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Global Messenger
Training
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Casper, WY
Overview of Global Messengers
Why are we here?
• Learn best practices for making a presentation
• Deliver a presentation
• Promote Special Olympics Wyoming and athlete
leadership
Your Responsibility as a Global
Messenger
• Pay attention during the workshop
• Understand Special Olympics
• Learn ways to provide information
• Maintain contact with mentor and Special Olympics
staff
• Represent Special Olympics professionally
Your Responsibility as a Mentor
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Know the athlete
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Understand Special Olympics
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Let athletes take the lead (provide support as
needed)
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Commit to working with the athlete
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Provide constructive feedback
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Represent Special Olympics professionally
Mission
 What does Special Olympics mean to you?
Mission
Year-round sports training
Mission
Athletic competition
Mission
Olympic-type sports
Mission
Children
(eight years
old or older)
and adults
with
intellectual
disabilities
Mission
Develop
Physical
Fitness
Mission
Demonstrate
Courage
Mission
Experience
Joy
Mission
Share 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
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.
The Mission of Special Olympics
Describe what the Mission
means to you in one sentence.
Special Olympics Facts
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For people with intellectual disabilities
For athletes 8 years and older
Worldwide – Programs in over 150 countries
Offers 30 official sports
Year-round
Sports training AND competition opportunities
Team AND individual sports
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, and have value
Unique: Divisioning
Competition!
Public Service Announcements
What can you say in 30 seconds to let
the public know about Special
Olympics Wyoming?
Global Messenger Basics
• Parts of a Speech
• Who do you want to speak to
• Facts about Special Olympics
– What makes Special Olympics unique
• Putting it all together
Parts of a Speech
Five W’s and H
Who
What
When
Where
Why
How
Parts of a Speech
Opening

Body

Closing
Parts of a Speech
Opening:
• Greet your audience
• Who you are
• Why you’ve come to speak
Parts of a Speech
Body:
• The facts
Parts of a Speech
Closing:
• Ask for something
• Thank you
• Smile
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?
Is this someone who
should represent
Special Olympics?
What to Wear, How to Look
• Different Audiences – Different Dress
– Golf Tournament
– Board of Directors
– Coaches Meeting
How do we present ourselves
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
Re-Cap
• What
• Why
• How
Preparing a Presentation
What Special Olympics means to me
• Choose your audience
• Identify what you would like to tell them
• Write a 2 or 3 minute presentation
• Practice – Practice - Practice
Who do we want to speak to
Who needs to know about Special Olympics?
• Schools
• Community
• Families
• Other athletes
• Sponsors
• Who else?
Overview
• What have we learned?
Presentations