Art and Public Speaking build confidencePlan of Work

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Boyd County CES

Title:
Art and Public Speaking build confidence
MAP:
Communications and Expressive Arts
Agents Involved:
Wilson, Stahler
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Arts Engagement
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
4-H Youth Development Programming
Situation:

Public speaking skills are important for personal development and leadership skills. Whether you serve as a president of a civic group or run a small business or are presenting to your fifth grade class, you must communicate with an intent, such as to persuade, to inform, or to motivate. Public speaking skills are ranked number one among the skill sets of professionals. And utilizing the arts goes hand in hand with personal development, decision making, inventiveness, culture awareness and for the younger generation improved academic performance.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Participants will utilize the communication skills gained through education and extension programs to serve as leaders in extension clubs and events as well as other organizations. Participants will gain interpersonal communication skills that allow them to be competitive members of the current and future workforce. They will also increase an appreciation for the arts after participating in extension sponsored programs.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Participants will volunteer more readily.

Youth will compose a speech or demonstration and make a presentation in front of groups in their classrooms and possibly in county/district competition events.

Participants demonstrate an increased level of confidence when presenting.

Participants use their communication skills and new found confidence to assume leadership roles in extension groups or other organizations.

Acquire decision making skills, gain confidence, and self-esteem in their own abilities and talents.

Gain an appreciation for volunteerism, community service and the arts.

Initial Outcomes:

Participants will know how to research a topic, write an outline with an introduction, body and conclusion.

Create a presentation from that outline; then, present the presentation.

Participants will increase knowledge and skills in organizational leadership and community leadership.

Be exposed to new arts concepts.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Members become familiar with the preparation for public speaking.

Indicator: Number of participants; quality of presentations

Method: teacher evaluations, observations, score sheets from curriculum

Timeline: Fall through spring


Intermediate Outcome: Continued success with self esteem and public speaking

Number of teachers and/or community partners who recognize improved skills

Indicator:

Method: survey of participants and personal testimonies

Timeline: Fall through spring


Long-term Outcome: Former members return to the community and resume leadership roles

Indicator: Numbers of leaders with extension experience

Method: interviews and testimonies

Timeline: Annually

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth and Adult Leaders

Project or Activity: FCCLA judging

Content or Curriculum: Family and Consumer Sciences Curriculum

Inputs: FCS Agents, Teacher, Volunteer Leaders, Students

Date: Annually Spring and Fall


Audience: 4-H club members

Project or Activity: demonstration or speech projects

Content or Curriculum: communications and expressive arts

Inputs: agent, club leaders, CES staff, school staff, homemakers, volunteers, teen council members

Date: Fall/Spring


Audience: 4-H members

Project or Activity: school competition

Content or Curriculum: communications and expressive arts curriculum

Inputs: agent, CES staff, volunteers, teachers, leaders, teen council members

Date: Spring


Audience: 4-H members who won school competition

Project or Activity: County communications competition

Content or Curriculum: communications and expressive arts

Inputs: agent, ces staff, volunteers, facilities, community partners

Date:spring


Audience: 4-H members who advanced from county competitions

Project or Activity: district and state communications competitions

Content or Curriculum: communications and expressive arts

Inputs: agents, ces staff, volunteers, community partners, facilities

Date: spring and summer


Audience: 4-H Cloverbuds

Project or Activity: club meetings

Content or Curriculum: expressive arts

Inputs: agent, staff, facilities, leaders, parents

Date: September through May


Audience: 4-H Special Needs Members

Project or Activity: club meetings

Content or Curriculum: expressive arts

Inputs: agent, staff, facilities, volunteers

Date: September through May


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Success Stories

More than "How to Fold a Towel"

Author: Rebecca Stahler

Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum

Does participating in 4-H communication projects develop higher self- esteem and self-confidence?   A resounding YES! For Boyd County 4-H member Aiden.Of the many life skills that 4-H seeks to teach youth, 4-H seems to do a particularly good job in the area of communication (Boyd, Herring, &Briers,1992;Fitzpatrick,Hatch Gagne, Jones, Lobley & Phelps,2005).Boyd County 4-H school clubs with demonstration projects are the largest 4-H program conducted throughout the club year for Boyd

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