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Chase Bailkin

Speaking of Bicycles

Jonathan Hunt

March 6, 2017

Second Speech Outline

1. Open with question: how many of you know who Lance Armstrong is?
2. He is a former road racing cyclist who won Tour De France a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005
3. Tour De France is the oldest and most prestigious bike racing event in the world
4. Armstrong beat testicular cancer in 1996, and went on to become the most recognized cyclist in the world
5. His image was defiled when, after years of allegations, he admitted to using performance enhancing drugs during all seven years of victories
6. His close friends and teammates tried to turn him in, which made him very angry and ruined many relationships between him and his friends and his fans – he is banned from cycling forever
7. This is an example of a big problem that many professional cyclists in this generation commit
8. Many professional cyclists use performance enhancing drugs such as testosterone, blood transfusions, and Erythropoietin which give these riders unfair advantages
9. Riders are banned from professional competition for life if they are caught, like Lance Armstrong
10. It is an epidemic and ruins the integrity of the sport and ruins the true competitiveness for riders who don’t dope
11. From 1998 to 2013, 12 Tour De France winners have been linked to doping and 65% of the top ten riders in this time period were also linked to doping
12. Random drug tests are administered to prevent the use of these drugs, but infusions and blood transfusions cannot be tested
13. Hopefully more measures are taken so that we can enjoy the sport in its purest form and people who work the hardest can be rewarded

http://abcnews.go.com/US/lance-armstrong-confesses-doping/story?id=18244003 – This source helped me very much so in obtaining knowledge on Lance Armstrong’s confession to doping and the relationships that he ruined throughout his career because of it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_doping_cases_in_cycling – This source gives me a good idea of the quantity of professional cyclists who used performance enhancing drugs.

http://www.businessinsider.com/lance-armstrong-doping-tour-de-france-2015-1 – This source is very good because it helps prove my argument of how common doping in professional cycling is.

Chase Bailkin

Speaking of Bicycles

February 13, 2017

Speech #1 Outline

1. Introduce yourself
2. Tell the class who you are (name, age, origin, major, goals)
3. Explain the reason you chose the topic (how biking will help your job)
4. Explain your job
5. Start slideshow
6. Give reasons on the difficulties of travel in San Francisco
7. Tell personal account of being late to an appointment
8. Provide reasons on why having a bicycle is a better way to travel
9. Show pictures of nature
10. Show picture of fat guy who lost weight
11. Explain the negative effects of having a bike
12. Make a pros and cons list of having a bike right now
13. Determine if having a bike would be worth it
14. End slideshow with a quote and a smile and ask if there are any questions

My speech was alright. I went over in time by a lot which I tried not to, and I didn’t think I made eye contact with the audience that much, but I did get the audience to laugh and got them involved at the end with my pros vs cons game. I was nervous when I first started, but I felt more comfortable after a little bit of talking. I think I got my point across, that having a bike is a good way to travel for work in San Francisco. Also, I think I showed good credibility since I explained how I have struggled with transportation, and have had experiences with the public transportation and Uber.

My goals for the next project are to be more comfortable with the audience, make better eye contact, and try and stay within the time limit. I learned from watching other presentations that its good to keep the audience engaged and laughing, and make the presentation relatable to them, as they won’t care if it can’t be related to them. Overall, I thought it was a good speech and I look forward to improving on my next one.

I only used two sources in the creation of my presentation. My presentation was more of an opinion and experience based argument, and I was already very knowledgable about the benefits of having a bike because I have tried doing my job without one. I did use two websites, which I gave the links on my presentation which gave me factual evidence of the dangers of riding a bike, and another source that explained how bicycling helps people lose weight. Overall, the sources helped my argument, and also hurt it with the evidence about the dangers of riding bikes in San Francisco, but I had to examine the counterargument, so it was worth it.

Hey everyone, as most of you know my name is Chase. I’m from a small farm town about an hour south of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I went to Tatnall school (same as Professor Hunt) and I came here because I like California, I like the USF campus, and Ive always wanted to live in a city with good food and lots of activities. Im 19 and a half years old, and I’m an undeclared liberal arts major, but I hope to be either a marketing major or a sports management major.

Over winter break I started working as a door to door salesman for Cutco, a cutlery company that specializes in kitchen knives. My cousin gave me the job, and basically I go to peoples houses and make them my pitch to buy these knives. Since I live in a farm town, and most people live far away from each other, I had to drive everywhere which took a lot of time and gas, but its different here in San Francisco because everything is relatively close and there is public transportation, as well as bicycles. I am continuing my job in my free time here, with the few people that I know who live out here, and their friends/recommendations. In the meetings I have done so far, I have used public transportation, and have been late to meetings, and lost customers due to this.

The times I was late were when I used the SF MUNI. One time, the bus was 15 minutes late, and a road detour caused me to be half an hour late, and my client had plans for that day so I only had 10 minutes to make my pitch which wasn’t enough. Another time I used Uber to ensure that I would get there on time, because my clients house was 45 minutes away via MUNI. I got there on time, but my client didn’t buy anything and I wasted 20 bucks on the uber ride, as well as another 45 minute bus ride back to the dorm. I think that if I had a bike, I would have arrived on time and for free, which is the best of both worlds.

A bicycle is better than taxis or the MUNI because of many reasons. One of them is kind of a double standard. Biking to a clients house would probably leave me a little sweaty and tired, but I could explain to my client that I biked “all the way across town” to make our “important” meeting. I think most of them would be impressed that I did that just for our meeting, and show that I am a hard working, passionate college student. But, if I found that this approach wasn’t working, I could always bring a second pair of clothes, a towel, and some cologne to clean myself up in a nearby stores bathroom.

Another reason that a bicycle is better than other forms of transportation is that it would allow me to get to know San Francisco better. San Francisco is a city full of nature and beauty, so riding around in it would be amazing, and I would get to know the streets and explore different parts of town.

The last and possibly best reason why a bicycle is better than an uber or the MUNI is that its just good exercise. We’ve all heard of the “freshman 15”, but I haven’t just heard of it, I actually acquired it, not even joking. Im not self-conscious about it or anything, but it would be nice to shed off the extra pounds that the first semester of ordering pizza, late nights out, and sheer laziness gave me.

So I’ve given some good reasons why a bike would be beneficial to my job here, so now Im gonna tell you about the cons. First off, it could get stolen easily, and I would have to constantly be cautious of this and worry about it. If I ever break it or it needs maintenance, that will cost precious money and time that could be used for other things. More importantly, I could get hit by a car, run over by a car, fall only my face, or get into a fight with a fellow cyclist. These are all likely options given my personality, so it might be safer and smarter to take the MUNI.

Ok so now lets play a little game and you guys can guess whether or not I think getting a bike is a better than continuing to take the MUNI or Uber. So who thinks that Ill say having a bike is better? *count hands* And who thinks that Ill think its better to take the MUNI or Uber? Ok, now to see if you were paying attention I want you to tell the main pros and cons of having a bike in my situation, and whichever there are more of, will be the result of the quiz. *Go through game*

So, I think it would be better to have a bike, so hopefully professor will lend me one for the semester or Ill just buy one. Thank you guys for listening, and do you have any questions?

*If yes, answer them.*

*If not, say thank you and sit down. *

The story of Denise Mueller is super inspiring. I enjoyed the article very much because her story shows that even when some people think its too late to pursue their dreams, hard work and dedication can make the impossible become possible. The way Denise forgot about cycling, and years later when she found herself in a mid-life crisis picked it up again is very cool. When I was younger, I always wanted to be in the NFL, yet I changed my aspirations to be realistic, but I wish I never had, and that I had pursued football and worked as hard as I could to achieve that dream because Denise shows that you can do anything. With the NFL, it is a little different because the oldest player ever to play is 40, and that was a kicker, while I want to be a quarterback and I am already 19 with 1 year of football experience. It is unlikely, but I will take away good life lessons from this article.

I liked how Strickland showcased his love of bicycles from a young age. It was interesting that as a kid he loved his bike because it allowed him to be free of the grips of his parents, and he had a toy in which to customize and make his own. Later in life, as a professional cyclist, he explains that he hates some of the bicycle accessories that he once loved as a kid, and the motive for racing is very different than just having a bike to ride around for fun as a kid. I also like how he explains how the bicycle is a signal of the coming of adult hood, as one who owns a bike must take proper care of it, and learn life lessons with it, such as if you fall, you hurt yourself and your “shiny new machine”, if you leave it behind a car, it will get “mangled, and other examples.