Presentation Contest
Giving presentations helps develop many life skills including the ability to speak in front of a group, organizing ideas, and creating and using graphics to support the spoken word.
Speakers prepare for presentations by giving talks at project and community club meetings, practicing skills learned in a project, and observing other people giving presentations, and then ultimately presenting their presentations at this County contest.
How to Participate in the Presentation Contest
Categories of presentations include the following:
- Demonstrations - "Show How" speech using posters or visual aids
- Illustrated Talks - Teaches a concept or skill that is impractical to demonstrate in a classroom setting
- Scientific or Engineering Presentation - A science presentation focuses on making sense of the world by constructing knowledge and an engineering presentation focuses on finding suitable solutions to problems by weighing design choices.
- Prepared Speech - Written speech designed to persuade, inform, or educate the audience on a single topic
- Impromptu Speech - Speech topics developed from a pre-announced category from which the speaker will select
- Interpretive Reading - Speaker reads any published age-appropriate work acceptable for use in a public school classroom
- Share the Fun Group Presentation - Groups perform acts or skits that focus on health, safety, community pride, recreation, citizenship, or other 4-H project or activity
- Cultural Arts - Individual speakers, groups, projects, clubs, etc. perform a costumed dramatic reading, musical, dance, or other such performing art
- Educational Display - Organized visual presentation of a program or concept (does not include science fair exhibits, other depictions of processes, project exhibits, or collections)
Those "Gold Medal" winning presentations may be presented at the Regional Presentation event, and if the Regional presentation wins a Blue or Gold Medal, they may present at the State Field Day on the last Saturday in May of each year.