Public
Presentations
ALL 4-H members (non-cloverbud) ages 8 and up as of January 1, 2012 are required to participate in the 4-H Public presentation program either at the club level or county level. Cloverbud members are strongly encouraged to do a presentation but it is not mandatory.
To receive club level credit you will be presenting at a club meeting and one of your leaders in the club will need to complete the club level presentation evaluation. A club level presentation does not qualify you to attend the public presentation award trip and does not make a 4-H member eligible to be selected to participate in district presentations. Independent members are still required to give a public presentation and it can be given to relatives and friends and have a parent complete the club level presentation evaluation form.
You must complete a county presentation to be eligible to attend the public presentation award trip and to be eligible to be selected to participate in district public preentations. If you do not give a public presentation at the club or county level then you do not receive a project completion sticker on your year end certificate AND the club does not receive 100% completion.
Steuben
youth places third in New York State Public Presentations
District Public Presentations
The Finger Lakes 4-H District recently held their annual Finger Lakes District Public Presentations on Saturday, March 27 in Canandaigua. One-hundred 4-H youth participated from the following counties Cayuga, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, and Yates.
The purpose of this program is to emphasize the importance of communications skills- building poise, self-confidence, and developing the ability to think and speak with ease in front of people. To provide the opportunity for gaining insight, reassurance about previous work accomplished, while improving speaking abilities, through another level of evaluation above the county. To be exposed to and learn different techniques used by other speakers. Each county then has the opportunity to choose 3 individuals to present at the State Public Presentations program which is held at the New York State Fair in August.
The following were awarded a gold 4-H medallion as a Top Presenter for District Public Presentations: Steven Quanz, Alyx Uhl, Olivia Spadaro, David Mitchell, Samantha Towner.
Chosen for The Judges Choice Awards were: Olivia Spadaro and Hanna Jo Patterson
Room hostesses were Steven Quanz, Denise Schubmehl.
Evaluators representing Steuben County were: Johanna Schwingel and Sue Schwingel.
Steuben County Presenters were: Laura Becker - Chicken Broccoli Braid; Megan Cratsley-Berry-Nanna Smoothie; Raven Foote-Taco Meatball Ring; Johnathan Gritzmacher-Speedy Pizza; David Mitchell- Cells and Organelles; Robert Murphy-Everything but the Oink; Hannah Jo Patterson-Whipped Syllabub; Steven Quanz-Impromptu; Denise Schubmehl-Animal Abuse; Caroline Smith-Do They Have a Voice?; Olivia Sapdaro-Use and Care of a Clarinet; Samantha Towner-All-American Parfait; Alyx Uhl-Taco Salad; Arielle Wilcox-Cells-Building Blocks of Plant Life; Ashlee Zschoche-Penguins.
County Public Presentations
Presentations are done on a “First
come, First serve basis. Presentations are not scheduled
for each 4-H member. We try to keep the rooms “moving”,
so as not to cause long waits. The times are so that we
get an idea of when you will be arriving.
There are five categories in which members
can choose to be evaluated. Also a member can do a presentation
in more than one area. For example, a member can do an
Illustrated Talk and an Impromptu. Also one can be done
in the fall and one in February.
The categories are:
| Public Speaking |
Illustrated Talk |
Demonstration |
| Impromptu |
Reading or Recitation |
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There is a demonstration opportunity at
the New York State Fair. It is called Produced in New
York. The main food featured in the recipe selected must
be grown in NY. The food product should be a food commercially
produced in New York by NY farmers. Possible featured
foods include but are not limited to: dairy products,
apples strawberries, cherries, grapes, potatoes, carrots,
onions and pumpkin. So when choosing a recipe for a food
demonstration you may want to keep this is mind.
The Evaluation Form now uses a point system
based on the total of 100 points. An Excellent Award is
given to those with a score between 90 and 100 showing
an exceptional and above average result. A Satisfactory
award is given to those scores between 80 and 89 demonstrating
an average performance and respectable results. A Worthy
is awarded to those scores between 0 and 79 that states
that an effort was made and that improvements are needed
to help the youth reach his or her potential. Sample evaluation
sheets for each category can be viewed on the web.
Leaders: Please be sure to give your members
a planning sheet and help when preparing for their presentation.
The planning sheet is also on the 4-H web site.
Information that can be found in the leader notebook and
on the web site are:
| Members Public Presentation Planning Sheet |
Leaders guides |
Member Guidelines |
| Registration Sheet |
Guidelines for food demonstrations |
How to make a 4-H Public Presentation |
Booklets that are also in the leader notebook
Tools for Public Speaking
Public Presentations Demonstrations and Illustrated Talks
If your club is new, has not participated
in public presentations, or you would like help please
contact the 4-H office. Or, if your club would like to
come and observe we can arrange for that too.
Steuben youth
presentation places third in state contest
NOTE:
Remember, a 4-Her's total involvement
in 4-H is considered when selecting for most awards
and trips.
4-H members will only
receive public presentation county credit for
giving a presentation at the November 2011 or
February 2012 County Event or 2012 County Fair.
Horse Members Please Note –
Horse members must attend at least 50% of club
activities from time of enrollment and participate
in one county level or beyond Horse Educational
Event ( i.e. Public Presentations, Horse Quiz
Bowl, Hippology, or Horse Judging) to be eligible
to participate in any Steuben County 4-H Horse
Shows. Horse members will only receive
credit towards showing if they give a public presentation
on a horse related topic.
All members except cloverbuds
giving presentations at the county level will
be considered for district level presentations.
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Presentations can be given on any topic.
Here are just a few of the many possible topics.
How to set a table |
How to make a peanut
butter and jelly sandwich |
How to make a fruit salad |
How to play your musical instrument |
How to make a craft |
How to make muffins |
Show box supplies |
Supplies you need to go fishing |
Choosing a location to fish |
Care of a newborn animal |
Breeds of a particular species |
Parts of an animal |
Parts of a saddle |
Nutrition for your animal |
Grooming horses |
Mastitis |
How to read a DHI report |
Safety around your animal |
Farm Safety |
Grooming dogs |
Care of the ewe and lamb |
Preparing a steer for a show |
How to make a rope halter |
Types of feeds and forages |
Parts of a bridle |
How to read a pedigree |
Animal diseases |
Vaccinations |
Basic Pet Care |
Horse jumps |
Cuts of beef, lamb or pork |
De-horning dairy calves |
“Before a group you speak with ease, you can
put ideas across, it’s a breeze. Because you have
learned to organize what to do and say, planned ahead
and practiced before the big day. With poise and self
confidence you smile at the evaluator. It’s a public
presentation you have done, and it’s a life skill
you have won!”
(Resource: Cornell Cooperative Extension
of Cayuga County)
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District
Public Presentations 2009
The Finger Lakes 4-H District Educators
recently held their annual Finger Lakes District Public
Presentations on Saturday, April 4, 2009 in Canandaigua.
One hundred 4-H youth participated from the following
counties Cayuga, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario,
Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, and Yates giving presentations
on a multitude of topics.
The purpose of this program is to emphasize
the importance of communications skills- building poise,
self-confidence, and developing the ability to think and
speak with ease in front of people; to provide the opportunity
for gaining insight, reassurance about previous work accomplished,
while improving speaking abilities, through another level
of evaluation above the county and to be exposed to and
learn different techniques used by other speakers. Each
county has then opportunity to choose 3 individuals to
present at the State Public Presentations program which
is held at the New York State Fair in Syracuse.
Steuben County 4-H Presenters were: Becky
Bidlack, Kaitlin Bidlack, Charlie Coley, Blaine Knoll,
Brandon Knoll, Danita McClure, Adam Mitchell, Meiling
Norfolk, Steven Quanz, Brianna Sick, Paxton Surprenant,
Samantha Towner, Brittany Washburn.
The following were awarded a gold 4-H medallion
as a Top Presenter for District Public Presentations:
Kaitlin Bidlack, Blaine Knoll, Adam Mitchell, Meiling
Norfolk
The following were chosen for the Judge’s
Choice Award: Charlie Coley, Brandon Knoll, Adam Mitchell.
Evaluators representing Steuben County were:
Johanna Schwingel, Sue Schwingel and Julee Acomb.
County
Public Presentations 2009
80 Steuben County 4-H members participated
in a county wide public presentation program. 36 of these
were giving a presentation for their first time and 11
were cloverbud members (youth age 5-7 years old as of
1/1/09). To succeed in life, one must be able to communicate
effectively. Provided with opportunities to practice one’s
speaking skills, we learn ho to make ourselves heard as
well as defend out aspirations and beliefs. Throughout
its history, 4-H programs have provided these opportunities
for youth, particularly through its innovative Public
Presentation Program. Committed and enthusiastic about
their involvement in this program, youth working alongside
volunteer leaders and with help from parents, prepare
for their chance to speak and be evaluated by volunteer
judges. They come up with their own ideas on what to present,
workout a plan making sure they have all of the parts
of t presentation (introduction, body, summary).
Helping youth gain confidence, self-esteem, and the lifelong
skill of public speaking, as well as providing opportunities
for youth to share their knowledge and skills with others,
stimulates further learning. What better way to prepare
youth for the future and the work world. The presentations
were from two to fifteen minutes in length.
Members were evaluated by Julee Acomb, Ilean
Schultheiss, Cohocton; Sue Schwingel and Johanna Schwingel,
Atlanta; Jessica Houghtaling, Hornell; and Roger and Diana
Parulski, Bath. Members were selected from this event
to give their presentations at the district level in April.
Presentations were given by members of the
Bath Suds 4-H Club: Theresa Colomaio, Ainsley Robbins,
Megan Sermonis, Paxton Sermonis, Rachel VonHagn, and Anna
VonHagn; Country Bunch: Austin Harvey, Kylie Harvey, Blaine
Knoll, Brandon Knoll, Nathan Randall, Kaden Scuteri-Loucks,
and Matt Stewart; Crafty Critters: Shae Green, Jessica
Melton, and Caleb O’Dell-Oriend; Galloping Grapes
4-H Club: Gabriel Barone, Emily Eckel, Aubrey Hill, Adam
Mitchell, David Mitchell, Lauren Sprague, and Joseph Woods;
Hill and Valley 4-H Club: Carmen Coppola, Samantha Hand,
Morgan Pierce, and Ashley Woedy; Loon Lake Raiders 4-H
Club: Emily Anger, Meaghann Anger, Rebecca Bidlack, Katlin
Bidlack, Charlie Coley, and Brittany Washburn; Southern
Tier Livestock: Robert Murphy and Steven Quanz; Windy
Hills 4-H Club: Alice Smith and Molly Smith; Willing Workers
4-H Club: Laura Becker, Alison Bligh, Alexandra Button,
Aydan Cotter, Kyleigh Cotter, Michael Fitzwater, Raven
Foote, Molly Fox, Stephanie Fox, Addie Kelly, Kaitlyn
Kimmel, Lauren Kimmel, Autumn Ladd, Josh Ladd, Nick Ladd,
Kaitlin Matthews, Katie McAllister, Megan McAllister,
Danita McClure, Hanna McClure, Kierra McClure, Karli Mulford,
Melissa O’Connor, McKenzie Perkins, Jordyn Quackenbush,
Taylor Quackenbush, Brad Sick, Brianna Sick, Hannah Steff,
Dylan Towner, Samantha Towner, Alyx Uhl, Jacob Weidman,
JonathenWeidman, and Marissa Wise; World Girls 4-H Club:
Leslie Carr, Morgan Evarts, Grace Marvin, Morgan Reynolds,
Bethany Smith, and Katie Tobias; Independent members:
Kaleb Dininny and Meiling Norfolk
Some of the presentations were demonstrations,
illustrated talk, reading and recitation, and impromptu.
Demonstration shows the audience how to do something with
the help of visuals aids. There is an actual finished
product. Illustrated Talk is a speech with visual aids
in which knowledge is the end product. Impromptu’s
have 15 minutes of preparation time after choosing the
topic. Impromptu’s have an emphasis on the skill
of a formal speech that is prepared immediately before
the presentation with emphasis on speaking and thinking
on one’s feet. Reading or Recitation is reading
or acting out a written work (i.e. story, poem, speech,
etc.). Reading or Recitation’s have an emphasis
on assisting the audience to understand the meaning and
feeling behind that literary work.
Topics ranged from animal science, foods, crafts, natural
resources and included such things as “How to Crack
an Egg”, “Coconut Cream Dessert”, “Turkey
Taco Salad”, “Breeds of Rabbits”, “How
to make a rabbit toy”, “Scrapbooking”,
“3-D Snowflakes”, “Horse Jumping”,
“How Tractors Help Farms”, “Dog Breeds”,
“Raising Buffalo”, “Painting my Fingernails”.
2007
Representatives of Steuben County
at Finger Lakes District Public Presentations
The
Finger Lakes 4-H District Educators recently held their
annual Finger Lakes District Public Presentations on Saturday,
March 31 in Canandaigua. Ninety-six 4-H youth participated
from the following counties Cayuga, Genesee, Livingston,
Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, and Yates giving
presentations on a multitude of topics.
The
purpose of this program is to emphasize the importance
of communications skills- building poise, self-confidence,
and developing the ability to think and speak with ease
in front of people; to provide the opportunity for gaining
insight, reassurance about previous work accomplished,
while improving speaking abilities, through another level
of evaluation above the county and to be exposed to and
learn different techniques used by other speakers. Each
county has then opportunity to choose 3 individual to
present at the State Public Presentations program which
is held in the early fall at Cornell University.
Steuben
County 4-H Presenters were:
Ireland Armstrong (Food Demonstration),
Timothy Bieber (20 series JDTractor Demonstration),
Amelia Flint (Craft Demonstration),
Leah Flint ( Food Demonstration),
Harriet Hughes (Craft Demonstration),
Karli Mulford (Food Demonstration),
Michelle Neu (Swimming Illustrated Talk),
Amy Quanz (Impromptu),
Debra Westfall (Horse Illustrated Talk),
Nicole Wise (Horse Illustrated Talk).
The
following participants from Steuben County were awarded
a gold 4-H medallion as a Top Presenter for District Public
Presentations:
Amy Quanz,
Nichole Wise, and
Karli Mulford.
Evaluators
representing Steuben County were Hollee Schwingel and
Sue Schwingel.
Steuben
County 4-H Members Participate In County Wide Public Presentation
Day
Steuben County 4-H hosted a county wide
public presentation day on Saturday, February 3rd at the
Steuben County Office Building, Bath. To succeed in life,
one must be able to communicate effectively. Provided
with opportunities to practice one’s speaking skills,
we learn how to make ourselves heard as well as defend
our aspirations and beliefs.
Throughout its history, 4-H programs have
provided these opportunities to youth, particularly through
its innovative Public Presentation Program. Committed
and enthusiastic about their involvement in this program,
youth working alongside volunteer leaders and with help
from parents, prepare for their chance to speak and be
evaluated by volunteer judges. They come up with their
own ideas on what to present and work out a plan making
sure they have all the parts of a presentation (introduction,
body, summary).
4-H youth make public speaking look easy!
Helping youth gain confidence, self-esteem and speaking
skills, as well as providing opportunities for youth to
share their knowledge and skills with others, stimulates
further learning. What better way to prepare youth for
the future and the work world? The presentations were
from three to fifteen minutes in length.
Judging presentations were Julee Acomb,
Dansville; Stacey Deebs, Hornell; Shantel Dieter, Dansville;
John Fordham, Hammondsport; Cathy Halm, Campbell; Andrea
Lacy, Canseraga; Diana Parulski, Bath; Roger Parulski,
Bath; Barbara Radigan, Prattsburgh; Scott Root, Addison;
and John Schubmehl, Wayland.
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Presentations were given
by Amanda Eck, Sierra Eiffert, Dave Rawleigh and Tom
Rawleigh, Carers of Wayland/Cohocton; Austin Harvey
and Kylie Harvey, Country Bunch; Emily Lyons and Kyle
Warner, Dairy Dynamites; Gabriel Barone, Taylin Bowen,
Claire Kolodziejczak, Hannah Ridge, Laurie Smith,
Sydney Sprague and Joseph Woods, Galloping Grapes;
Christina Patterson, Highland Riders; Carmen Coppola
and Harriett Hughes, Hill & Valley; Jessica Andrews,
Alyssa Emmons, Jessica Howell, Olivia Sunzeri, |
| Debra Westfall,
Jamie Wood and Victoria Yahn, Keuka Riders; Katlin
Bidlack, Sheri Bidlack, Jenna Brokaw, Kali Covert,
Elisha Myers and Marcy Myers, Loon Lake Raiders; Rebecca
Bieber, Timothy Bieber, Isaac Clements, Joshua Clements,
Christina Weaver, Kyle Weaver and Rebecca Weaver,
Prattsburgh Dairy Heirs; Abbie Presher, Allen Presher,
McKenna Wise and Nicole Wise, Prattsburgh Pioneers;
Ryan Barber, Jenna Kurtz, Amy Quanz, Steven Quanz,
Denise Schubmehl and Sean Schubmehl, Southern Tier
Livestock; Ireland Armstrong, Kendal Armstrong, Amelia
Flint, Leah Flint and Michelle Neu, Town & Country. |
