RE: 11th grade English class presentation on running - thoughts?

Talk about the famous Ocean State runner, Tarzan Brown, of the Narr. Indian tribe. Sad ending too. U will have your fellow students mesmerized.

Good luck and have fun!

Ryun's 3-24 for a start

Don't

I'm 17

Don't do it about running

My classmates thought that was weird

And so will yours

Gobble gobble Motherf.ucker.

BILLY MILLS

Give a presentation on social anxiety disorder with an emphasis on glossophobia.

Who are you, i am also an 11th grade runner from RI

Ri runner wrote:

Who are you, i am also an 11th grade runner from RI

I bet you guys have like fifteen mutual friends because that's how Rhode Island works

How about talking about the use of technology in elite-level training? People may find it more entertaining because the technology (anti-grav treadmills, underwater treadmills, cryo- or hydro-pants, etc.) is interesting in itself.

Ri runner wrote:

Who are you, i am also an 11th grade runner from RI

I'm from Cranston West, what school do you go to?

5 minutes is hardly any time at all - not enough to get into depth about anything. I think your best bet is to tell a good story from the history of running or about a famous runner. Roger Bannister's 4 minute mile, the lore behind the marathon distance, something like that.

J

Cumberland high school

Ri runner wrote:

Cumberland high school

Lucky... I wish I went to a school that was as good as you guys are.We have a meet against you @ Johnston on the 14th.

jess from crabtown wrote:

5 minutes is hardly any time at all - not enough to get into depth about anything. I think your best bet is to tell a good story from the history of running or about a famous runner. Roger Bannister's 4 minute mile, the lore behind the marathon distance, something like that.

J

I think this is the best idea so far. Bannister would be somewhat interesting to the class

March the class into the hall and measure off 29 ft.(or 60 feet or both) and tell them human beings have jumped that far. Measure 8 feet from the floor and tell them humans have propelled themselves that high.Hand a stopwatch to a student and have him push Start/Stop as fast as he can, and point out that that is about the difference between an Olympic finalist and a good college runner.

Thanks man, and yeah, youll see me in the 1500 probably

OceanStateRunner wrote:

Ri runner wrote:

Cumberland high school

Lucky... I wish I went to a school that was as good as you guys are.We have a meet against you @ Johnston on the 14th.

You'll see me too in the 1500

Lorenzo the Magnificent wrote:

March the class into the hall and measure off 29 ft.(or 60 feet or both) and tell them human beings have jumped that far. Measure 8 feet from the floor and tell them humans have propelled themselves that high.Hand a stopwatch to a student and have him push Start/Stop as fast as he can, and point out that that is about the difference between an Olympic finalist and a good college runner.

I think this is a great approach.

In general, I would recommend ignoring, or at least adding to, your teacher's advice. Doing a presentation about something only you find interesting will leave you without an audience and a less that satisfying experience.

When given the option choose a topic and presentation strategy that your audience will find interesting. In some cases, a person's own passion for a topic can make it engaging for others, but it can also be annoying. Getting people to see/understand common things in a new way as Lorenzo has suggested is often engaging as it challenges what the audience already thinks they know and that usually pulls them in.

thepinkmonkey wrote:

U will have your fellow students mesmerized.

Did you save a lot of time typing "U" instead of "you"?