HORTICULTURE 2

PROGRAM COMPONENTS
 Components of the Program
• Supervised Agricultural Experience
• explore interest
• gain work experience
• Classroom Instruction
• Laboratory Instruction
• FFA Student Organization
FFA Student Organization

• Club or Student Organization

• Develops Citizenship & Leadership
• Communication
• Developed through CDE
• public speaking
• creed (freshmen only)
• agriculture sales
• poultry, dairy and livestock oral reasons
• parliamentary procedures
FFA Student Organization

This class develops Leadership, so what is Leadership?

What is Leadership?

• Lead and inspire people. Don't try to manage and

manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but
people must be lead.
- Ross Perot

• Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose

sides. It must bring sides together.
- Jesse Jackson
What is Leadership?
• The task of the leader is to get his people from where
they are to where they have not been.
- Henry Kissinger

• Where there is no vision, the people perish.

- Proverbs 29:18

• Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to

test a man's character, give him power.
- Abraham Lincoln
Assignment

• Construct a quote that gives advice on the

concept of leadership.
• Use a clean sheet of paper
• Use markers and make it large enough to fit
the paper
• On the opposite side write as many
qualities of good leadership as possible
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
Leadership Qualities
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Courage
• Willing to go forward under difficult circumstances
• Management
• Using people, resources, process to reach a goal
Leadership Qualities
• Unselfishness
• Placing the desires and welfare of others above yourself
• Loyalty
• Reliable support for an individual, group or cause
• Enthusiasm
• Energy to do a job and the inspiration to encourage others
Leadership Qualities
• Plan
• Able top think through, determine procedures
• Knowledge
• Awareness, understanding
• Tact
• Enjoying and doing the right thing without offending
Leadership Defined

Leadership is influence- the

ability to obtain followers.
- John C. Maxwell
Leadership Tree
• Situation:
• You and your friends are stranded on an island far away from
civilization. On this island there are six trees with many
different type of fruit. Each different type of fruit hold one
leadership characteristic for becoming successful in life.
Leadership Tree
• You must convince your supreme leader (me) which single fruit
holds the most important leadership trait for becoming a successful
person in life.
• You have five mins for your group to make an argument to you
leaders on which is most important. If you fail, you will be stranded
forever...
PUBLIC SPEAKING
 Parts of a Good Speech

Introduction
Body Conclusion
Types of Speeches
• To inform
• To persuade
• To integrate
• introductions
• welcome speeches
Things to consider...
• Purpose
• why are you giving the speech
• Analyze the audience
• Occasion
• Content
• Composition
Delivery
• Voice
• pitch
• quality
• articulation
• pronunciation
• over pronounce each word
• force
• may the force be with you
Delivery
• Stage presence
• appearance
• poise
• attitude
• always positive
• confidence
• but not over confident
• personality
• posture
Delivery
• Power of expression
• fluency
• sincerity
• emphasis
• directness
• conveyance of thought and meaning
Delivery
• Response to questions
• accurately
• ability to think quickly
• If you can not answer a question:
• “That is an interesting question, however, I am not sure of the answer at
this time.”
Delivery
• General effect
• interesting
• understandable
• convincing
• pleasing
• holds attention
WORKFORCE
PREPERATION
Resume
• Designed to give the employer information about your
background skills, job experience and education

• Should be tailored for each job

• Purpose is to get an interview

• Should be one page

• No more than two pages
Resume

• Items to include in your resume:

• Name and address.
• Objective.
• Education.
• Experience.
• Activities.
• Skills.
• References.
Cover Letter

• What is a Cover Letter?

• Preview to your resume
• Should be brief ½ page
• No more that 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.
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 the interview as
well.
• Individual should dress in professional attire.
• Prepare for the interview and application process.
Job Interview

• Practice common questions asked during an interview.

• What are your three greatest attributes or strengths?
• What are your three biggest weaknesses or things you would like to
improve upon?
• Where do you want to be in five years?
• What leadership qualities can you bring to our company?
• Why are you the best candidate for job?
Job Interview

• Gather information typically requested during the

application process.
• General Applicant Information- name, date of birth, address, email,
phone.
• Education- name of school attended, degree obtained, graduation
date, etc.
• Previous Work Experience- dates employed, address, name of
supervisor, etc.
• References- name, address, phone, email.
Assignment

• Create your own Personal Resume

• Should be no more that 1 page in length.
• Include all information from notes
• Should be neat and clean and full (Sell Yourself!)
• Should include a current Objective and Three Professional
References