County Activity Day (CAD) is an opportunity for young people to meet other youth in the county and share their passions through a public speaking competition.
CAD is open to youth ages 8-18 as of January 1, 2024. Youth ages 5-7 can also participate in CAD non-competitively.
Back again this year...In addition to presentations, there will also be a 4-H Entertains Talent Showcase in which youth can demonstrate their talents. Acts can be either individual or group and should be no longer than 5 minutes. Note: Each county is limited to two acts total so our judges will determine who will move forward.
What are 4-H Presentations? 4-H Presentations are a huge part of North Carolina 4-H. It is one of the most successful ways to help a young person learn public speaking skills. It focuses on members teaching others what they know about a particular project/subject matter. They are sometimes called demonstrations, illustrated talks or formal speeches. Demonstration: DOING, SHOWING HOW, MAKING – has a finished product to show – shows how a task is done or product is made. For example: show how to make a healthy snack using fruits and vegetables. Illustrated Talk: TALKING, TELLING HOW, using CHARTS, PICTURES, MODELS – shares information with the help of pictures, videos, charts, models, etc.
Public Speaking: Shares information on a topic without using any visuals, props or materials. Sometimes this is a speech that a young person has memorized or a paper someone has written.
First and Second place winners in each age division and category will have the opportunity to move forward to District Activity Day where they will compete against youth from 18 counties in our district. That will be held on June 14 at Mount Olive University.
Youth may register for Presentations (public speaking is category in presentations) and Entertains. Please note youth may only register for one type of presentation. They are not required to do presentations to sign up for Entertains.
If you cannot attend in person you can submit a video. Video has to be 1 take unedited and will be judged along with the in persons presentations on April 6th. Please note in the questions you will be attending virtually. All videos are due by April 3rd. Please email videos to jade_mcneill@ncsu.edu
Benefits of 4-H Presentations Teaches life skills Increase public speaking skills Increase self-confidence Increase knowledge & interest in a certain subject matter Will help you in the long run with: Communicating Other clubs & projects College/post-secondary education Careers Giving a presentation is a great learning experience. The topic should be something youth enjoy, are interested in, and can be presented easily in 5 to 15 minutes. 4-H’ers who do a presentation develop self-confidence, the ability to speak in front of an audience, and the ability to think ahead.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, NC State University will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. Please direct accommodation requests to: Jade McNeill at jade_mcneill@ncsu.edu or 910-671-3276. Requests can be served more effectively if notice is provided at least 10 business days before the event.
