FFA Leadership Contests

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FFA Leadership Contests

• Ms. Morris

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Contests

• Agricultural Issues
• Creed Speaking
• Demonstration
• Extemporaneous Public Speaking
• Greenhand Conduct of Meetings
• Greenhand Public Speaking
• Job Interview
• Parliamentary Procedure
• Public Speaking

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Agricultural Issues

• Team (3 - 7 members)
• Presentation on
• Environmental Issues
• Agricultural Technology Issues
• Animal Issues
• Agricultural Career Issues
• Economy and Trade Issues
• Agricultural Policy Issues
• Food Safety Issues
• Make Portfolio
• Maximum 15 min, then 5 min QA

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Creed Speaking

• Individual
• Effectively deliver Creed
• 4 min, then 5 min QA

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Demonstration

• Team 2 or 3 members
• Demonstrate 4 practical procedures in topic
• 10 min 15 min
• 5 min Q A
• You get to wear costumes!!!

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Extemporaneous Public Speaking

• Individual
• Choose and Research
• Natural Resources and Environmental Stewardship
• Global Agriculture and Ag-Marketing
• Agriscience and Technology
• Food and Fiber
• Pull question at contest
• 30 min to prepare 4-5 min speech

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Job Interview

• Individual
• Fill application out (at contest) for a position
  you are qualified for
• MUST have resume
• Must have letters of recommendation
• 15 min for application
• 10 15 min for interview

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Rebecca Kring

• State Runner-up 2006

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Greenhand Conduct of Meetings

• Teams (7 members)
• Open to first year members
• 8 10 min
• Conduct meeting according to Roberts Rules of
  Order 10th Edition

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Parliamentary Procedure

• Team (5 7 members)
• Conduct meeting according to Roberts Rules of
  Order 10th Edition
• Similar to Greenhand Conduct of Meetings
• All members
• Much more in depth
• 8 10 min

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Greenhand Public Speaking

• Individual
• Open to first year members
• Choose and Research ag subject
• Prepare and MEMORIZE speech
• Note cards mark down
• No visual aids
• 6 8 min with 5 min Q A

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Public Speaking

• Individual
• Very similar to Greenhand Public Speaking
• Open to all members
• Graded harder
• 6 8 min with 5 min Q A

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Questions?
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Part of the FFA motto is learning by doing, so
lets go DO!!