2008 Regional Public Speaking
Contest Rules
Register
by completing the registration form and outline form and sending
it to the appropriate contact person. Regional registrations must
be submitted by the county extension staff.
EACH COUNTY
MAY SEND THREE INDIVIDUALS IN THE SPEECH AND PSA DIVISIONS.
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No Novice
division in the Speech Division
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Radio PSA’s must promote 4-H and be general enough to
be used anywhere in Nebraska.
Sponsored
by the Nebraska Rural Radio Network
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Location of Event |
Contact |
April
26, 2008
West
Central Regional Contest
North
Platte |
Mid
Plains Community College
McDonald Belton Campus
402 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE 69101 |
Contact:
Sandra Stockall
461 West University Drive
North Platte, NE 69101
308-696-6708
sstockall1@unl.edu |
| Register by
April
11, 2008 |
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May
3, 2008
Panhandle
Regional Contest
Scottsbluff |
ESU
Learning labs
Contact: Cathy Johnston
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939 |
Contact:
Cathy Johnston
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939
308-632-1483
cjohnston1@unl.edu |
| Register by
April
18, 2008 |
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May
23, 2008
North
East Regional Contest
Norfolk |
Lifelong
Learning Center
601 E Benjamin Avenue, Suite 104
Norfolk, NE 68701 |
Contact:
Vickie Greve
601
East Benjamin Ave., Suite 104
Norfolk, NE 68701
vgreve1@unl.edu
(402) 370-4004 |
| Register by
May
9, 2008 |
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May
29, 2008
Southeast
Regional Contest
Lincoln |
Animal
Science Building
East Campus
Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE |
Contact:
Bob Meduna
211 Mussehl Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0714
402-472-9582
rmeduna1@unl.edu |
| Register by
May
12, 2008 |
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CONTEST
GUIDELINES
| DIVISION |
4-H Age Guidelines as of January 1 |
Time
Guideline |
Special
Guidelines
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Rewards
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| Junior Speech |
8-11 |
Recommended
Under 3 minutes |
Must
be an original speech relating to some aspect of 4-H. Submit
3 copies of speech outline with registration.
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Ribbon
&
Certificate given to each participant.
Top individuals receive a medal.
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| Intermediate Speech |
12
and 13 |
Recommended
3 to 5 minutes |
Must
be an original speech relating to some aspect of 4-H. Submit
3 copies of speech outline with registration. |
Ribbon
&
Certificate given to each participant.
Top individuals receive a medal. |
| Senior Speech |
14-19 |
5-8
minutes |
Must
be an original speech relating to some aspect of 4-H. Submit
3 copies of speech outline with registration.
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Ribbon
& Certificate given to each participant.
Top individuals receive a medal and a $25 cash award if they
compete in the State Contest.
The
top 2 State winners will receive an award to be determined.
The 2 alternates will receive a $50 cash award. |
| Junior Radio PSA |
8-11 |
60
seconds |
The PSA must promote 4-H and be general enough
so the PSA could be used anywhere in the state.
The PSA's will be submitted on tape or CD two weeks prior
to a Regional Contest. May use sound effects.
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Ribbon
& Certificate given to each participant.
Top individuals receive a medal.
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| Intermediate
Radio PSA |
12 and 13 |
60
seconds |
The PSA must promote 4-H and be general enough
so the PSA could be used anywhere in the state.
The PSA's will be submitted on tape or CD two weeks prior
to a Regional Contest. May use sound effects.
|
Ribbon
& Certificate given to each participant.
Top individuals receive a medal.
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| Senior
Radio PSA |
14-19 |
60
seconds |
The PSA must promote 4-H and be general enough
so the PSA could be used anywhere in the state.
The PSA's will be submitted on tape or CD two weeks prior
to a Regional Contest. May use sound effects.
|
Ribbon
& Certificate given to each participant. Top individuals
receive a medal and a $25 cash award.
The
top 2 State winners receive an award to be determined. |
RULES
AND REGULATIONS
- Youth must be currently enrolled in 4-H to participate
in the Public Speaking Contest.
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Youth may choose to participate in any of the Regional
4-H Public Speaking Contests located in North Platte, Norfolk,
Lincoln and the Panhandle. Youth may participate in only one regional
contest.
- ALL SPEECH DIVISIONS MUST INCORPORATE 4-H INTO THEIR SPEECH.
- Use
of visual aids and props are not allowed. There is a presentation
contest where visuals are allowed.
- Judges
will deduct three points from the contestant's score for each
30 seconds under or over the time limit. (Senior division only).
- Senior
Division Speech and PSA Regional winners will advance to state
competition.
- Youth
may participate in both the Speech and PSA Divisions.
- Radio
PSA’s will be submitted on tape or CD two weeks prior to the Regional
Contest in the Region/District where the 4-H’er resides. The time
limit for PSA’s is 60 seconds.
- Many
speakers in the Public Speaking Contest have given speeches in
other contests. This is fine; however you cannot use the same
speech for the 4-H contest. You may use the same ideas from a
speech you used before, but it must be 4-H related. And you need
to make enough changes to make that speech new to you and the
audience.
- Acknowledge
your source of information. An article from a magazine may be
used for reference but should not be quoted directly unless you
tell the audience your source.
- Previous
state winners in speech or radio PSA’s are not eligible to compete
at the regional and state 4-H Public Speaking Contest.
- Dress
appropriately. Do not wear costumes or special effect clothing.
Registration
and outline forms are available from the Forms/
Marketing Materials/Scorecards link. |
