Leadership - CDE

The 6 contest are:

• Agricultural Issues Teams participating in Agricultural Issues consist of three to seven FFA members where they perform a skit detailing an agricultural issue. These skits are between ten and fifteen minutes in length and allow students to showcase their creativity in props, dialog, as well as knowledge.

• Agricultural Issues Certification Form

• Agricultural Issues Rules

• Agricultural Issues Scorecard

• Program Videos

• • • • • • Cage Chicken Video (States)

          • EGLE

          • Paylean

          • African Swine Fever 2022 States

• • • • Demonstration Teams participating in the Demonstration Contest consist of two to three FFA members where they demonstrate a skill relating to the agriculture or natural resources industries. This hands on contest is between ten and fifteen minutes long and it gives members a chance to hone their skills on a particular skill.

      • Demonstration Contest Rules

• Demonstration Scorecard

• Program Videos

• Extemporaneous Public Speaking Students who participate in the Extemporaneous Public Speaking Contest are given 30 minutes to prepare a four to five minute speech on a topic relating to agriculture or natural resources. Members research one of four broad knowledge areas and write their speech based on the knowledge retained from their studies. This contest allows members to think on their feet as their speech topic changes from contest to contest.

• Extemporaneous Public Speaking Rules

• Extemporaneous Public Speaking Scorecard

• Extemporaneous Public Speaking Contest Topics & Sources

• Program Videos

• • • • • • Steve Video

• Job Interview This contest is designed to give students practical experience on the steps needed to obtain a job in today’s job market. Students bring a resume and cover letter to the contest site where they fill out a job application and sit through a job interview.

• Job Interview Contest Rules

• Job Interview Scorecards

• Job Interview Appropriate Questions

• • • • MSU Career Handbook

      • MSU Resume guide (Page 30)

      • Informational Interviewing

      • Resume Basics

        • Action Verbs & Bullet Points

        • Resume Samples

      • References & Recommendations

      • Cover Letters

      • Interviewing

• Parliamentary Procedure

  • • • Parliamentary Procedure Rules

      • Parliamentary Procedure Scorecard

      • Parliamentary Procedure Secretary Minutes Grading Guide

      • Rubrics for Handling Motions

      • Parliamentary Procedure Motion Descriptions

      • Rules of Motions

      • Program Folder

      • Useful Link

• Public Speaking Students who participate in the Prepared Public Speaking Contest are members who have six to eight minutes to give a speech on an agriculture related topic. This contest allows students to develop their public speaking skills while learning about a particular topic on a very in-depth level.

  • • • Prepared Public Speaking Rules

• Prepared Public Speaking Scorecard