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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.
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 to be held in November!

Get ready to write and give a 4-H Speech for the Local Speaking Congest that will be held in November!  To have a great speech, you need an Introduction a Body and a Conclusion.  
 Entire rules/scorecards 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 to! Please put 4-H in there somewhere.
Time guidelines.
4th Grade 1-3 Minutes  * 5th Grade 3-5 Minutes  * 6th-8th Grades 3-7 Minutes  * 9th-12th Grade 3-7 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 DECEMBER 8th! 
The County Contest will be held December 14th at Broadway United Methodist Church located at 309 East Broadway Avenue, Maryville 37804. Please arrive between 5-5:30 for check-in which will take place in the sanctuary. You will need to check-in prior to the contest.  Contest begins promptly at 6pm.
 
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Regional 4-H Public Speaking Contest

9th-12th Grade 1st Place Blount County 4-H Public winners will be invited to the Regional 4-H Public Speaking Contest in Knoxville February 3, 2018.
The region will include contestants from your grade from 33 East Tennessee counties.
 
The competition will take place on:
 
Saturday, February 3, 2018
Registration is at 12:30 PM
Opening Ceremony at 1:00 PM
Hollingsworth Auditorium
UT Agriculture Campus
Knoxville, TN 37916
 
The Opening Ceremony will begin at 1:00 p.m. ET in the Hollingsworth Auditorium 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

4th-8th 1st Place County Winners will be invited to the Sub-Regional 4-H Public Speaking Contest which will be hosted by Jefferson County! The Date is February 22, 2018.
The sub-region will include contestants from your grade from Blount, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier and Union Counties.
 
The 2018 competition will take place:
 
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Hosted by Jefferson County
at
Emmanuel Baptist Church 
1916 Overlook Avenue
Jefferson City, TN 37760
 
Registration/Check-in @ 12:30 P.M.
Speeches To Begin @ 1:00 P.M.
 
 
 
 

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