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Sargent Shriver Global Messenger Workshop

Sargent Shriver Global Messenger Workshop. Date: Location:. Introductions. Name Where are you from? How long in Special Olympics? Question: What would you do with a room full of money? Introduce your partner…. Objectives of Workshop. Why are we here today?

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Sargent Shriver Global Messenger Workshop

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  1. Sargent Shriver Global Messenger Workshop Date: Location:

  2. Introductions • Name • Where are you from? • How long in Special Olympics? • Question: What would you do with a room full of money? • Introduce your partner…

  3. Objectives of Workshop • Why are we here today? • Learn about ALPs & Special Olympics • Learn how to create a speech • Write a speech • Focus your speech on a specific target market • Present a 1 – 2 minute speech

  4. Athlete Leadership Programs

  5. Athlete Leadership Programs • Athlete Leaders (including ALPs) Definition   • An Athlete or Participant who serves in at least one Athlete Leadership role listed below:  • Athlete Leadership Examples: • Athletes as Volunteers (games or events) • Athletes as Coaches or Assistant Coaches • Athletes as Sport Officials • Athletes as Public Speakers (Global Messengers) • Athletes on Boards, Committees or Input Councils • Athletes assisting with Fund Raising • Athletes assisting with technology or other office work • Athletes serving as peer mentors or team captains • Athletes attending regional or national meeting about ID

  6. The Mission of Special Olympics The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-roundsports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adultswithintellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to developphysical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

  7. The Mission of Special Olympics Year-round

  8. The Mission of Special Olympics Sports training

  9. The Mission of Special Olympics Athletic competition

  10. The Mission of Special Olympics Olympic-type sports

  11. The Mission of Special Olympics Children and adults (eight years old or older)

  12. The Mission of Special Olympics with intellectual disabilities

  13. The Mission of Special Olympics Develop Physical Fitness

  14. The Mission of Special Olympics Demonstrate Courage

  15. The Mission of Special Olympics Experience Joy

  16. The Mission of Special Olympics Share gifts, skills And friendship With their families

  17. Sharing gifts, skills & Friendship… The Mission of Special OlympicsVOTING Joy Courage 0 0 Competition 0 0 Children/Adults Physical fitness 0 0 Olympic-type Year-round 0 0 Sports Training Intellectual Disabilities 0 0

  18. The Mission of Special Olympics The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-roundsports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adultswithintellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to developphysical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

  19. What makes Special Olympics Unique?

  20. What makes Special Olympics Unique? • No charge to athletes • Awards for all • Advancement to higher levels of competition • All ability levels • Divisioning • All abilities can participate in sports, • can achieve, & have value

  21. Unique: Divisioning • The Stork Stand!

  22. Your Role as a Representative • Question: What is your most important role as a • representative of Special Olympics? • Educate/Promote in an articulate, knowledgeable, convincing manner • Know the facts about Special Olympics

  23. Developing Your “Catch” Line • Some Examples: • Special Olympics changes lives • Special Olympics inspires all • Special Olympics creates heroes • Special Olympics celebrates differences • Special Olympics is Training for Life • Develop your own “Catch” Line…

  24. Facts about Special Olympics

  25. Special Olympics Facts • For people with intellectual disabilities • For athletes 8 years and older (Young Athlete Programs include ages 2-7) • Worldwide – Programs in over 180 countries • Offers 30 official sports • Year-round • Sports training AND competition opportunities • Team AND individual sports

  26. Role of a Global Messenger • Be attentive during the workshop • Understand Special Olympics • Learn ways to provide information • Prepare and Practice a 1 to 2 minute speech • Demonstrate the ability to give a public speech • Maintain contact with mentor and Special Olympics staff • Represent Special Olympics professionally

  27. Role of the mentor • Support the athlete • Understand Special Olympics • Provide support as needed • Allow the Global Messengers to express themselves • Provide constructive feedback to help skill development • Represent Special Olympics professionally

  28. What’s wrong here?

  29. Presentation • Winning Behavior • Smile! Be Friendly & Courteous • Not too loud - Not too long • Know your audience • Personal space • Arrive on time • Appropriate dress • Tools for Talks

  30. Preparing for a Speech • Why should I give a speech? • Because YOU have credibility. • What type of speech will I give? • It depends on who you are talking to. • Let’s talk about Target Markets.

  31. Target Markets Who you might talk to … And what they need to hear!

  32. Special Olympics Target Markets • Schools • Civic Clubs • Workplace • Families • Potential athletes (i.e. Group Homes) • Sponsors • Law Enforcement Torch Run • Games/Sports Events • Volunteers • Government / Parks and Recreation Dept. • Who else?

  33. Workplace • Helps with social skills that carry over • Helps with coordination skills that carry over • Helps with learning discipline skills • Helps with learning perseverance • Gives self-confidence • Helps with transfer of competitive skills • Helps with learning to function as a team

  34. Families • New social avenues with the whole family • New recreational avenues with the whole family • Family pride • Brothers and sisters have taken an interest for the first time • Gives the whole family self-esteem • Chance for the whole family to feel proud • Chance for families to meet other families

  35. School • Increases social interaction between students  • Increases school spirit • Improves physical fitness and sports skills  • Improves self-esteem  • Improves competitiveness  • Can participate in sports with peers • Can receive recognition by peers

  36. Parks and Recreation • Special Olympics will help promote their public relations in the community • Special Olympics will help increase their volunteer base • Special Olympics and Parks and Recreation have the same mission • Fill the need to offer recreation to special populations • Will not cost money; just use of facilities and equipment • Can bring new businesses and corporate support to the department

  37. Group Homes • Learn different sports • Have fun • Travel out of town • Learn to use community facilities • Meet sports celebrities • Wear uniforms • Win medals and ribbons • Be part of a team

  38. Parts of a Speech How to put it all together!

  39. Parts of a Speech Opening Body Closing

  40. Parts of a Speech Opening Body Close

  41. Parts of a Speech • Opening • Thank you • Purpose

  42. Body • SO facts • Your story • Selling points • Show and tell • Questions

  43. Parts of a Speech Close • Invitation to join • Thank you.

  44. Parts of a Speech • Opening: • Greet your audience • Your name • Purpose of speech

  45. Parts of a Speech • Body: • Your “Catch Line” • A personal story about your SO involvement • The Facts of SO • The SO Mission (what was important to you when we voted?) • Talking points for your target market

  46. Parts of a Speech • Closing: • Tell the audience what you want them to do because they heard you speak today (i.e. volunteer, financial support, come to games, get more athletes involved.) • Thank you for inviting me, listening to me and thinking about SO athletes. We appreciate it. • Smile • Ask if anyone has questions

  47. Your First Speech • Choose your audience • Identify what you would like to tell them • Write a 1-2 minute speech • Practice speech

  48. Speech Time • Constructive feedback • How did you think you did? • How did you feel?

  49. Evaluation • What is one thing you learned today from this workshop? • What will you do when you go home?

  50. Now you are ready to give your speech!

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