Pepperdine University Teams Up With Sport Chalet

18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Pepperdine University's Department of Athletics and Sport Chalet , a specialty sporting goods retailer, have entered a three-year partnership in which Sport Chalet will be the exclusive apparel and equipment provider to the Waves athletic teams. Pepperdine Athletics "We are very pleased to be aligned with a company that prides itself on stellar customer service and outstanding quality," said Pepperdine Director of Athletics Dr. Steve Potts. "Our experience thus far with Sport Chalet has been excellent. Our ability to outfit our teams has been made much more efficient, and we look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with Sport Chalet." In addition to creating convenient access to top apparel and equipment offered by Sport Chalet, this collaboration also includes the following benefits: Existing and new Sport Chalet Action Pass members will have the opportunity within their account profile to designate Pepperdine University as their school of choice. Upon selection, Sport Chalet will automatically donate 3.3 percent of every purchase made by the corresponding Action Pass member (in store or online) to the Waves athletics program. Sport Chalet's Thousand Oaks location will offer Pepperdine merchandise to help fans, spectators and alumni get in the school spirit. Sport Chalet Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Craig Levra commented, "We are passionate about supporting athletes at all levels, and the collegiate arena is increasingly breeding top talent. Together with Pepperdine University's Department of Athletics, we deliver a convenient and reliable channel to equip team members with the proper gear and apparel needed for training and competition. Additionally, we created an easy avenue through our Action Pass program that now allows the student body, fan and alumni communities to give back to Pepperdine's athletics program." For more information about the Pepperdine University Department of Athletics, visit: www.pepperdinesports.com . To find a Sport Chalet location or to learn more about the Action Pass program visit: www.sportchalet.com . About Sport Chalet, Inc. Sport Chalet (Nasdaq: SPCHA, SPCHB) is a premier, full service specialty sporting goods retailer featuring the industry's top sports brands in apparel, footwear, and sports equipment. Founded in 1959 by Norbert Olberz, the company has 51 stores in Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah; an online store at www.sportchalet.com ; a Team Sales division; and offers more than 50 specialty services for the sports enthusiast, including online same day delivery, climbing, backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering, avalanche education, and mountain trekking instruction, car rack installation, snowboard and ski rental and repair, Scuba training and certification, Scuba boat charters, team sales, gait analysis, baseball/softball glove steaming and lacing, racquet stringing, and bicycle tune-up and repair at its store locations. For more information, visit Sport Chalet at www.sportchalet.com . About Pepperdine Athletics Pepperdine University boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports one of just 16 schools to have accomplished this feat and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment and is the only school not affiliated with a BCS-level conference. The Waves have earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, Calif., the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #57 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
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public Speaking - Impressive Art Of Communication

Public speaking is an impressive art of communication with the audience in a structured and deliberate manner. It goes beyond the boundaries of speaking or talking to a group of individuals. It is an art of articulating your ideas and thoughts in order to persuade others, inspire them, engage them, or entertain them.

There are three main components of public speaking – logical component, mechanical component, and emotional component. A good and effective speech should have a merger of all these three components.

Logical component attributes to the content of your speech that encompasses the truth and facts you deliver along with the structure ad length of your speech. The content or the material of your speech should be engaging, entertaining, as well as inspiring.

Mechanical component caters to your tone of voice and your body movements. When you change the tone of your voice or make any unexpected body movements notice how your audience perceives your speech. This perception will define the success or failure of your speech.

The emotional component attributes to the emotions you deliver during your speech and how the audience feels after your speech. These emotions should be strong enough to directly affect the way audience feel and further convince them to put your words into actions.

Apart from these components there are various factors that influence this art of communication. Some of these factors include your level of confidence, facial expressions, catchy titles, rate of speech, usage of visual aids, and the usage of entertaining or captivating stuff like true stories, real life experiences, jokes, or phrases.

Furthermore, you should very well know the content of your speech so that you can make eye contact with the audience and deliver your message in a lively and convincing manner.

Take a deep breath before you start your speech as this will help you gain control over your nerves, your voice, and your words as well. Keep your mind and heart open and feel relaxed. Eye contact is really important in public speaking as it is the best way to express your emotions and impress the audience. Even if you are nervous appear as if things are normal and there is nothing wrong at your end. Pass a smile when you feel tensed as this will ease your mind and keep you in comfort.

You should also have a good sense of humor. Wherever possible tell funny jokes and lighten the mood of people or tell stories from real life or personal experience to add life and energy to your speech. In all possible ways try to engage the audience till the end of your speech by finding different ways to humanize your speech. Last but not the least, there are situations where you make mistakes but there is nothing to worry. Human make mistakes but what is important is how these mistakes are recovered.

It's fun, energetic, and great to empower this art of public speaking as it has its own set of benefits and advantages. It helps you increase your self-confidence, increase your motivation power, boost your career graph, and even improve your quality of life.