TED presentation Qiana Martin

1. Jarno Noteboom English 2B 2MA01
Qiana Martin - Embrace the Universal Language of Soccer
I’ve chosen thispresentationforone bigreason.Iplaysoccer andI love it!Thispresentationisn’t
goingaboutthe game soccer butabout the Universal language of soccerandthat wassomething
where Ihave neverhearda word aboutso I wasreallyinterested.
She beginsherpresentationwhere itbeganforher.She justaskedtoa group of soccer playersif she
may jointhem.Firsttheylookedweirdatherbut she hada ball withherand thatwas the beginning
of the universal languageof Soccer.She became afanaticpersoninsoccer and readmany books,like
everyone.Butata certainmomentshe wentfurtherandrealize herself tocommunicate withthe
author of the bookshe read.She getsthe chance to trainin hisfacilityandlatershe getsthe occasion
to joinan all-femalesoccerteaminRioDe Janeirososhe travelstothat place because she wasvery
fascinated.
Thenit all began.Itwas difficulttospeakwithherteammatesbecauseof the differentlanguage.
Theyplaysoccer togetherandthat wasan ideal ice breakerzobreakthe silence soitbecame a sort
of language.Byplayingsoccer( talkingtoeach other) theyrealize theirselvesthattheyhave more
commonalitiesthandifferences.
Qianawant to embrace the universal languageof soccerbecause it’ssobeautiful.Playingsocceris
inexpensive andveryaccessible buthowisitpossible todevelopfluency?She givesussome advice.
In the firstplace we needtoexpose more youngpeopleto‘the language’.
Secondlyif we have the chance,we mustgetexperience abroadwithothercultures,coaches,
players,local residences…. Because socceristhe global language