Presentation Day
Presentation Day can not happen without evaluators.
Clubs should send at least 1 evaluator per every
3 members they have participating in the event.
Presentation Day and State Field Day
Presentation Days are fun, skill building events in 4-H. Members attend Presentation Days to give a presentation on a topic of their choice, using various formats and styles. Presentations for primary members are not judged, but those of older members (ages 9 and up) are judged, using a rubric and the Danish scoring system. If the member does well at the County level, they can compete at the Sectional and then finally at the State Field Day in Davis in May (state wide Presentation Day plus many other activities).
ALAMEDA COUNTY PRESENTATION DAY!
Virtual Presentations & Interviews
Sunday, March 9, 2025 4:00-6:00 pm via Zoom
In-Person Presentations & Interviews
Saturday, March 15, 2025 12:30-4:00 pm
Creekside Community Church, 951 MacArthur Blvd, San Leandro
Email Megan at 4hredwoodclub @ gmail.com (remove spaces around @ ) if you would like to represent our club at Presentation Day.
What is a UC 4-H presentation?
A presentation is a method used to communicate an idea or topic by showing, telling, or expressing your opinion. A presentation may be a demonstration, a talk, a speech, or a skit. A presentation helps you learn to:
Research a subject or something you learned in a project
Organize ideas in a logical order
Share your spark or your passion
Practice public speaking skills
Presentation Manual
The 4-H Presentation Manual - Revised January 2021 is the standard guide for all 4-H presentations. The included evaluation forms are for use at all 4-H Presentation Days.
Presentation Manual Resource
Need help deciding on a topic or type of presentation? Use our new worksheet to help you brainstorm, narrow down your topics, and prepare your presentation.
Below are example videos of different types of presentations:
1. Demonstration
2. Illustrated Talk: Illustrated Talk (Intermediate), Illustrated Talk (Intermediate)
3. Science or Engineering Presentation: Science or Engineering Presentation (Senior)
4. Educational Display Talk: Educational Display Talk (Intermediate), Educational Display Talk (Intermediate)
5. Informative Prepared Speech: Informative Prepared Speech (Intermediate)
6. Persuasive Prepared Speech: Persuasive Prepared Speech (Senior)
7. Impromptu Speech: Impromptu Speech
8. Interpretive Reading: Interpretive Reading (Intermediate), Interpretive Reading (Senior)
9. Share the 4-H Fun Skit: Share the 4-H Fun Skit (Senior)
10. Cultural Arts: Cultural Arts (Senior)
Topics
A presentation can be about anything you care about, want to learn, or something you know very well. Some example topics are below but any topic that sparks your interest can make a great presentation.
Clothing
Using a needle and thimble
Sewing on snaps, hooks or eyes, buttons Darning socks or stockings
Making a good worked or bound buttonhole Making a hemmed or machine stitched patch Laundering a garment
Removing stains from garments
Care of the hands, hair, or skin
How to select a garment that is a good buy Use of cosmetics
Making a pressing aide, as a ham or pounding block
How to iron a garment
Following a pattern Straightening material
Cut and joining bias
Making and using a gauge
Hanging a skirt
Turning a hem
Setting in sleeves
Choosing accessories
Different colors on you
Making a simple placket
How to gather
Washing and blocking a sweater
How to use and care for a sewing machine
How to hang clothes correctly
How to prepare clothes for laundry
How to care for shoes
Making simple repairs
Food Preparation
Preparing a food dish (salad, muffins, bread, eggs, beverages, dessert, meat, or other)
Prepare a snack
Packing a lunch box
Milk drinks and other beverages Preparing raw vegetables or fruits
Serving at the table
Table setting and centerpieces
An attractive snack tray
Making bread or rolls
Ready mixes vs. homemade foods
Variations of a basic recipe
Party foods
Food Preservation
Using a pressure cooker
Preparing jars for canning
Canning vegetables or fruit
Preparing products for freezing
Care of the freezer
Wrapping or packaging food for the freezer
Freezing cooked and uncooked food
Home Managers
Organizing a dish cupboard using step shelves
How to wash dishes
Good cleaning methods
Making silver polish
Making a bed
Dusting with two hands
Child Care and Babysitting
How to make a child’s toy or scrapbook Feeding a young child
Bathing a baby
Dressing a child
Preparing a child’s simple meal
Color
Making a color notebook and applying it to a Room, Clothes, Arts and Crafts, or Food, such as Room Color Scheme, Choice Accessories for Basic Dress.
Serving an attractive meal or party.
Better Rooms
How to paint or paper a room
How to combine colors
Making drapery or curtains
Making a desk or vanity table from orange crates, old table, shelf
Making bookcase
Organizing storage in closet, shelves, or drawers Refinishing furniture
Caning a chair
Making a lamp shade
Braiding a rug
Remove scratches and stains on furniture
Improving lighting arrangement Make a waste basket
Arts and Crafts
How to make any simple craft article
How to knit or crochet
Poster making
Chef’s Project
How to measure
How to set a table correctly
How to prepare any breakfast food in a project
Outdoor Cookery
Building a campfire Ways to extinguish a fire
Cooking over an open fire
Health
How to achieve good posture
Home nursing techniques
Good grooming practices
Citizenship
How to display American flag
Dairy
Make a rope halter
Make a show box
Clean milk utensils
How to distinguish milk flavors
Make a calf blanket
Test milk for butterfat
Dog Husbandry
How to Groom
Obedience work
Electricity
How to read a meter
Replace lamp cord
Clean and oil electric motor
Entomology
How to mount insects
Control of insects: home, garden
How to preserve insects
Forestry
Mount leaf collection
Mount wood collection
Mount twig collection
How to tap a tree
How to shape a Christmas tree
How to plant a tree
How to prune a tree
Gardening
How to clean, sharpen garden tools
How to transplant seedlings
How to test seeds for germination
Effect of fertilizers on plants
How to make a compost pile
Horsemanship
How to clean tack How to mount
How to groom a horse
Livestock
Construct hay rack, grain feeder, salt box, brooder, blocking stand, self-feeder
How to cut up lamb, beef, pork
How to handle rabbits properly
Construct rabbit hutch
Mechanics
Auto Maintenance
Sharpen rotary lawn mower
Bicycle lubrication
Photography
How to develop, print photos
Loading a camera
Proper lighting
Uploading photos
Plants
Weed control
Repot a house plant
Reseed a lawn (model)
Start shrubs from cuttings
Feeding house plants
Poultry
Grading eggs
Make poultry feeder or waterer
How to cut up chicken for a barbeque
How to open grain bag
How to eviscerate a bird
Safety
Construct safe medicine cabinet
First Aid - artificial respiration
How to use fire extinguisher
Construct a litter bag
Shop and Handyman
Make a bread board, bench hook, letter rack and others
How to sharpen tools
How to paint, varnish
Construct knife rack
How to use tools
How to sand wood
Soil, Water and Wildlife Conservation
Show erosion control measures
Bird feeders
How to flame-proof draperies
How to apply reflector tape
Stream pollution control
Food birds and other wild animals in winter