Sargent Shriver Global
Messenger Workshop
Date:
Location:
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Introductions
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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…
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
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Athlete Leadership Programs
ALPs Role Options
ALPs Workshop/Resources to support
Public Speaking
Sargent Shriver Global Messenger Workshop (3 levels)
Input Councils, Boards of Directors, Committees
Governance Workshop, Guide to Inclusive Boards
Team Captain, Asst Coach, Coach, Officials
Athletes as Coaches/Officials, Coach Certification
workshops, Sport Federation Coach/Official Certification
Helping Local Programs with Technology
Technology workshops (4 topics)
Healthy Lifestyle
Athletes as Peer Health Coaches, HA Review, Healthy
Lifestyle Workshop.
Volunteering
Volunteering Workshop
Fund Raising
Athletes Assisting with FR workshop
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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:
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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
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The Mission of 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.
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The Mission of Special Olympics
Year-round
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The Mission of Special Olympics
Sports training
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The Mission of Special Olympics
Athletic competition
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The Mission of Special Olympics
Olympic-type sports
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The Mission of Special Olympics
Children and
adults (eight
years old or
older)
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The Mission of Special Olympics
with
intellectual
disabilities
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The Mission of Special Olympics
Develop
Physical
Fitness
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The Mission of Special Olympics
Demonstrate
Courage
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The Mission of Special Olympics
Experience
Joy
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The Mission of Special Olympics
Share gifts, skills
And friendship
With their families
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The Mission of Special Olympics
VOTING
Joy
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Courage
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Competition
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Sharing gifts, skills &
Friendship…
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Children/Adults
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Physical fitness
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Year-round
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Olympic-type
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Sports Training
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Intellectual Disabilities
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The Mission of 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.
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What makes Special
Olympics Unique?
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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
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Unique: Divisioning
The Stork Stand!
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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
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Developing Your “Catch” Line
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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…
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Facts about Special
Olympics
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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
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Role of a Global Messenger
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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
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Role of the mentor
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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
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What’s wrong here?
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Presentation
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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
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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.
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Target Markets
 Who you might talk to …
 And what they need to hear!
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Special Olympics Target Markets
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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?
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Workplace
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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
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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
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School
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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
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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
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Group Homes
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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
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Parts of a Speech
How to put it all together!
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Parts of a Speech
Opening
Body
Closing
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Parts of a Speech
Opening
Body
Close
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Parts of a Speech
Opening
 Thank you
 Purpose
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Parts of a Speech
Close
 Invitation to join
 Thank you.
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Parts of a Speech
Opening:
 Greet your audience
 Your name
 Purpose of speech
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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
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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
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Your First Speech
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Choose your audience
Identify what you would like to tell them
Write a 1-2 minute speech
Practice speech
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Speech Time
• Constructive feedback
• How did you think you did?
• How did you feel?
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Evaluation
 What is one thing you learned today from this
workshop?
 What will you do when you go home?
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Now you are ready to give
your speech!
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