4-H Presentations: Information Guide

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4-H Clover and a graphic of a person presenting

Public speaking is an essential life skill that is critical to our workforce today. Start polishing those public speaking skills early by participating in 4-H presentations!


What is a 4-H Presentation?

4-H Presentations are 5-12 minutes long and either is a demonstration or an illustrated talks. This means that you are either demonstrating how to do something or you are talking about a topic of interest and using props to add value to your presentation. There are 32 different categories you can choose from to compete. Youth ages 5-7 (as of January 1 of the current year) are Cloverbuds and do not compete, but are allowed to participate with a presentation of any time length.


How to put together a 4-H Presentation

Check out these videos below which talk about putting together a 4-H presentation and include a sample presentation from a competition!


4H Presentations 2024

2024 Competition Details

All participants must register by Friday, May 24th at noon with the intent that they are putting together a presentation this year and the category that they are wanting to compete with. We can only take two youth per age group (8-10, 11-13, 14-18) and category for the district competition.

If you are the third person in an age group and category, we will work with you to find another category so that you can still participate in the district competition.

All details for the 4-H Presentations Competition can be found in the 2024 NC 4-H Awards Handbook


County Presentation Showcase
Date: Thursday, June 6th
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Swain County Center, 60 Almond School Rd, Bryson City, NC 28713
District Activity Day (Presentation Competition)
Date: Friday, June 14th
Time: ALL Day, but you are not required to stay all day. You will receive a time that you will present.
Location: Western Carolina University (transportation will be on your own)
Other Details: Gold winners (age 8-10) and Gold and Silver Winners (ages 11-13, 14-18) are eligible to compete in the state competition
State 4-H Presentations Competition
Date: Tuesday, July 23rd
Time: All Day
Location: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (transportation will be on your own)
Kristi Griggs