2020 Iowa State Fair August 13-23
4-H Communications Events
- 2019 Communication Event Reservations
- Reservation questions, please contact 4h.comm@gmail.com
- Instructions for 2019 Communications Reservations
- 2019 Iowa State Fair 4-H Exhibits, Communications and Awardrobe Premium Book and Schedule
- Counties may bring up to
- 6 Educational Presentations
- 4 Working Exhibits
- 3 Share-The-Fun
- 2 Extemporaneous Speakers
- 2 Communications Posters
- We will not schedule more than two performances from one county during a noon Share The Fun show.
All Communications Exhibitors
- If you are coming to watch our outstanding 4-H members demonstrate their communication skills, morning events begin at 9:00AM and afternoon events begin at 1:30 PM. Share-The-Fun performances are at noon and 5:00 PM, *Exception: August 11, Share-The-Fun performances will be at 12:30 PM and 5 PM.
- Communications Events Parking Information
T-Shirts
T-Shirts provided by Iowa State Fair & Touchstone Energy. Please write your thank yous to Gary D. Slater, Manager & CEO, Iowa State Fair, PO Box 57130, Des Moines IA 50317-0003, and your closest Touchstone Energy Cooperative. Go to www.touchstoneenergy.com, click on “Find your co-op," located in the top left corner of the page, then find your co-op by entering your zip code.
Educational Presentations
- Exhibitor Letter for Educational Presentations
- Report Form
- Evaluation
- Coyright Guidelines
- Jr Peer Evaluation
- Intermediate/Sr Peer Evaluation
Working Exhibits
- Exhibitor Letter for Working Exhibits
- Report Form
- Evaluation
- Copyright Guidelines
- Jr Peer Evaluation
- Intermediate/Sr Peer Evaluation
Share-The-Fun
- Exhibitor Letter for Share-The-Fun
- Stage Set-up Form (Word, PDF)
- Judges' Critique Form
Extemporaneous Speaking
- Exhibitor Letter for Tuesday Extemp Speaking
- Exhibitor Letter for Thursday Extemp Speaking
- Exhibitor Letter for Sunday Extemp Speaking
- Contest Information
- Evaluation Guidelines
- Sample Questions
- Resource List: this is the list of resources available at the state level. Counties may copy these same types of materials for their county events. Materials that could be, are linked to the documents.
Posters
- 2019 Poster Rules
- 2019 Poster Report Form (PDF) (Word)
- Poster Evaluation
Counties may bring up to 6 Educational Presentations, 4 Working Exhibits, 3 Share-The-Fun, and 2 Extemporaneous Speakers. We will not schedule more than two (2) performances from a county during a Noon Share The Fun show. 2 Communications Posters per county.