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Washington State Unive r sity E xte nsion National E quine Public Pr e se ntations Rule s and R e gulations T his c o nte st ha s thre e fo rma ts:  I ndividua l de mo nstra tio n/ illustra te d ta lk  T e a m (2 pe rso n) de mo nstra tio n/ illustra te d ta lk  I ndividua l pub lic spe a king Suc c e ssful 4-H me mb e rs fro m this Sta te e ve nt will b e se le c te d to re pre se nt Wa shing to n Sta te 4-H a t the Na tio na l Co nte st. 1. E a c h c o unty is invite d to e nte r o ne c o nte sta nt o r te a m pe r c o nte st divisio n. 2. I ndividua ls ma y b e se le c te d b y a ny pro c e dure whic h a c o unty de e ms a ppro pria te . 3. Co nte sta nts must b e a t le a st 14 ye a rs o f a g e , b ut no t ha ve re a c he d his o r he r 19 th b irthda y a s o f Ja nua ry 1 o f the ye a r in whic h this e ve nt is he ld. 4. Co nte sta nts must b e e nro lle d in 4-H in the c o unty the y re pre se nt. 5. Ce rtific a tio n o f pa rtic ipa nt e lig ib ility sho uld c o nside r the fo llo wing : “this c o nte sta nt ha s no t pa rtic ipa te d in po st-se c o nda ry c o urse wo rk in the sub je c t a re a o f the na tio na l 4-H c o mpe titio n, no r ha s he o r she pa rtic ipa te d in tra ining fo r po st-se c o nda ry c o mpe titio n in the sub je c t a re a o f the na tio na l 4-H c o mpe titio n.” A. Po st-se c o nda ry unde rg ra dua te stude nts ma y pa rtic ipa te in a nd/ o r c o mple te fre shma n a nd so pho mo re le ve l e q uine ma na g e me nt o r c o mmunic a tio ns c o urse s. Stude nts c o mple ting a junio r, se nio r o r g ra dua te le ve l e q uine a nd/ o r c o mmunic a tio ns c o urse a re ine lig ib le to pa rtic ipa te in the Na tio na l 4-H Ho rse Co mpe titio n. B. Stude nts a re ine lig ib le to pa rtic ipa te in a Na tio na l 4-H Ho rse Co mpe titio n if the y a re c urre ntly e nro lle d in c o urse s tha t pro vide spe c ific tra ining fo r the c o mpe titive e ve nt in whic h the y a re pa rtic ipa ting . F o r e xa mple , stude nt pa rtic ipa tio n in c o lle g ia te ho rse judg ing e ve nts, o n inte rc o lle g ia te ho rse judg ing te a ms a nd in inte rc o lle g ia te c o mmunic a tio n e ve nts wo uld e limina te a 4-He r’ s e lig ib ility to pa rtic ipa te in the Na tio na l 4-H Ho rse Co mpe titio ns. 6. Co nte sta nts (inc luding te a m a lte rna te s) ma y pa rtic ipa te in o nly o ne c o nte st pe r ye a r a t the Ro undup. Afte r c o mpe ting in this c o nte st, the y a re ine lig ib le to c o mpe te in the sa me spe c ific c o nte st a g a in. Co nte sta nts must no t ha ve c o mpe te d pre vio usly in this c o nte st in the E a ste rn Na tio na l 4-H Ho rse Ro undup in L o uisville o r the We ste rn Na tio na l 4-H Ho rse Cla ssic in De nve r.

T HE CONT E ST 1. T he sub je c t must pe rta in to the ho rse industry. Pre se nta tio ns no t a ppro pria te ly re la te d to the ho rse industry c a n b e disq ua lifie d a t the disc re tio n o f the judg e s. 2. T his ma y b e a de mo nstra tio n o r a n illustra te d pre se nta tio n. 3. Co nte sta nts ma y use no te s. Ho we ve r, e xc e ssive use o f no te s ma y b e c o unte d a g a inst the c o nte sta nt. T his will b e a t the disc re tio n o f the judg e s. 4. A pub lic a ddre ss syste m will NOT b e use d during the c o nte st. 5. Co nte st o ffic ia ls will supply two e a se ls, a po dium a nd two ta b le s. Any o the r e q uipme nt ne e ds must b e supplie d b y the c o nte sta nt. 6. Visua l Aids – Pub lic Spe a king : No visua l a ids ma y b e use d. I ndividua l a nd T e a m Pre se nta tio ns: a ) T his ma y b e a de mo nstra tio n o r a n illustra te d pre se nta tio n. No live a nima ls ma y b e use d. b ) Cre a tive a udio visua l a ids ma y b e use d, b ut the c o nte sta nts must b e invo lve d in ma king o r de sig ning the m (i.e . Po we r Po int ) 7. I n a T e a m Pre se nta tio n b o th pa rtic ipa nts sho uld ha ve a n e q ua l ro le in the pre se nta tio n. 8. During the c o nte st, the c o nte sta nts ma y intro duc e the mse lve s b y na me , sta te a nd to pic o r the y ma y c ho o se to b e intro duc e d b y the mo de ra to r. 9. I ndividua l pre se nta tio ns sho uld b e 9-12 minute s in le ng th. T e a m pre se nta tio ns sho uld b e 10-15 minute s in le ng th. Spe e c he s sho uld b e 7-10 minute s in le ng th. T hre e po ints will b e de duc te d fro m the to ta l sc o re fo r e ve ry minute (o r fra c tio n o f a minute ) unde r o r o ve r the time fra me a llo tte d. 10. Co nte sta nts sho uld c ite the ir ma jo r re fe re nc e s a fte r the c o nc lusio n o f the ir pre se nta tio n. T his will no t b e c o unte d in the a llo tte d time . 11. Only the judg e (s) ma y a sk q ue stio ns o f the c o nte sta nt in the c o nte st. Que stio n time will no t b e c o unte d in the a llo tte d time . Co nte sta nts sho uld re pe a t the q ue stio n the n a nswe r it. 12. T ie s will b e b ro ke n first b y the judg e s’ c o mb ine d de live ry sc o re s, se c o nd b y the judg e s a c c umula te d o rg a niza tio n sc o re a nd third o n c o nte nt a nd a c c ura c y sc o re s c o mb ine d. 13. Ce ll pho ne s must b e turne d o ff during the o pe ra tio n o f the c o nte st. 14. No c o a c hing fro m pa re nts/ spe c ta to rs during the c o nte st. 15. No re c o rding de vic e s ma y b e use d during c o nte st. 16. I mpro pe r a ttire will b e a vio la tio n a nd a ppro pria te po ints de duc te d o n the sc o re c a rd. Impro pe r a ttire will b e de te rmine d a t the disc re tio n o f the judg e s. Busine ss a ttire o r dre ss a ppro pria te to the pre se nta tio n is a c c e pta b le . 17. T hre e judg e s will b e use d a nd judg e s will sc o re e a c h e ntry inde pe nde ntly a nd a ssig n sc o re s. Judg e s ma y c o nfe r a nd disc uss e va lua tio ns. E a c h judg e a ssig ns his o r he r fina l sc o re s a nd the n c umula tive fina l sc o re s a re ta b ula te d to de te rmine the fina l pla c ing s. I f fo ur judg e s a re use d, the lo we st judg e ’ s to ta l sc o re will b e dro ppe d b e fo re the judg e s sc o re s a re c o mb ine d fo r a fina l pla c ing . INDIVIDUAL AND T E AM PR E SE NT AT ION

A. INT R ODUCT ION 10 Points 1. Did the intro duc tio n se rve to c re a te inte re st in the sub je c t? 2. Wa s the intro duc tio n b rie f a nd to the po int? B. OR GANIZAT ION 25 Points 1. Wa s o nly o ne ma in ide a pre se nte d? 2. Did the disc ussio n re la te dire c tly to e a c h ste p a s it wa s sho wn? 3. Wa s e a c h ste p sho wn just a s it sho uld b e do ne in a n a c tua l situa tio n o r wa s a n e xpla na tio n g ive n fo r a ny disc re pa nc ie s? 4. Co uld the a udie nc e se e e a c h ste p? 5. We re the ma te ria ls a nd e q uipme nt c a re fully se le c te d, ne a tly a rra ng e d a nd we ll-o rg a nize d? 6. We re c ha rts a nd po ste rs use d if a nd whe n the y we re ne e de d? 7. We re the ke y po ints fo r e a c h ste p stre sse d? C. CONT E NT AND ACCUR ACY 25 Points 1. We re the fa c ts a nd info rma tio n pre se nte d a c c ura te ? 2. Wa s the re e no ug h info rma tio n pre se nte d a b o ut the sub je c t? 3. We re a ppro ve d pra c tic e s use d? 4. Wa s c re dit g ive n to the so urc e s o f info rma tio n, if it wa s a ppro pria te ? 5. Wa s the c o nte nt a ppro pria te ly re la te d to the e q uine industry? D. ST AGE PR E SE NCE 10 Points 1. Wa s the pre se nte r(s) ne a t a nd a ppro pria te ly dre sse d fo r the sub je c t o f the de mo nstra tio n? 2. Did the pre se nte r(s) spe a k dire c tly to a nd lo o k a t the a udie nc e ? E . DE L IVE R Y 15 Points 1. Did the pre se nte r(s) a ppe a r to e njo y g iving a de mo nstra tio n? 2. Did the pre se nte r(s) ha ve g o o d vo ic e c o ntro l? 3. We re a ll wo rds pro no unc e d c o rre c tly? 4. I f no te s we re use d, wa s it do ne witho ut distra c ting fro m the spe e c h? 5. Did the pre se nte r(s) se e m to c ho o se wo rds a t the time the y we re spo ke n a s o ppo se d to a me mo rize d pre se nta tio n? 6. I f te a m pre se nta tio n – did pre se nte rs wo rk a s we ll a s a te a m? F . E F F E CT ON AUDIE NCE 5 Points 1. Did the a udie nc e sho w a n inte re st in the pre se nta tio n? 2. Co uld the a udie nc e g o ho me a nd c a rry o ut the ide a ?