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

3 / Special Olympics 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 Objectives of Workshop

Athlete Leadership Programs 4 / Special Olympics ALPs Role OptionsALPs Workshop/Resources to support Public SpeakingSargent Shriver Global Messenger Workshop (3 levels) Input Councils, Boards of Directors, CommitteesGovernance Workshop, Guide to Inclusive Boards Team Captain, Asst Coach, Coach, OfficialsAthletes as Coaches/Officials, Coach Certification workshops, Sport Federation Coach/Official Certification Helping Local Programs with TechnologyTechnology workshops (4 topics) Healthy LifestyleAthletes as Peer Health Coaches, HA Review, Healthy Lifestyle Workshop. VolunteeringVolunteering Workshop Fund RaisingAthletes Assisting with FR workshop

Athlete Leadership Programs 5 / Special Olympics 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

The Mission of Special Olympics 6 / Special Olympics The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical 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.

The Mission of Special Olympics 7 / Special Olympics Year-round

The Mission of Special Olympics 8 / Special Olympics Sports training

The Mission of Special Olympics 9 / Special Olympics Athletic competition

The Mission of Special Olympics 10 / Special Olympics Olympic-type sports

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

The Mission of Special Olympics 12 / Special Olympics with intellectual disabilities

The Mission of Special Olympics 13 / Special Olympics Physical Develop Fitness

The Mission of Special Olympics 14 / Special Olympics Demonstrate Courage

The Mission of Special Olympics 15 / Special Olympics Experience Joy

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

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

The Mission of Special Olympics 18 / Special Olympics The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical 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 / Special Olympics 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

Unique: Divisioning The Stork Stand! 21 / Special Olympics

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

Developing Your “Catch” Line 23 / Special Olympics  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…

Facts about Special Olympics 24

Special Olympics Facts 25 / Special Olympics  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

Role of a Global Messenger 26 / Special Olympics  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

Role of the mentor 27 / Special Olympics  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 / Special Olympics What’s wrong here?

Presentation 29 / Special Olympics  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

Preparing for a Speech 30 / Special Olympics 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.

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

Special Olympics Target Markets 32 / Special Olympics  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?

Workplace 33 / Special Olympics  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

Families 34 / Special Olympics  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

School 35 / Special Olympics  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

Parks and Recreation 36 / Special Olympics  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

Group Homes 37 / Special Olympics  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

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

Parts of a Speech 39 / Special Olympics Opening Body Closing

Parts of a Speech 40 / Special Olympics Opening Body Close

41 / Special Olympics Parts of a Speech Opening  Thank you  Purpose

42 / Special Olympics

Parts of a Speech 43 / Special Olympics Close  Invitation to join  Thank you.

Parts of a Speech 44 / Special Olympics Opening:  Greet your audience  Your name  Purpose of speech

Parts of a Speech 45 / Special Olympics 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

Parts of a Speech 46 / Special Olympics 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

Your First Speech 47 / Special Olympics  Choose your audience  Identify what you would like to tell them  Write a 1-2 minute speech  Practice speech

Speech Time 48 / Special Olympics Constructive feedback How did you think you did? How did you feel?

Evaluation 49 / Special Olympics  What is one thing you learned today from this workshop?  What will you do when you go home?

Now you are ready to give your speech! 50