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Communication & Demonstration Project
Learn how to express yourself and communicate better. Nonverbal, verbal, and written activities will stretch and strengthen your communications skills, whether you're talking to a friend, writing, or making a presentation to a group. Learn about communication careers, writing resumes, interviewing for a job, dealing with anxiety and much more.
State & regional events
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Minnesota 4-H State Arts-In
Minnesota 4-H Arts-In is an eight-day intensive arts experience, as they prepare a musical to perform during the Minnesota State Fair. Youth gain experiences in performing arts, including singing, dancing, acting, instrumental accompaniment, costume design, set construction and technical work. Each year, 4-H State Arts-In youth perform at least 40 shows to 12,000 audience members in the 4-H building on the fairgrounds.
Participants continue to work on goals while putting on several daily performances, and play leadership roles for 4-H members and act as representatives for 4-H building visitors. More info.
4-H Share the Fun State Fair Showcase
Youth from counties prepare and perform a play, dance, musical, or other act. Each county nominates one group to perform at the State Fair. More info.
Minnesota State Fair
4-H plays a pivotal role in youth development and public education at the Minnesota State Fair. Over 7,000 4-H youth have the opportunity to interact with the public and educate fairgoers through 4-H exhibits, demonstrations, performances, and 4-H promotion. More info.
Communication & Demonstration Project resources
Beginning to learn about communication & demonstration:
- It's Showtime! How to demonstrate the 4-H way (video)
- Show me, Tell Me
- 4-H Demonstration & illustrated talk ideas
- Communications 1 - Picking Up the Pieces ($3.95 (40 pages) Find this in the 4-H Mall)
Some experience with this project:
- How to Give a 4-H Demonstration (video)
- Communications 2 - Putting It Together ($3.95 (40 pages) Find this in the 4-H Mall)
Looking for a challenge:
- Giving a demonstration (73K PDF)
- Clear basics of demonstrations
- Communications 3 - The Perfect Fit ($3.95 40 pages) Find this in the 4-H Mall)
- Show What You Know -- Youth Guide $2
- Orientating a Public Presentation Volunteer (44 K PDF)
- The Poster Walk presentation (275 K PDF)
- Getting the Parts in Order presentation (222 K PDF)
- Super Heroes Communicate Too (51 K PDF)
- Making your own Poster Stand (64 K PDF)
Project leader resources
- Communications - Helper's Guide ($3.95 40 pages) Find this in the 4-H Mall)
- Communications - Set of 4 ($15.40 Find this in the 4-H Mall)
- Show What You Know - Helper's Guide $2
Other online resources
4-H Youth record keeping
Project evaluation
- Demonstrations evaluation sheet (43 K PDF)
- Youth In Action evaluation sheet (41 K PDF)
- Illustrated presentations evaluation sheet (42 K PDF)
- Cloverbud presentation evaluation sheet (54 K PDF)
