At our Ambassadors Training, adults with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities develop their public speaking and self-advocacy skills. Participants learn how to craft a compelling 3-4-minute speech with the support of a 1:1 Speech Coach.
The Speech Coach is paired 1:1 with an adult with or without a disability. The Speech Coach acts as a sounding board and are encouraged to brainstorm with your ambassador to discover stories and ideas that will make for an impactful speech. In your role, you can offer support in a variety of ways, including: editing the Ambassador's speech, providing presentation tips to create a high-quality speech, and practice practice public speaking skills and tips.
The training will focus on three main areas: overview of Best Buddies, instruction for writing and presenting a speech, and hands-on experience developing and delivering a speech. The training facilitator will periodically check in with each Ambassador/Speech Coach pairing to offer support, feedback, and/or instruction.
7518 Hickman Rd., Windsor Heights, IA 50324, US
We are the world's largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical, and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Best Buddies in Iowa provides one-to-one friendship, integrated employment, and leadership programs for individuals with and without IDD.
Best Buddies in Iowa (BBIA) has 40+ school based chapters across the state and an adult program, Citizens, which fosters meaningful one-to-one friendships between peers with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). We currently have 1,500 individuals participating in our friendship programs. Additionally, we provide leadership development trainings for student leaders and volunteers seeking to become ambassadors for inclusion in their community. In the Fall of 2022, BBIA expanded services to include job development and employment coaching services for people with IDD.
8300 Mills Civic ParkwayWest Des Moines, IA 50266
September 16, 2024
