Oral Reasons
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Oral ReasonsBrian Bolt
Clemson University Animal & Veterinary Sciences
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Class Notes
• Need to work for you• Custom Shorthand• Help develop a mental image• Class Name• IDs• Descriptions• Comparisons
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Notes
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1/2 2/1 Grants 2
2/3 3/2 Grants 3
3/4 4/3 Grants 4
Name of Class & How You Placed ItBreeding Heifers #1, 1-2-3-4
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Reasons
• Oral/Written defense of your placings• Short…under two minutes• Honest• Clear• Simple• “Do the Big Things”
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Organizing Reasons
1. Name of Class & How You Placed It“My Placing of the Breeding Heifers is 1-2-3-4”
2. Ideally Statement“Ideally I would have liked to have seen my class winner
even ______________”
3. But Statement“But I still chose her over 2 in my initial comparison”
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Organizing Reasons
4. Reasons, Grants and Reasons“As she is the _______ (est or er terms) _________....
(usually only 3 concepts)…I realize that 2 is (here’s your grant) but at the same time she’s ___________ (est or er terms) so she’s second.”
5. Next Pair6. Next Pair (Just finish it up with a strong statement)
“I grant 4 is more ________, but at the same time she is the (est terms here) in this class”
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Some Alternatives
• Performance Reasons– “After analyzing the data and interpreting the
scenario I found a need for _____________, for these reasons I ranked the heifers 1-2-3-4”
– Take each pair to the scenario• Market Classes
– Take each pair to the rail…carcass logic
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Reasons
• The Same format every time• Do not make it more complicated than
necessary• Presentation Skills, Etiquette• Exude Confidence• Eye Contact• Volume
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Tips…
• Good Notes = Good Reasons• Keep It Simple• Beware of Canned Reasons & Sexy Terms• Less Theatrics MORE Analysis• Make it Fun
– Get ‘em over their fear of speaking in public and in front of strangers
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The Reality
“It’s not about lining up four animals and giving reasons…it’s about making decisions and defending them”
I am better for having judged livestock