomed.  Dress should be appropriate to topic as well as allow for a clip on microphone.

Presenters may have no help setting up, but may have help taking down.

Do not use containers showing brand names – use separate container or cover the product name.

Presenters in all categories will be required to compose a biographical introduction of themselves on a 4x6 card which should include name, county, club (if applicable), number of years in 4-H, and any biographical information the presenter thinks would be of interest to his/her audience, i.e., hobbies, music, drama, other youth related interests, etc.  This should be kept interesting and concise and should be written as the presenter wants it to be read by the room host.  DO NOT GIVE AGE OR NUMBER OF PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS.  Title and topic of presentation are not included in the Room Host’s “Introduction of the Presenter.”

The presenter will begin his/her presentation by introducing the topic in a manner that creatively catches the attention of the audience while stimulating their curiosity and motivating them to think about the subject to be presented.  Use of the title can be part of this introduction.

Please remember to give your source of information (references).

Teams:  Will use one score sheet.  Only two people make a team.
Presenters with special needs have the option to inform the evaluators.

SMILE!  Evaluators are really nice people and they know exactly how you feel.  Their comments are meant to help you, not to criticize.

FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS
Food products that are created during a presentation can only be offered to the evaluators.  Health restrictions prevent foods from being shared with the audience.  Plastic gloves are not required for food presentations.  Hair should be “under control” and aprons worn where appropriate.

Actually measure at least two ingredients (1 dry, 1 liquid) the others may be pre-measured.  The presenter should state the items have been pre-measured.   Have recipe copies available for the audience.

ANIMAL DEMONSTRATIONS
Should a presentation include the use of a live animal, the presenter is responsible for sanitation and humane well-being of the animal throughout the event.  This would include clean up and sanitization of the presentation area making it suitable for the next presenter.  Live animals need to have appropriate health certificates and be caged or leashed appropriately.  If dogs will remain in the building during the event, they need to be crated. 

Congratulations to all the Chipmunks who were Selected for District Presentations.

Districts will be held on May 4th, 2013 at the Hermon-DeKalb Central School, on Rt. 11 in Canton.

(If you did not get a hold of Darlene by noon yesterday, you have until Monday to let her know if you will or will not attend. Please let her know which time frame you want and the title of your presentation. (10-12 or 12-2)

SENIORS (for presentations, seniors are anyone with a 4H age over 13)
Vienna A
Stella B
Matthew C
Naomi F
Harrison K
Andrew L
Madeline L
Calin T

JUNIORS
Reece B
Benjamin C
Audry C
Jackson C
Madeline C
Philip K
Grace S
Liam S

Time to Prepare for Public Presentations

It's PUBLIC PRESENTATION season. If you have not participated in presentations before, please check out our group guide to public presentations: http://chatteringchipmunks.blogspot.com/p/presentation-guidance.htmlAs you think about a topic: CHOOSE A TOPIC THAT INTERESTS YOU!!! If you are part of an animal project and NEED to earn a point or WANT to earn a point to show or compete for animal high point, consider a presentation topics on your species. 4H encourages you to do a presentation on a topic you doing a 4H project in BUT you are not limited to that. So if you are passionate about dromedary camels, go ahead do your presentation on them. If you love to memorize, consider doing a recitation. If you like theater, grab a fellow 4H member and perform a scene. If you like talking and are good under pressure and you have done some 4H presentations before, try impromtu. If you are 13 or OVER and you have given several previous AT the COUNTY LEVEL presentations, you can earn credit by signing-up to be a teen evaluator. You will earn credit for presentations for being an evaluator. You are welcome to do both---be an evaluator and present OR just be an evaluator.  If you are a JR or SR, you can earn presentation credit for a college interview.
Public presentations are a key part of the 4H experience. There are 6 options for public presentations
1) For your FIRST year only, you can opt to give a presentation at the club level
or choose from
2) Level 1: in a room with just you, your family, and the friendly evaluator who will tell you great things
3) Level 2: Nervous presenters room- everyone in the room is nervous and the evaluators are encouraging
4) Level 3: General presentations- you are ready to hear a few suggestions for improvement with mostly positive encouragement
5) Level 4: Competition room: You want the challenge of competing for a spot at the District Presentation Day held in June (general topics)
6) Level 4 Horse: Horse Competition Room: You want the challenge of competing for a spot on the Regional/State Horse Presentations Competition 
--In level 4, members are ready for a higher level of critique and can handle more suggestions for improvement.