{"id":606,"date":"2020-03-16T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T21:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/okanogan\/?page_id=606"},"modified":"2025-07-15T15:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T22:08:12","slug":"public-presentations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/okanogan\/youth\/project-resources\/public-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"program-contact \">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/okanogan\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrs-extension-plugin\/assets\/images\/four-h.png\"\n\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"75\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"extension-program-icon\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Program Icon.\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"program-contact-info\">\n\t\t<h2>Program Contact<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tAngelyn Sheppard, 4-H &amp; Master Gardener Coordinator<br>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Phone Number<\/span>509-422-7239\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Email Address<\/span> \u2022\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:angelyn.sheppard@wsu.edu\">angelyn.sheppard@wsu.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Presentations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Practicing and offering 4-H public presentations give youth an ideal opportunity to stretch and grow in the \u201cmastery\u201d of their 4-H projects.\u00a0\u00a0 Settings that promote mastery \u2013 like 4-H Club meetings, County Fair, State Fair \u2013 encourage youth to take risks, seek out challenges, and focus on self-improvement rather than comparing themselves to their peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A&nbsp;<strong>Demonstration<\/strong>&nbsp;puts words into action. An effective demonstration teaches others how to do something by showing while telling.&nbsp; At the end of a demonstration, you should have a finished product to show your audience.<br> <em>Sample titles&nbsp;include: how to cook an egg, how to groom a dog, how to needle-felt<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An&nbsp;<strong>Illustrated Talk <\/strong>makes use of posters, pictures,&nbsp;PowerPoint&nbsp;(for Junior, Intermediate, and Senior 4-Hers), or other visuals to show how to do something or illustrate a process. No finished product is required.<br> <em>Sample titles include: how to plan a garden, how to distinguish horse markings, how to lead a fun and effective carwash<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Public Speaking<\/strong>&nbsp;is a prepared speech on a specific subject for an audience. Usually, no props or visual aids are used.&nbsp; 4-Hers use this type of presentation to teach, entertain, and\/or inform their audiences.<br> <em>Sample titles include:&nbsp;why I like the 4-H cat project, 4-H around the world, what compassion looks like in my community<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-spacing-top--medium wsu-spacing-bottom--medium wsu-spacing-padding-left--medium wsu-spacing-padding-right--medium wsu-border--add-top\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n    <nav class=\"wsu-navigation-vertical wsu-vertical-menu\">\n        <ul id=\"wsu-site-menu\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse wsu-menu-collapse--style-vertical\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/okanogan\/youth\/\">4-H Youth Development Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/okanogan\/youth\/fair-information\/\">Fair Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/okanogan\/youth\/information-for-volunteer-leaders\/\">For Volunteers &amp; 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Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta wsu-cta--width-full wsu-spacing-before--medium\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/foundation.wsu.edu\/give\/?fund=5763f172-b4b2-46f5-849e-db98c624a0f4&#038;cat=idonate_programs&#038;area=idonate_4h_youth_development&#038;utm_campaign=okanogan-county-4-h-excellence-fund\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tDonate to Okanogan County 4-H\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-before--xmedium wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>For demonstrations and illustrated talks the minimum time is 3 minutes and the maximum is 20 minutes, depending on 4-H \u201cage\u201d (your age on Oct. 1 of the current 4-H year).&nbsp; For public speeches the minimum time is 5 minutes and a maximum time is 10 minutes (at State Fair, a penalty of 5 points per minute under or over is deducted).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Demonstrations and Illustrated Talks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">4-H Age Division<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Age<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Time Limits<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Cloverbuds<\/th><td class=\"column-2\">5-7 years old<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Less than 5 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Juniors<\/th><td class=\"column-2\">8-10 years old<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3-8 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Intermediates<\/th><td class=\"column-2\">11-13 years old<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5-15 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Seniors<\/th><td class=\"column-2\">14-<19 years old<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10-20 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1 from cache -->\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/judging-public-presentations\">Judging Public Presentations Scoresheet<\/a> (WSU Publication #C0430E)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/getting-to-the-point-how-to-do-a-4h-public-presentation\">Getting to the Point: How to Do a 4-H Public Presentation<\/a>&nbsp;(WSU Publication #EM4787E)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/public-speaking-4h-member-manual\">Public Speaking 4-H Member Manual<\/a>&nbsp;(WSU Publication #EM4903E)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/public-presentations-demonstrations-and-illustrated-talkslg\">Leaders\u2019 Guide to\u00a04-H Public Presentations, Demonstrations, and Illustrated Talks<\/a>\u00a0(WSU Publication #EM4788E)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-callout  wsu-border--add-top wsu-border--color-crimson-light\" >\r\n        \n\n<p>Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported to your local Extension office: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WSU Okanogan County Extension<\/strong><br>1234 S. 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Ave. S., Suite C<br>Okanogan, WA 99840<br>509-422-7245 or <a href=\"mailto:kayla.wells@wsu.edu\">kayla.wells@wsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Contact: 4-H Youth Coordinator, Angelyn Sheppard 509-422-7239, angelyn.sheppard@wsu.edu Why Presentations? 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