A Speech on Acupuncture...any ideas?

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone,

 

I don't know why I'm even posting this here, but I guess I knid of

feel proud of myself, so I'd like to share this with like-minded

people. I have to give an informative speech for my speech class and

I decided to talk about acupuncture. I think it's a great way to tell

about it to people who might not otherwise find out about it. I find

that so many people have NO idea what acupuncture is and what it can

do -- I was one of them myself!

I have an outline planned, but I would love to hear ideas -- what

would I tell people who have never encountered acupuncture or any

info about it? How do I prove to them in 6 minutes that acupuncture

is as amazing as we all know it is?

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/25/2003 6:57:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, QiTCM writes:

 

 

How do I prove to them in 6 minutes that acupuncture is as amazing as we all know it is?

 

you can't prove to them in 6 mins that acupuncture works etc outside of the context of a treatment. what you can do is site information that will open their minds to the idea and let them have their own experience. one thing I mention is the successful use of acupuncture in veterinary medicine. that seems to perk up a few ears and helps people grasp that acupuncture's effects are not psychosomatic.

 

another good way to go is, if you have personal experience of acupuncture, share it. there is nothing like a direct and honest testimonial.

 

good luck with your talk.

 

maya

[Guest guest]

Maya's suggestion is the best one if you are a good story teller and can present in short order your own inspiration for studying acupuncture ... or possibly a good case that you know personally. A second option is a brief demonstration with either self acupuncture or on a friend. One time while lecturing in anatomy, I was feeling the onset of a cold with a headache. One of my students that semester was a friend and LAc. She gave me acupuncture during the break as I leaned forward on my desk. The other students watched with interest as Dr. Julie spun the needles protruding from my neck. If you self-acupuncture during your talk, you can sit on your desk and place needles in Stomach 36 ... whether or not that relates to you testamonial.

 

Emmanuel Segmen

 

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YinTangSong

Chinese Medicine

Saturday, July 26, 2003 7:06 AM

Re: [Chinese Medicine] A Speech on Acupuncture...any ideas?

In a message dated 7/25/2003 6:57:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, QiTCM writes:

How do I prove to them in 6 minutes that acupuncture is as amazing as we all know it is?you can't prove to them in 6 mins that acupuncture works etc outside of the context of a treatment. what you can do is site information that will open their minds to the idea and let them have their own experience. one thing I mention is the successful use of acupuncture in veterinary medicine. that seems to perk up a few ears and helps people grasp that acupuncture's effects are not psychosomatic. another good way to go is, if you have personal experience of acupuncture, share it. there is nothing like a direct and honest testimonial. good luck with your talk. maya

[Guest guest]

Hi Vanessa.

 

I had to do quite a few presentations as part of my degree. Hate

having to do them, to get up in front of a load of people is very

daunting. Therefore, preparation is everything. This is a guide to

an outline of pretty-much any presentation.

 

We came at it from this angel. To start with we used powerpoint with

a short outline of the things we were talking about in each section.

You dont wana just look at the screen and read off everything there

as you'll need to make eye contact with the audience. Try to

memorise your speech or have it on a piece of paper. You may want a

glass of water next to you incase your mouth goes dry like mine

always does.

 

A short outline was given to show how we would progress through the

talk. Then the history was the first section (out of three). The

second was the various styles or techniques and the third was the

scientific evidence. Try to ask questions to the audience to get

participation. Also if you can find a short video clip of

acupuncture being done then show that as you'll get bonus marks for

multimedia use. I would suggest using acupuncture 'live' but this

may contravene 'health and safety' and insurance laws at your

college. Check it out.

 

After the three sections are done, show what you have just discussed

and then give 2-3 minutes for questions. That should do nicely.

 

Attilio

 

Chinese Medicine , " Emmanuel

Segmen " <susegmen@i...> wrote:

> Maya's suggestion is the best one if you are a good story teller

and can present in short order your own inspiration for studying

acupuncture ... or possibly a good case that you know personally. A

second option is a brief demonstration with either self acupuncture

or on a friend. One time while lecturing in anatomy, I was feeling

the onset of a cold with a headache. One of my students that

semester was a friend and LAc. She gave me acupuncture during the

break as I leaned forward on my desk. The other students watched

with interest as Dr. Julie spun the needles protruding from my

neck. If you self-acupuncture during your talk, you can sit on your

desk and place needles in Stomach 36 ... whether or not that relates

to you testamonial.

>

> Emmanuel Segmen

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> YinTangSong@a...

> Chinese Medicine

> Saturday, July 26, 2003 7:06 AM

> Re: [Chinese Medicine] A Speech on

Acupuncture...any ideas?

>

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> In a message dated 7/25/2003 6:57:19 PM Pacific Standard Time,

QiTCM@a... writes:

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> How do I prove to them in 6 minutes that acupuncture

> is as amazing as we all know it is?

>

>

> you can't prove to them in 6 mins that acupuncture works etc

outside of the context of a treatment. what you can do is site

information that will open their minds to the idea and let them have

their own experience. one thing I mention is the successful use of

acupuncture in veterinary medicine. that seems to perk up a few

ears and helps people grasp that acupuncture's effects are not

psychosomatic.

>

> another good way to go is, if you have personal experience of

acupuncture, share it. there is nothing like a direct and honest

testimonial.

>

> good luck with your talk.

>

> maya

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