Communication Event

Thursday July 10, 2025

Call to schedule a time on or before July 9, 2025

Huron County Administration Building

 

  1. To enter the Huron County Communication Event, call the Extension Office and register by July, 9 2025 with a topic, age, and name of category.
  2. For team demonstrations, indicate who the team members names, ages, and topic.

 

PRESENTATION DIVISION RULES

  1. All presentations will be in the Lausche Youth Exploration Space.
  2. Previous clock trophy winners in the Presentation Division must wait until they are age-eligible to enter a new class (i.e. a junior individual must wait until s/he is of age for the intermediate class to participate.)
  3. Counties may have up to a total of twenty-five (25) entries in the Presentation Division, Classes J-1 through J-6. No more than five entries in any one of these classes are permitted, and no individual may participate in more than one of these classes. Counties are encouraged to conduct a qualifying event and to provide participants with feedback that will help them prepare for the state-level competition.
  4. Every effort will be made to have participants finished with their presentations and feedback session within an hour of their arrival, but presenters may have to wait if entries exceed expectations and judging is backed up.
  5. A team presentation consists of two people sharing the speaking and teaching role. When members of a team fall into different age categories, they will participate in the older class.
  6. Easels, a table, laptop, screen, LCD projector, and extension cord will be available for use by participants. The presentation must be Windows compatible. No Wi-Fi connection is available.
  7. Members must set up their presentation on their own with no outside assistance. A reasonable amount of time will be allotted for set-up.
  8. Due to the limitations of the building’s facilities and health considerations, no animals may be used in a 4-H presentation. Members should use models, photographs, or illustrations to make their point when giving a talk about animals.
  9. Firearms, bows, arrows, weapons, air pistols or air rifles, paintball guns, gun cases, or any reasonable facsimile are not permitted and may not be used in a demonstration or illustrated talk.
  10. All presentations will be timed. Timing begins when the member begins to speak and ends following the conclusion. Questions and answers are not included in the official time.

 

CLASSES J-4, J-5, J-6

1. Members who use PowerPoint, Google Slide, Canva, or other similar technology in an Illustrated Talk or Demonstration should use the technology to supplement their delivery. The presentation may not consist solely of a prerecorded narration. The member is required to provide a live delivery of the topic.

2. The laptop provided for use will run a recent edition of PowerPoint. If you use other software programs, you

may bring your own laptop but must be able to set it up and troubleshoot any issues. Members should bring

USB flash drive to use on the provided equipment and should have the knowledge of how to install it. No Wi-Fi connection is available.

3. Members using technology that experience computer glitches may, with permission of the judge, call upon

outside assistance for technical help.

4. When members using technology experience an equipment failure or glitch that cannot be resolved in a

reasonable time (a few minutes), the judge may elect to move to the next presentation. The member will be

given time to work out the technical problem off stage and then reschedule the presentation with the judge’s

helper. If the member experiences a second failure, the presentation will be ended and evaluated accordingly.

PRESENTATION DIVISION CLASSES

Illustrated Talk or Demonstration – without use of computer technology

J-1 Junior Individual (age 8-10)

J-2 Junior Team (age 8-10)

  • The presenter uses appropriate props and other visual aides to teach others about a subject or how to do something.
  • The presenter may use charts, posters, or pictures to accompany their illustrated talk or demonstration.
  • PowerPoint or computer-generated messages are not used in these classes.
  • Presenters are evaluated on their ability to convey information and teach on a particular topic. See the score sheet for more information on the areas of evaluation.
  • Presentations should be 5-8 minutes in length. Scores will be lowered for presentations under or over the time limits.

 

Illustrated Talks or Demonstrations---with or without the use of computer technology

J-3 Intermediate Individual (age 11-13)

J-4 Intermediate Team (age 11-13)

J-5 Senior Individual (age 14 and up)

J-6 Senior Team (age 14 and up)

  • Presentations are evaluated on the member’s communication skill and their ability to effectively use technology, posters, or other props to enhance their Illustrated Talk or Demonstration.
  • Presenters may use appropriate props, posters, and/or computer-generated visual aids (e.g., PowerPoint, Google Slides, Canva, short video, etc.) to teach others about a particular topic, practice, procedure, scientific principle, or phenomenon. Use of computer-generated visuals is NOT required.
  • Requires live speech delivered along with PowerPoint, poster or other message. No pre-recorded narration is permitted.
  • Presentations should be 5-8 minutes in length. Scores will be lowered for presentations under or over the time limits.

 

The county contest does not guarentee that you will qualify for State Fair. All State Fair Demonstrations will be given Sunday July 27, 2025, at the Lausche Youth Exploration Space.