State Presentation Events
In-person State Presentation Contest Information
In-person State Field Day
May 17, 2025
UC Davis Wellman Hall and Hart Hall
Virtual State Field Day Contests
May 4-14, 2025
Zoom
Public speaking skills are ranked number one among the desired skill sets of professionals. Every 4-H member is encouraged to give a presentation each year. A 4-H presentation can be a demonstration, include audio-visual aids, and involve problem solving. Through their presentations, youth learn to research a subject, organize their ideas into a logical order and practice public speaking skills.
Virtual Contest Information
Virtual Presentations Registration
- Virtual Presenters, Registration Coming Soon
- Virtual Evaluators, Registration Coming Soon
- Virtual Room host, Registration Coming Soon
Virtual Evaluators
To ensure an appropriate evaluator-to-presenter ratio, we are modifying our virtual presentations registration process. We will open Evaluator registrations in April. Presenter registration will be contingent on the number of evaluators already registered. Starting Tuesday April 9, 2024, and continuing every Tuesday through May 7, at 6 PM we will release slots for youth participants based on the number of evaluators we have registered. Registration for presenter slots will operate on a first-come basis.
Virtual Room host and Evaluator Orientation: Date TBD
Contest Requirments
- If you have been awarded a gold or blue seal in a Regional Presentation Event, you may register for the same presentation category for which the seal was awarded.
- For a qualified Team Presentation, ALL of the presenters must register and be present to participate. For Share the 4-H Fun Skits, fewer team members may be present, but teams cannot add new members.
- If you are registering as part of a team, please make sure to list your team members and their ages in your registration. All team members must sign up for the same time slot.
- Each participant may register for one qualified presentation and one qualified Share the 4-H Fun Skit.
Contest Rules
- The State 4-H Presentation Events follows the current 4-H Presentation Manual - Revised January 2021 and the Presentation Manual Addendum.
- Presentations are divided according to category and age group. The oldest member of the team determines the age category.
- Junior (9-10 years old)
- Intermediate (11-13 years old)
- Senior (14-19 years old)
- Presenters must give the same presentation in the same category in which they qualified at a County and Regional Presentation Event.
- Presenters in a category may also compete in the Share the 4-H Fun Skit category.
- No substitutions in presenters are allowed. Presentations must be given by the same individuals who qualified at a regional event.
- If a team presentation qualified, then it must be presented by the same team members at the State 4-H Presentation Day.
- All qualifying team members must be present to give the team presentation. If one team member cannot attend, that team is disqualified from the team presentation.
- The only exception is the Share the 4-H Fun skit category, where a team can still present even if they are missing individuals (but they cannot add new individuals).
Contest Categories
Please see example videos linked in each category:
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. Jump to Impromptu Topics
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)
NEW! Presentation Category
The Public Speaking and Communications Advisory Committee is offering a new 4-H Presentation Format Contest that does not require pre-qualification: Infographic.
You may register for this contest even if you are not presenting in a qualifying entry. Please see the Presentation Manual Addendum for descriptions of these categories.
2025 Impromptu Topics
Impromptu presentations give presenters a chance to speak on a topic they've had some time to prepare for, but they don’t receive the prompt until right before they present. At State 4-H Presentations, only Intermediate and Senior 4-H members can participate in Impromptu Speeches, so categories are only provided only for those age groups:
Impromptu Presentation - Senior (14-19 years old)
- Youth Activism (Civic Engagement)
- Mental Impact of Bullying (Healthy Living)
- Youth-Adult Partnerships (Leadership)
- Food Science (STEM)
Impromptu Presentation - Intermediate (11-13 years old)
- My Community
- My Heritage
See the full descriptions of the 2025 Impromptu Categories
For further details and clarifications, please refer to the 4-H Presentation Manual.
In-Person Presentation Evaluators
Those evaluating Presentations should complete the Presentation Evaluator Certification online course by logging in/creating your account and providing your county's enrollment key.
Public speaking skills are ranked number one among the desired skill sets of professionals. Every 4-H member encouraged to give a presentation each year. A 4-H presentation can be a demonstration, include audio-visual aids, and involve problem solving. Through their presentations, youth learn to research a subject, organize their ideas into a logical order and practice public speaking skills. Learn more about the different categories on the public speaking page. See quick tips on presentation types and requirements.
All requirement from the 4-H Presentations Manual apply.
Contest Contacts
Questions? Please contact 4hsfd@ucanr.edu.
Competition Coordinator: Brenda Vales, bcvales@ucanr.edu
Evaluator Coordinator: Vera M. Bullard, vmbullard@ucanr.edu
