Persuasive Speech help

[Bandit]

I have a speech due next week, and I'm stuck on it. We have to pick a target group and use a persuasive speech in regards to why massage would be important for them to use.

The target group I have picked is Roller Derby girls (I'm on a team here).

I have this idea of getting a lot of tennis balls and throwing it to everyone and explaining how and why they should use them for self care on the bottoms of their feet, etc.

The problem I'm running into is that it has to be approx. 3 minutes long, and I don't know what to really say. I feel I could say it in 30 seconds or less.

Any ideas anyone could share would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!


Oh.... I also need a second persuasive speech, in regards to anything health related, and I have no idea what to do this one on yet. Any ideas on this one? I'm hoping when I get done with the first one this one will be a lot easier for me to come up with.

 

[rpwirthwein]

Just think about the sports massage aspect and apply it roller derby.

Helping prevent issues in their feet, legs, thighs, gluts, low back, etc, etc.

How about post-event massages to help recover from injury and fatigue? How about massage and facilitated stretching helping to increase flexibility and possibly be more agile during the 'game' (if its called a game - i have no idea).

Does that give you a little more direction? I hope so ...


Brian

 

[eternalnirvana999]

Just think about the sports massage aspect and apply it roller derby.

Helping prevent issues in their feet, legs, thighs, gluts, low back, etc, etc.

How about post-event massages to help recover from injury and fatigue? How about massage and facilitated stretching helping to increase flexibility and possibly be more agile during the 'game' (if its called a game - i have no idea).

Does that give you a little more direction? I hope so ...


Brian

exactly. sometimes when you look at the whole picture it can be overwhelming. but then when you pick it apart, you know, it's easier.

you'll do great.

re: health, is this one related to roller derby or just therapeutic massage in general? scour over your 'benefits of massage therapy' section that you went over in school and pick one. there's tons of information out there. you can go to massagetherapy dot com and pour over the articles there, that will give you some great ideas.

good luck!

 

[Beautiful Disaster]

From what little I've seen of roller derby, it appears that the skaters are travelling around an inclined rink. Right away that brings to mind mis-alignment issues from one foot being lower than the other. As one of the skaters, you would be able to identify the trouble spots more accurately, but I would focus on tight quads, glutes, psoas, abductors, feet, calves, lower back...probably all on one side. These same groups would probably be tight on the other side (with the additional of adductors), but in different ways. You could also address holding patterns from bracing for impact...shoulders, neck, abs. I'd pick the one area that give you the most trouble (or maybe ask some of your teammates what their troublespots are) and focus your 3 minute speech on that. Definitely include the benefit of relaxed muscle providing more power...that should appeal to any athlete.

 

[Frederic]

Good luck on your speech. Believe me, 3 minutes may seem to be a long time when watching a clock, but the time is very short when trying to relay information to someone. Don't try to impart all the wisdom in the world; rather, talk to one or two aspects/muscles/issues of roller blading and massage.

Like I said, good luck and have fun!

 

[Josh]

Persuasive Speech help

Oh.... I also need a second persuasive speech, in regards to anything health related, and I have no idea what to do this one on yet. Any ideas on this one? I'm hoping when I get done with the first one this one will be a lot easier for me to come up with.

There are WAY too many topics to list here. My advice is to pick something you have been very curious about and research it a bit. Or pick a pathology that you will see in your target market. That way you can begin to gather info for your marketing later on.

Good luck on the Roller Derby presentation. Let us know what you decided to cover and how it went!


Brian

 

[BlueBelle]

Roll up to the front of the class with your skates on. It will make a great visual and will command everyones attention. 8)

 

[hipHOPhead]

I'm curious about an update ....

Have you given the speech yet? If so, how did it go? Did you decide on your other topic yet?



Brian

 

[unnga]

Thanks for all of the suggestions guys! I have not presented it to class yet, I presented my other topic. called "Take care of your mind body and spirit". I should be presenting this one in the next couple of days.

Basically all I did was write about how massage could give you a boost with your performance, how it helps prevent injuries and loss of mobility, and if they had scars from previous injuries how it may actually be hurting their performance. Along with a few other things thrown in.

From there, I teach self care with the balls. I'm going to throw out balls to everyone, use a roller derby sock to put the ball in (tell them that their fishnets wouldn't probably work for this one) and show them a few techniques.

Overall I am pretty happy with what I wrote. I feel its upbeat like I was hoping it would be. Its not drowning with information, but at the same time gives them enough information to be useful and curious about massage at the same time.

Now if I could come up with this one thats due TODAY, I'd be happy. Any suggestions on selling chair massage? I have to act like I'm meeting with a person that owns a factory, tell them the 7 benefits that we learned in class, give them a sample massage and sell them somehow with other information. I have 2 hours before this is due and I'm so stuck its not even funny.