Speech on pool

Danny 314

Danny 314

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Tomorrow I have 5-7 mins to talk about pool. Seeing what a broad subject it is, I narrowed it down to the fundamentals of pool prior to hitting the ball: stance, bridge, holding the cue, and stroke. How would I describe or define a pool stroke without taking up all 7 mins or more? I might not even go to far into stroke do to it being a board subject in itself.
 
Danny, my advice is to break each of the 4 segments you listed into 90 seconds each, which should give you a little room for error on either side of the timeline.....write it all down and practice a few times to get in the 6 minute area....keep it simple, hit the high points of each subject, and if possible, I'd advise an illustration by taking your cue.....visuals always help sell your audience.....I'm guessing you will be talking to a bunch of non-pool players, so remember to keep it very simple, use everyday language, and provide visual examples....
 
Danny 314 said:
Tomorrow I have 5-7 mins to talk about pool. Seeing what a broad subject it is, I narrowed it down to the fundamentals of pool prior to hitting the ball: stance, bridge, holding the cue, and stroke. How would I describe or define a pool stroke without taking up all 7 mins or more? I might not even go to far into stroke do to it being a board subject in itself.
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What is the speach for? The reason I ask is maybe with your 7 mins do a speach on the history of pool to the present day. Might be easier than trying to explain techinchs to a bunch of non pool players (depending on what your speach is for and who it is to) Just asking.
 
What is the speach for? The reason I ask is maybe with your 7 mins do a speach on the history of pool to the present day. Might be easier than trying to explain techinchs to a bunch of non pool players (depending on what your speach is for and who it is to) Just asking.
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exactly!

tell us what the speech is for and the people and environment you'll be giving it to.
 
What type of speech is it? The reason why I ask is your time frame and type of speech dictates your content.

If it's an informative speech, your bullet items are perfect. If it's a persuasive or extemporaneous speech, you want to avoid everything you're about to discuss.

A little cheat gaff move for ya that'll lock-up an A+..........

If you're not locked into giving an "informative speech"---- don't. It's very easy to lose your audience if they're not into playing pool (which they prob won't be). EVEEEEEERYONE loves a good story, however.

Search the forum for a good story.

The one that comes to my mind is either when Gerry Watson went to NJ and gambled with Sigel, Mizerak and Hopkins and didn't know who they were--- all in the same day and in the same room.

Maybe the story where Marshall Carpenter, Daddy Warbucks and Fats were accosted by two masked gunmen. When their hands were up, Fatty asked if he could first say something. When given permission to speak, he tried to settle a debt with Marshall with the cash he had on him just moments before the robbers took everything.

If you talk about pool and not how to play pool, your 7 minutes or so can fill the room with laughter if delivered with emotion and enthusiasm - as opposed to something no one does or cares about.

:) Just my humble opinion.

Dave
 
You can sum the stroke up in a quote that I believe is by Albert Einstein and goes something like this: "Billiards takes the concentration of __________ and the steady hand of a violinist virtuoso."

I can't remember what goes in the blank or if the entire qoute is right. It is a tough quote to find but a very good one!
 
SpiderWebComm said:
What type of speech is it? The reason why I ask is your time frame and type of speech dictates your content.

If it's an informative speech, your bullet items are perfect. If it's a persuasive or extemporaneous speech, you want to avoid everything you're about to discuss.

A little cheat gaff move for ya that'll lock-up an A+..........

If you're not locked into giving an "informative speech"---- don't. It's very easy to lose your audience if they're not into playing pool (which they prob won't be). EVEEEEEERYONE loves a good story, however.

Search the forum for a good story.

The one that comes to my mind is either when Gerry Watson went to NJ and gambled with Sigel, Mizerak and Hopkins and didn't know who they were--- all in the same day and in the same room.

Maybe the story where Marshall Carpenter, Daddy Warbucks and Fats were accosted by two masked gunmen. When their hands were up, Fatty asked if he could first say something. When given permission to speak, he tried to settle a debt with Marshall with the cash he had on him just moments before the robbers took everything.

If you talk about pool and not how to play pool, your 7 minutes or so can fill the room with laughter if delivered with emotion and enthusiasm - as opposed to something no one does or cares about.

:) Just my humble opinion.

Dave
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On the flip side of what Dave said, if it does have to be informative, change your key points. Go with the origin and history of the game, you should only figure on 3 key points given that it is about a 5 minute verbal presentation. The overall structure of it will depend on how formal the presentation needs to be etc. What Im getting at, is are they looking for presentation skills or oral communication skills?
Chuck
 
I tend to agree that if you have the option, giving a speech on the technical aspects of the fundamentals may be rather dry.

But, if you are locked in, to answer your original question, The goal of a pool stroke is to move the pool cue forward in a straight line. This can be most easily accomplished by developing a consistent pendilum stroke. Just a the pendilum on a clock only moves back and forth in a straight plane, your arm can do the same thing if the only movement comes from the forearm moving from the elbow down to the grip hand.

If it is a speech class, it's important to make your presentation fit your audience. If you don't have a room full of pool players, you may lose their attention if it gets too technical.

Good luck!

Steve
 
Thank you all for your help... My speech is today at noon... And I found Einsteins quote, which i will be using...

"Billiards is the well-developed Art of thinking ahead. It is not only a game, but first and foremost a demanding Sport, which requires good stamina, the logical thinking of a chess player and the stable hand of a concert pianist."
Albert Einstein
 
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Danny 314 said:
Thank you all for your help... I got an A!!!!!!!!!!
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CAn you write down your speach? I would love to hear what it ended up beng all about and what got you an A.
 
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