ESSENTIAL STANDARD 1.00: Understand leadership qualities involved in successful employment.

1. Unit A: Leadership & Supervised Agricultural Experience ESSENTIAL STANDARD 1.00: Understand leadership qualities involved in successful employment.

2. Objective 1.01 • Understand leadership qualities and career building techniques desired by the animal science industry.

3. Leadership • Activity • Name in your notebook as many qualities of a good leaders as you can • Example: Courage • Name a good leader and describe what makes them a good leader • Be ready to share your answers

4. Leadership • Integrity • Honesty • Management • Using people, resources, process to reach a goal

5. Leadership • Unselfishness • Placing the desires and welfare of others above yourself • Enthusiasm • Energy to do a job and the inspiration to encourage others

6. Leadership • Plan • Able top think through, determine procedures • Knowledge • Awareness, understanding

7. Leadership • Loyalty • reliable support for an individual, group or cause • Courage • willing to go forward under difficult conditions • Tact • saying or doing the right thing without offending

8. The FFA Mission • FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

9. Classroom SAE FFA Agriculture Education • 3 integral components • Classroom/Lab Instruction • FFA • Leadership • Communication • Citizenship • SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience programs)

10. Structure of the FFA

11. National FFA North Carolina FFA Association Southwest Region Piedmont Federation Crest FFA Chapter

12. President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Reporter Sentinel Chaplain Historian Parliamentarian Crest FFA Officers

13. Ceremonies • Rituals conducted at each meeting • Opening ceremony • Closing ceremony • Outlined in the FFA Student Manual

14. Opening Ceremony- “All in Unison” • President: • “FFA members, why are we here?” • All members say: • “To practice brotherhood, honor agricultural opportunities and responsibilities, and develop those qualities of leadership which an FFA member should possess.”

15. FFA Degrees • Discovery FFA Degree (Middle School) • Greenhand FFA Degree • Chapter FFA Degree • State FFA Degree • American FFA Degree

16. FFA Websites • National FFA Organization • www.ffa.org • North Carolina FFA Association • www.ncffa.org

17. Public Speaking

18. Types of Speeches • Informative • gives knowledge or information to audiences

19. Types of Speeches • Persuasive • convinces people to believe or do something

20. Types of Speeches • Integrative • pep talks, welcome speeches, or an introduction of a speaker

21. Types of Speeches • Prepared • speech is written and learned

22. Types of Speeches • Extemporaneous • speech with little or no preparation

23. Variables to Consider • Purpose- Why are you giving the speech? • Audience- What group is hearing the speech?

24. Variables to Consider • Occasion- What is the event? • Content- What is in the speech? • Composition- How is the speech written and organized?

25. Conclusion Building a Speech Introduction Body

26. Introduction • Capture attention • Enthusiasm and Emotion • Indicate the need for the speech • Makes the audience want to know more • Short stories and real life is a good start

27. Body • The largest part of the speech • Contains the information you want to tell • Consist of several major points surrounded by a central objective

28. Conclusion • Remind the audience of the objective or topic • Move people to action • Use powerful well planed words

29. Delivering a Speech • Know your audience and what to expect • Stage Presence • posture • appearance • attitude • confidence • personality • poise

30. Workforce Preparation • Resume • Designed to give the employer information about your background skills, job experience and education • Should be tailored for each job applied for • Purpose is to get an interview • Most resumes should be one (1) page, but no more than (2) pages

31. Workforce Preparation • Items to Include in Resume • Name and address • Objective • Education • Experience • Activities • Skills • References

32. Workforce Preparation • Cover Letter • Preview to your resume • Should be brief ½ page, but not more than one (1) page • Items to Include • Position you are applying for • Outline your key selling points • Address the needs of your employer • Invite employer to contact you

33. Job Interview • Cover letter sent in to assist in establishing an interview date. • Follow-up phone call is typically recommended to secure interview. • Resume is sent with cover letter. Typically suggested that the individual bring a copy of resume to interview as well. • Individual should dress in professional attire.

34. Common questions asked during interview: • What are your 3 greatest attributes or strengths? • What are your 3 biggest weaknesses or things you would like to improve upon? • Where do you want to be in 5 years? • What leadership qualities can you bring to our company? • Why are you the best candidate for job?

35. Objective 1.02 • Understand parliamentary procedure.

36. What is Parliamentary Procedure? Parliamentary procedure is a systematic way of organizing meetings. Parliamentary procedure is governed by Robert’s Rules of Order.

37. Parliamentary Law • Robert’s Rule of Order • Rules for conducting a meeting • Assures that all sides are treated fairly and that everyone has the opportunity to discuss and vote

38. 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

39. Methods of Voting • Voice • Rising • Secret Ballot • Roll Call

40. Voting • Simple majority • one vote more than 50% of the votes cast • Two-thirds majority • 2/3 of the members must be for the motion • usually used when the rights of the members are limited

41. Voting • Quorum • number of members required to conduct business

42. Gavel • Symbol of authority • Meaning of the taps • 1 tap means to be seated • 2 taps means the meeting is called to order • 3 taps means that members should stand • Series of taps • “be quite and orderly”

43. Table of Motions Highest • Privileged • Incidental • Subsidiary • Unclassified Lowest

44. Table of Motions • Motions must be higher ranking or arise out of the motion that is on the floor to be made when an item of business is on the floor • Example: Adjourn • Highest ranking of all motions • Can be made at any time

45. The Gavel • The president uses the gavel to control aspects of the meeting. • The number of taps determines the meaning.

46. Presiding Officer • Chapter FFA President • Must be fair and impartial • Must relinquish the chair when the president desires to discuss business

47. Motions

48. Main Motion • Used to get group approval for a new project or some other course of action • Wording: “I move” NOT “I make a motion”

49. Main Motion • Requires second • Debatable • Amendable • Majority vote required • Can be reconsidered

50. Amendments • Used to change a main motion • 3 ways to amend: addition, substitution, striking out • Wording: “I move to amend the motion”