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Oral Interpretation Camp

The 4-H oral interpretation project combines the arts of public speaking, performance, and literary appreciation, allowing youth to develop key communication skills and actively engage the world around them. During this four-day mini-camp, you can learn ways to build confidence when speaking and improve your 4-H oral interpretation project or school speeches in the future!

  • Grow confidence with speaking
  • Practice voice control
  • Learn to engage with an audience
  • Build performance prowess
  • Prepare for future projects
  • Develop lifelong skills

What is the 4-H Oral Interpretation Project? Presentations in Oral Interpretation must be published works, and manuscripts or transcripts must be submitted prior to the event. They may be presented as an individual or a two-person team entry. The types of entries could include, prose and short stories, poetry, theatrical interpretation, published speech recitation. Youth do not need to be 4-H members or enrolled in the oral interpretation project to participate in this camp.

Ages: 10-15

Dates: Monday-Thursday, August 4-7 from 1:30pm-3:00pm each day

Location: Kane County Extension Office, 535 S Randall Rd., St. Charles, IL 60174

Cost to participate: $15

Questions:  Contact Katie McFarland, Program Coordinator, ksm@illinois.edu, 630-553-5823

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, contact the event organizer. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting your access needs.

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No refunds for this program unless it is canceled.

Total Registration Cost $