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4-H Public Speaking

4-H Public Speaking 
  
 
Learning to be a good public speaker is something that will be useful throughout a 4-H member's lifetime. Good public speakers are made, not born.
The necessary skills associated with being a good public speaker have always been an important part of the 4-H experience and 4-H clubs are encouraged to foster a positive, learning-oriented environment for youth regarding this subject. Check out this writing guide​.
4-H'ers who participate in Public Speaking can expect to:
  • Develop skills for communicating about real issues to real audiences.
  • Learn how to organize and prepare a speech.
  • Develop speech delivery skills.
  • Learn how to present themselves to others.
  • Develop self confidence
  
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Local/Club 4-H Speech Contest

Get ready to write and give a 4-H Speech for the Local Speaking Contest. Have a freind or family member record your speech and then submit it to the 4-H Office.
Winners of local clubs need to be identified before January 1, 2021.  
To have a great speech, you need an Introduction, a Body and a Conclusion.  
 Entire rule/scorecard for all grades can be viewed online at
http://www.uteasternregion.org/4h/Handbook.htm  - look under “Eastern Region Public Speaking”
The topics are OPEN this year! You may speak about anything you wish! High school members must speak about a 4-H experience.
Time guidelines.
4th Grade 1-3 Minutes  * 5th Grade 3-5 Minutes  * 6th-8th Grades 3-7 Minutes  * 9th-12th Grade 5-7 Minutes
 
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County 4-H Public Speaking Contest

All winners of local contests are invited.  You will receive a “golden ticket” when you win your local contest with instructions on how to pre-register. 
EACH CONTESTANT NEEDS TO BE PREREGISTERED NO LATER THAN JANUARY 4th! 
The County Contest will be held January 14th (locaation TBD). 

 
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Regional 4-H Public Speaking Contest

1st Place speakers at the county (9th-12th Grade) will be invited to the Regional 4-H Public Speaking Contest in Knoxville.
The region will include contestants from your grade from 33 East Tennessee counties.
 
The competition will take place on:
 
Saturday, February 6, 2021
Registration is at 12:30 PM
Opening Ceremony at 1:00 PM
UT Agriculture Campus
Knoxville, TN 37916
 
The Opening Ceremony will begin at 1:00 p.m. somewhere on the UT Ag Campus with contests starting shortly afterwards.  
The prepared speech (approximately 3-7 minutes in length) will count 75 percent of your total score and 
the extemporaneous speech will count 25 percent. 
Stay within time limits as points will be deducted for under and over speaking.
 
Remember, two participants per grade level will earn a trip to Tennessee 4-H Congress to participate in the State Contest!
 
They ask that everyone park in Lot 66 behind the Vet School (you will not need a parking permit for this area).
 
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Sub-Regional 4-H Contest

1st Place County Winners (4th-8th grades) will be invited to the Sub-Regional 4-H Public Speaking Contest hosted by Knox County!
The sub-region will include contestants from your grade from Blount, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier and Union Counties.
 
The 2020 competition will take place:
 
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Hosted by Union County
at
Location TBD
Corryton, TN​
 
Registration/Check-in @ 12:30 P.M.
Speeches To Begin @ 1:00 P.M.
 
 
 
 

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