Leadership Small Animal. Leadership Qualities Integrity: honesty Courage: willing to go forward under difficult conditions Management: using people, resources.

Leadership

Small Animal

Leadership Qualities

Integrity: honesty Courage: willing to go forward

under difficult conditions Management: using people,

resources and processes to reach a goal

Leadership Qualities

Unselfishness: placing the desires and welfare of others above yourself

Loyalty: reliable support for an individual, group or cause

Enthusiasm: energy to do a job and the inspiration to encourage others

Leadership Qualities

Plan: think through, determine procedures

Knowledge: awareness, understanding

Tact: saying or doing the right thing without offending

Components of Instructional Program

SAE- provides opportunities to explore interests and to gain work experiences

Classroom instruction: studying and learning subject matter in the classroom

Components of Instructional Program

Laboratory Instruction: learning by demonstrations and practice in shops, greenhouses, nurseries, and other settings

FFA: club or organization that develops leadership and citizenship skills includes CDE’s

FFA

Communication skills are developed through speaking career development events, such as public speaking, creed, parliamentary procedure, extemporaneous speaking, agricultural sales and poultry, dairy, and livestock oral reasons

Cooperative Extension Service

Educational agency of USDA and part of the university system

Sponsors 4-H clubs to enhance personal development and provide skill development for agricultural youth

Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts

Provide excellent leadership development

Focus on the out-of-doors and natural resources skills

Recognition through merit badge system

Types of speeches

To inform: gives knowledge or information to audiences

To persuade: convinces people to believe or do something

To integrate: pep talks, welcome speeches, introductions

Types of speeches

Prepared: speech is written and learned

Extemporaneous: speech with little or no preparation

Variables to consider with speeches

Purpose of the speech: Why are you giving the speech?

Audience: What group is hearing the speech?

Occasion: What is the event? Content: What is in the speech? Composition: How is the speech

written and organized?

Oral delivery variables

Voice: pitch, quality, articulation, pronunciation, force

Stage presence: appearance, poise, attitude, confidence, ease before audience, personality, posture

Oral delivery variables

Power of expression: fluency, sincerity, emphasis, directness, communicative ability, conveyance of thought and meaning

Response to questions: accurate, ability to think quickly

General effect: interesting, understandable, convincing, pleasing, holds attention

Delivering a Speech: Outline

Introduction is the first part of the speech Used to create interest and get the

audience’s attention Sets the stage for the speech

Delivering a Speech: Outline

Body of the speech Contains most of the content Largest content and longest part of

a speech

Delivering a Speech: Outline

Conclusion brings the speech focus back to the audience before closing Sum up the speech Repeat the major points

Application: Give a speech

Topics chosen for a speech should be of interest to the audience where the speech will be given

A good speech takes into consideration the needs of the audience and the reason the speech should be important to the audience

Parliamentary Law

Robert’s Rules of Order is the book of authority

Assures that all sides of an issue are treated fairly and that everyone has an opportunity to discuss and vote

Parliamentary Law

Main objective Focus on one item at a time Extend courtesy to everyone Observe the rule of the majority Ensure the rights of the minority

Parliamentary Law

Methods of voting: Voice: aye (pronounced “I”) for yes, or

no Rising: standing or show of hands Secret ballot: written vote or paper ballot

often used for elections and nominations Roll call: secretary asks each member

to state vote

Parliamentary Law

Single majority: one vote more than 50% or ½ of votes cast

Two-thirds majority: 2/3 of members voting must vote for motion, usually used when motion will limit the rights of members

Parliamentary Law Quorum: number of members required to

conduct business Gavel: symbol of authority Meaning of taps of gavel:

1: be seated, meeting is adjourned or the result of a vote has been announced

2: meeting is called to order 3: members should stand on 3rd tap Series: be quiet and orderly

Table of Motions: should know for each motion

Privileged Incidental Subsidiary Unclassified Ranking: top is highest ranking and takes

precedence over those below Debatable or can be discussed: yes or no

Table of Motions

Amendable: yes or no Vote required: majority, 2/3

majority, or none Second required: yes or no Can it be reconsidered: yes, no ,

or special requirements

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