1. 1-22-2018 JM Speech Team Meeting
WELCOME!
JM Speech Team Meeting

2. Getting Started Introductions & Paperwork Warm Up Introductions
Senior Captains
Junior Captains
Paperwork
Registration – CF, JM
Practice Sheets, Rate/Rank Forms, & Goal Sheets
Brought to you by Coach Adam!
Captains – Introduce yourselves again, so newbies can put names/faces together. Coach Lyke – Paperwork, please.

3. Disco. & Ex. Sp. Coach (Fridays)
Coaches Corner
Introductions
Coach Nieland – head coach
Coach Lyke
Coach Adam
Coach Tom
Coaching 4 days a week
Disco. & Ex. Sp. Coach (Fridays)

4. Parent /Guardian Informational Meeting
January 23, 2018
January 23 – Tues.
Parent/Guardian information meeting
6:15 – 7:15
Rocket Center
Your attendance is optional
Please tell your parents/guardians about this meeting!
We did discuss this at our first meeting.
We will review expectations and answer questions.
Nieland – Parent/Guardian meeting

5. Dollars & Deadlines $35 Speech Team fee – Some of you still owe this
This takes my time and energy. Pay this week!
Without this, we don’t have money to run our invitational, to keep a subscription to 4N6 Fanatics, etc.
Write checks to “JM Speech Team Donation”
If you have NOT registered for JM Activities, you need to talk to Mrs. Griffin in the Activities Office NOW!
Nieland

6. Deadlines (no Dollars)
Registration for Tournaments
Sign up if you CAN NOT compete
If your plans change you need to let Nieland know by the Tuesday before the meet (by 3:10)
If we register you and then you don’t show it costs the team up to $81 (and our budget is really tight) so please be sure of your schedule
Cannon Falls – Feb. 3rd (Deadline Jan. 30)
Our home tournament – Feb. 10th (Deadline Feb. 6)
Parent/Guardian Meeting – Tue. Jan. 23 – 6:15-7:15 Meet us in the Rocket Center!
Coach Adam

7. Other Details T-shirts? Next meeting. Next Team Meeting – Jan. 29
Due to MLK Day last week and the snow day this week, students weren’t able to have individual practice on Monday. Contact your coach to re-schedule, Monday people.
Individual Practices resume, Monday, January 29 for ALL days & categories
T-shirts – Senior Captains
The rest – Coach Lyke

8. Etiquette
If you cannot make it to your individual practice, YOU, not your friend, must notify your coach BEFORE that time. You have our s; use them.
We had a few No Shows without any notice. We could have used those times to re- schedule speakers or move up another speaker.
Please be respectful of our time and your teammates’ time.
Nieland

9. Break Out Sessions All Public Address – Coach Adam – 3210
Walk This Way!
Ext. Reading and Story – Coach Lyke – 3119
Let’s Start at the Very Beginning - Intros
All Other Interp – Coach Nieland – Here
Intro/Piece Transitions & Placing Your Characters
*A Coach or Captain will sign your GREEN sheet after 4. Individual Practices start at 4:10!
*If you need help with your introduction, your coach this week to ask for help or get feedback on your draft.
Coach Adam – Can you include disco and talk a little about non-verbals with them as well?

10. Categories & Focus Areas
Breakout Groups
Categories & Focus Areas
Who & Where
All Public Address Categories – ‘Walk this way’
Coach Adam – Art Area
Extemp. Reading –
Vocal workshop
Coach Lyke – Benches by the stained glass windows
All other Interp. Categories – Transitions
Coach Nieland – this room
Don’t forget: a coach or senior captain will sign your yellow sheet sometime after 4:00.