Welcome to the Cross-Cultural Rhetoric
Workshop
OLYMPIC
RHETORIC
The Fundamental Principles of
Olympism:
-- Balance of mind, body, and will
-- Promotion of a peaceful society and
preservation of human dignity
-- Sport as a human right
-- Mutual understanding, spirit of
friendship, solidarity and fair play.
-- Combating all forms of discrimination
Olympism today?
Berlin - 1936
The First Olympic Flame
London - 1948
Rome - 1960
Montreal - 1976
Seoul - 1988
Barcelona - 1992
Sydney - 2000
Salt Lake City - 2002
Torino - 2006
Beijing - 2008
Vancouver – 2010
“I lift my glass to the Olympic idea, which has
traversed the mists of the ages like an all-powerful ray
of sunlight and returned to illumine the threshold of
the twentieth century with a gleam of joyous hope.”
--Pierre de Coubertin
Today’s activities
 FIRST: Introductions in the small groups
 SECOND: Analyze the videos that you watched or
collected in preparation for today’s lesson
 THIRD: Develop a sketch for a ad or promotional video
 LAST: Re-join the groups in this virtual auditorium
space and share your ideas
 Have fun!