Jersey Youth Get Entries in by June 5

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JerseylogoJersey youth – don’t forget that Friday, June 5, 2009 is the deadline to enter the fourth edition of the national Jersey junior presentation competition, TalkJersey. All AJCA junior or lifetime Members, ages 7 through 20 as of January 1, 2009, are invited to enter either the live public speaking contest or the recorded presentation division. Judging will be held on Thursday, July 2 during the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. at the DoubleTree Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse, N.Y. The contest entry form and evaluation scorecards are posted on the USJersey web site under the “Jersey Youth and Student Projects” heading.

Live Public Speaking

Demonstrations or speeches are to focus on any phase of the Registered Jersey™ business, including current affairs and dairy industry trends. Judges will evaluate the speaker’s personal interest in the topic, as well as its appropriateness for a general dairy audience.

Participants will be divided into groups by their age on January 1, 2009 as follows: Division I, 7 to 10 years; Division II, 11 to 13 years; Division III, 14 to 16; and Division IV, 17 to 20 years.

Division I contestants present demonstrations between four (4) and six (6) minutes in length. Posters may be used in addition to demonstration materials.

Participants in Divisions II, III and IV present speeches between five (5) and seven (7) minutes in length. Visual aids are not allowed. Speaker notes are permitted. No more than four (4) 4″ x 6″ notecards may be used. Judges will ask questions after each presentation is completed.

Contestants will be scored on the basis of 50 points, as follows: topic selection and content, 15 points; organization of speech, 10 points; vocal presentation, 10 points; presentation and effectiveness, 10 points; and response to questions, 5 points.

One (1) point will be subtracted from the total point score for each 30 seconds over or under the required speaking time.

Recorded Presentation Division

Entries are also invited for video or PowerPoint narrated presentations. This presentation must be the contestant’s own production and created between September 1, 2008 and June 1, 2009.

The topic must be a subject directly related to Registered JerseysTM. Entries must be between five (5) and seven (7) minutes long, and feature the contestant as the only speaker. No costumes may be used, and no interviews with other persons are allowed. Musical tracks or background music cannot be used in these presentations.

Entries will be divided into three groups by contestant age on January 1, 2009: Division I, ages 7 to 12 years; Division II, ages 13 to 16; and Division III, age 17 and older.

The finished presentation must be saved in PC format (not Mac) on either a CD/DVD, a flashdrive/thumbdrive, or as a VHS video. Entries must be received in the AJCA office by Friday, June 26.

6 Comments on “Jersey Youth Get Entries in by June 5”

  4. Unfortunately we missed this. I’m a HUGE advocate of young people engaging in public speaking training. When will this occur again, so I can help you get the word out?

  5. Unfortunately we missed this. I’m a HUGE advocate of young people engaging in public speaking training. When will this occur again, so I can help you get the word out?

  6. Unfortunately we missed this. I’m a HUGE advocate of young people engaging in public speaking training. When will this occur again, so I can help you get the word out?

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