4H Evaluation

Today was the 4H club evaluation. We listened to two girls practice their competition speeches. Leanna went first, and she spoke about Lady Liberty. Her speech involved pictures she had taken on a trip to see the statue this last year. She talked about how the statue is made of very thin copper- only two pennies thick! Leanna also talked about how it was made and funded by the common people. At the end she talked about how seeing the statue was the highlight of her trip.
Lee and Lauralee evaluated Leanna to help her prepare for the competition that is coming up in a month. Lee complimented her on her organization of the speech, saying that it was wonderful. He also said that she gave us a lot of information very clearly. One thing Lee suggested for her to work on is looking at the whole audience. Lauralee said that she made really good word pictures, such as comparing the creation of Lady Liberty to doing a 3D puzzle. Another thing Leanna did really well was her use of the powerpoint to show what she was talking about, but not too much that we did not need to listen to her speech.
Avarie talked about her project that she is doing called Bag Ladies and Gents. This project takes plastic bags and turns them into sleeping mats for the homeless. She explained that she saw this project on Facebook, and decided to help her community by taking plastic bags that are being stuffed into corners and wasted, and transform them into sleeping mats. This is done by cutting strips of bags and crocheting them into about six feet by three feet waterproof cushions to sleep on.
Lee talked to Avarie about including more information about how the mats are made. He suggested that she bring in an example of what the bags look like after they are cut, then what they look like in the mat. He complimented her eye contact with the group, and how she connected her speech with a need in the community. During his evaluation Lee also mentioned how her speech was more off the cuff allowing her to sound more conversational. Lauralee talked about how Avarie had very nice gestures and more free movement during her speech. She also mentioned that Avarie does not have to rush through her speech because we came here to listen to her speech, and wanted to hear it.