Graduate Global Messenger Training Date Location Trainer Introductions

Graduate Global Messenger Training Date Location Trainer

Introductions © © Name Where are you from? How long in Special Olympics? Question: What would you do with a room full of money?

Objectives of Workshop © © © Learn about ALPs & Special Olympics Learn more about speaking techniques Focus your speech on a specific target market Train & empower Global Messengers to give more speeches Encourage Global Messengers to seek speaking opportunities

Athlete Leadership Programs Athlete Choice © Meaningful positions Training for existing leadership © © © Training Available: © Global Messenger © Governance Athletes as Volunteers (Coaches & Officials)

Your Role as a Representative 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

At the Tip of your Tongue · Key Elements of the Philosophy – All abilities can participate in sports, can achieve, do have value · Selling Points/the Brand – – · Special Olympics changes lives Special Olympics inspires all Special Olympics creates heroes Special Olympics celebrates differences Mission

The Mission of Special Olympics The mission of Special Olympics is to provide -------- and ----------- in a variety of ------- for -------- with -----------, giving them continuing opportunities to --------, ---------- --and participate in a ------- -- -----, ------- ---- other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

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.

Mission Statement: Voting Joy Courage Competition Sharing gifts, skills & Friendship… Children/Adults Physical fitness Year-round Olympic-type Sports Training intellectual disabilities

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

Special Olympics Facts • • For people with intellectual disabilities For athletes 8 years and older Worldwide – Programs in over 150 countries Offers 26 official sports Year-round Sports training AND competition opportunities Team AND individual sports

The Mission of Special Olympics Describe what the Mission means to you …

Role of a Global Messenger © © © © Be attentive during the workshop Understand Special Olympics Learn ways to provide information Prepare and Practice a 3 to 5 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 © © © © Know the athlete Understand Special Olympics Provide support as needed Commit to working with the athlete Allow the Global Messengers to express themselves Provide constructive feedback Stay in touch with Special Olympics staff Represent Special Olympics professionally

Presentations 101 Know your audience Appropriate appearance Tools for Talks Winning Behavior Speech Coach Cues The Five W’s and H Speech Structure

The Five W’s & H © Who © What © When © Where © Why © How

Parts of a Speech Opening Body Closing

Communication Skills Traits of a successful communicator © Listener © Know the audience © Know the topic © Know your goal © Other strategies? The telephone game - Communication is 6% WHAT you say and 94% HOW you say it…

Preparing for a Speech Why should I give a speech? © To tell people about Special Olympics What type of speech will I give? © Informative – Persuasive – Recruitment – Introduction Who am I talking to? © Target Markets

Target Audiences What is a target market? Who are our target audiences? © Sponsors © Families © Other Athletes © Schools © Service Clubs © Who else?

Target Audiences What are the benefits of Special Olympics for each group? It’s your job to sell Special Olympics to this target market…

Sponsors Corporations © Business decisions Individuals © Personal decisions

Families © © Meet other families The whole family has fun Social activities Family pride

Schools © © © Recognition of school and students Character education through volunteer opportunities Opportunities for students to coach Unified sports Improve physical fitness & sports skills

Other Athletes What would you say to a potential athlete? ?

Enhancing your Speech Humor Technology 3 + minutes Speak from personal experience Be witty Talk to Special Olympics staff about their goals and how you can help through speaking

Targeted Speeches Select your target audience Write a speech Practice your speech

Turn up the Volume Practice speaking while watching your speech coach for cues on being louder or softer

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