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DANTALKS is an audio collection of speeches presented by acclaimed disability advocate & award-winning podcaster Daniel Smrokowski.

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Click Here to Watch on YouTube On this episode of the Special Chronicles Podcast: Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger Daniel Smrokowski speaks at a Coca-Cola Luncheon, Recorded From Berlin, Germany. Daniel talks about the REAL MAGIC of the partnership of Special Olympics and Coca-Cola, which is a Founding Partnership of Special Olympics and has been … Continue reading Real Magic of Coca-Cola and Special Olympics LIVE From Berlin | Ep.536

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On this episode of the Special Chronicles Podcast: Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger Daniel Smrokowski kicks off the storytelling session at the 2023 Special Olympics Global Youth Leadership Summit, Recorded From Berlin, Germany. Daniel’s remarkable journey as the founder and leader of this award-winning Special Chronicles Podcast touches thousands of people each month. His story … Continue reading Storytelling LIVE From Global Youth Leadership Summit in Berlin| Ep.535

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Join us as Special Chronicles Podcast Host and Special Olympics Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger Daniel Smrokowski presents his latest keynote talk “From Challenges To Opportunity,” recorded LIVE From Special Olympics Missouri.

Daniel will speak to us today about what we can learn from challenges to opportunity in his leadership journey and encourage you to overcome your challenges and rise to success!

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Join us for an evening of TED-Style Talks of about 5-7 minutes in length presented by Special Olympics athletes from around North America including Canada, Caribbean and the United States. Tune in to the fourth edition of Voices of Champions, recorded live on 9 November 2021 in front of a live Zoom audience.

ORDER OF SPEAKERS: (time stamps relate to the audio podcast)

00:00 - Introduction by Jason Schriml, VP Athlete Leadership at SO Maryland

01:45 - Alexander Burlec, SO Quebec

10:45 - Kristine Hughes, SO North Carolina

19:25 - Devan Mahadeo, SO Trinidad and Tobago

28:00 - Eric Baumann, SO Illinois

33:45 - Carmen Houston-Ludlam, SO Maryland

40:50 - Andrew Peterson, SO Indiana

The next Voices of Champions Talks will be resuming in 2022.

Special Olympics Athlete Leaders interested in speaking at an upcoming Voices of Champion Talks, send an email to Jason Schriml, VP Athlete Leadership at Special Olympics Maryland at jschriml@somd.org

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Special Chronicles Founder and Special Olympics Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger Daniel Smrokowski gives the Opening Keynote at the Special Olympics US CEO Meeting. Pre-recorded from Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago in front of a live audience, Daniel talks about his backstory in Special Olympics and Athlete Leadership, and how his challenges led to his passion by podcasting on Special Chronicles. Tune in to one of Daniel's latest keynote speeches!

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Special Chronicles Founder and Special Olympics Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger Daniel Smrokowski emcees and speaks at the Illinois Plane Pull 2021. Pre-recorded from O'Hare International Airport in front of a live audience, Daniel talks his backstory in Special Olympics, Challenges to Passion with Athlete Leadership, Unified Employment at United Airlines and his experience at the Plane Pull. Tune in to one of Daniel's latest speeches!

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Join us for the third edition of Voices of Champions, recorded live on 10 August 2021. This month’s brief TED-talk style talks event, we feature 8 Special Olympics Athlete Leader speakers who will present speeches on a topic of their choice.

ORDER OF SPEAKERS: (TIME STAMPS RELATE TO THE AUDIO PODCAST)

00:00 - Introduction by Jason Schriml, VP Athlete Leadership at SO Maryland

02:08 - Kelvin Layne, SO Barbados

12:00- Tim Taggert, SO Texas

19:00 - Janet Charchuck, SO Prince Edward Island

34:00 - Annu Singleton, SO Maryland

43:00 - Ian Kahalewai, SO Hawaii

51:00- Lynna Hodgson, SO Missouri

56:00 - Shawn Hinz, SO Oregon

01:05:25 - Kaylee Mclaughlin, SO Illinois

The next and 4th edition of Voices of Champions will be on Tuesday, Nov. 9.

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Join us for the second edition of the Voices of Champions Talks, recorded live in May 2021. This month’s brief TED-talk style event, we feature 8 Special Olympics Athlete Leader speakers who will present speeches on a topic of their choice.

ORDER OF SPEAKERS: (TIME STAMPS RELATE TO THE AUDIO PODCAST)

06:00 - Shaun Linsey, SO Texas

15:30 - Lisa Barbour, SO Pennsylvania

21:00 - Ryan Colpitts, SO Canada

29:20 - Amanda Harrinauth, SO Northern California

35:00 - Jose Moreno, SO Illinois

40:15 - Monique Matthews, SO Maryland

47:15 - David Duncan, SO Jamaica

54:05 - Renee Manfredi, SO Hawaii

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Special Olympics Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger Daniel Smrokowski joined the biweekly call of Special Olympics U.S. Programs CEOs on Tuesday, 02 March 2021.

Daniel presented an encore appearance of his impactful final "Mission Moments" speech he originally delivered during the SO Illinois Board of Directors Meeting in February 2021.

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Daniel’s SSIGM Journal Podcast follows Daniel’s adventures as a Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger with Special Olympics. As he is able to, Daniel will share on Original Audio Podcasts updates from his travels across the globe as he shares his story, how Special Olympics impacts his life, and invites all to join the Inclusion Revolution movement within Special Olympics.

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Join us for the first-ever “Voices of Champions” Talks, recorded live on 16 February 2021. This month’s brief TED-talk style event, we feature 8 Special Olympics Athlete Leader speakers who will present speeches on a topic of their choice.

ORDER OF SPEAKERS:

Jordan Schubert - SO Pennsylvania

Daniel Smrokowski - SO Illinois

Elaina Camacho - SO Maryland

Bruce Clarke - SO Texas

Adam Hays - SO Maryland

Mary Ellen Powers - SO Rhode Island

Dustin Plunkett - SO Southern California

Hanna Atkinson - SO Colorado

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Special Olympics Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger Daniel Smrokowski presented at the first-ever Voices of Champions Talks on 16-February-2021. On this week's episode: we present Daniel's powerful brief speech talking about how our Special Olympics Movement is all about love, why we need to bring love to everyone in today's world, and our After Show Commentary to his most impactful talk that is needed in today's world!

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The Special Chronicles Show lets us meet real people, hear their voices and understand what is important to people with special needs. It is desperately needed in the special needs community. We all need an outlet, a place to be understood and Special Chronicles provides that for people with both visible and invisible special needs. Reaching Over 464,000 viewers, this is a five-star rated show that audiences say is “A Must Listen, is Entertaining, Informative, Sincere, Inspirational, and A Terrific Content Provider!”

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DANTALKS Presents: Podcasting For Social Change, Acclaimed Self-Advocate and Award-winning Podcaster Daniel Smrokowski presents a Keynote Virtually LIVE From the SPEAK UP AND SPEAK OUT SUMMIT, presented by The Arc of Illinois and funded by Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Daniel talks about: Origin Story of Special Chronicles, , Giving Respect and Voice to People with Disabilities Through Digital Media Storytelling, shares tips for social change, responds to a LIVE Q&A with the virtual Zoom Webinar audience, and we conclude with musician Peter Leidy's original song SPEAK UP SPEAK OUT, recorded LIVE From Speak Up and Speak Out Summit on Tuesday, 17 November 2020.

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Presented by Daniel Smrokowski: The Early Years with Special Olympics, Athlete Leadership Journey, Becoming A Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger, Daniel’s Global Messenger Platform, Bringing Love To Hateful People, Lessons Learned, Favorite Memories Thus Far, Currently Doing Today. 
Plus, we conclude with Live Audience Q&A and Advice for new Athlete Leaders!

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On The Special Chronicles Show Episode 356: Daniel Smrokowski gives the Global Messenger Address LIVE at the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run Kickoff Conference 2020 in Bloomington, Illinois. Daniel talks to Over 300 Law Enforcements from across the state about: Image of the Torch and Eternal Flame of Hope, What Law Enforcement Officers Mean To … Continue reading SCP356: Daniel’s Global Messenger Address LIVE at Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run Conference

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On The Special Chronicles Show Episode 355: Daniel Smrokowski speaks at the 2020 Board Orientation of Special Olympics Illinois, presenting to new and current Board Members. As a Board Member & Athlete Leader, Daniel talks about: Who Does Special Olympics Serves, Who are People with Intellectual Disabilities (ID), Variety of Athletes you'll see at competitions, … Continue reading SCP355: An Orientation To Special Olympics Illinois

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This Week on The Special Chronicles Show, Episode 346: Daniel Smrokowski gives two speeches LIVE from Special Olympics Illinois Foundation Golf Outing on July 22, 2019 at the Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette, Illinois. Tune in to hear the welcome speech and dinner program keynote speech Daniel gave to Foundation Board Members and guests after … Continue reading SCP346: Golf Fore Special Olympics

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On Special Chronicles Podcast Episode 281, Daniel Smrokowski gives two talks live at R.O.W.V.A. Jr./High School & Elementary School in Oneida, IL.  Tune-in as Daniel talks to approximately 500 jr. high/high school & elementary students on his backstory of being diagnosed with special needs, how the r-word has affected him, his experiences in Special Olympics, Messages from … Continue reading DanTalks: Spread The Word To End The Word 2018 LIVE From Oneida, IL [SCP281]

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On Special Chronicles Podcast Episode 261, Daniel Smrokowski is podcasting live from the Best Buddies Lunch & Learn Webinar Talk.  Tune-in and hear Daniel present to the staff of Best Buddies International in teaching them about the global impact that we are making at Special Chronicles, how to use podcasting and our media platform to make a … Continue reading SCP261: LIVE From Best Buddies Lunch&Learn Webinar Talk

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On Special Chronicles Podcast Episode 258, Daniel Smrokowski is podcasting live from the Best Buddies Leadership Conference 2017 and brings you the live audio from his talk at the conference on July 22-23rd on location from the campus of Bloomington, Indiana.  Tune-in to hear Daniel's backstory and about the global impact that we are making here at … Continue reading SCP258: Daniel’s LIVE Talk at BestBuddies Leadership Conference 2017

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In Special Chronicles Podcast Episode 226, Daniel Smrokowski gives a talk live at Pontiac Township High School on the Spread the Word to End the Word 2017 awareness day.  Tune-in as Daniel talks to approximately 700 high school students on his backstory of being diagnosed with special needs, how the r-word has affected him, his experiences in … Continue reading DanTalks: LIVE Spread the Word to End the Word 2017 from Pontiac, Illinois [SCP226]

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In this episode of Special Talks podcast, we feature the 3rd guest lecture that Daniel Smrokowski gave to Dr. Jiwon Yoon's Media and Social Change course and the 5th guest lecture that Daniel gave at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Ill. Daniel talked about growing up with learning disabilities and severe speech/language disorder, tools from his special education teachers, his … Continue reading SpecialTalks56: Digital Media and Social Change Guest Lecture at Roosevelt University, Fall 2015

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In this episode of Special Talks podcast, we feature the speech that Daniel Smrokowski, an Athlete and Global Messenger for Special Olympics Illinois during the Annual Trivia Night for the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run benefiting Special Olympics Illinois. The audio of this talk was Recorded Live at the Bobak's Signature Events and Conference Center  in Woodridge, Ill … Continue reading SpecialTalks55: Daniel Speaks at Law Enforcement Torch Run Trivia Night

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Audio Podcast:  In this episode of Special Talks podcast, we feature the 2nd guest lecture that Daniel Smrokowski gave to Dr. Jiwon Yoon's Media and Social Change course and the 4th guest lecture that Daniel gave at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Ill. Daniel talked about growing up with learning disabilities and severe speech/language disorder, tools from his special education … Continue reading SpecialTalks52: Digital Media & Social Change Guest Lecture at Roosevelt University, Spring 2015

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In this episode of Special Talks podcast, we feature a talk presented by Daniel Smrokowski that he gave at the 2015 Learning Disabilities Association Conference in Chicago, Ill. Daniel talked about growing up with learning disabilities and severe speech/language disorder, tools from his special education teachers, his backstory of founding Special Chronicles nonprofit, growing up with developmental challenges, … Continue reading SpecialTalks51: Daniel’s Talk at 2015 Learning Disabilities Association Conference

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In this episode of Special Talks podcast, we feature a speech from Daniel Smrokowski, an Athlete and Global Messenger for Special Olympics Illinois.  In this speech, you'll hear about Daniel's thank you the adults at the Trivia Night for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois. The audio of this talk was Recorded … Continue reading SpecialTalksPodcast50: Law Enforcement Torch Run Trivia Night

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In this episode of Special Talks podcast, we feature a speech from Daniel Smrokowski, an Athlete and Global Messenger for Special Olympics Illinois.  In this speech, you'll hear about how his backstory of foundering Special Chronicles nonprofit, growing up with developmental challenges, and how Daniel is using new media for his social justice mission. The … Continue reading SpecialTalks49: New Media and Social Justice

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In this episode of Special Talks podcast, we feature a speech from Daniel Smrokowski, an Athlete and Global Messenger for Special Olympics Illinois.  In this speech, you'll hear about how his backstory of foundering Special Chronicles nonprofit, growing up with developmental challenges, and our mission at Special Chronicles. The audio of this talk was Recorded … Continue reading SpecialTalks48: Podcast Journalism Founding of Special Chronicles

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In this episode of Special Talks podcast, we feature a speech from Daniel Smrokowski, an Athlete and Global Messenger for Special Olympics Illinois from Westmont, Ill. In this speech, you'll hear about Daniel's thank you for the kids; the Sports he does--both currently and later this year; What the Money Raised will do; Daniel's Recap … Continue reading SpecialTalks24: Daniel Speaks to Middle School Youth Run with the Law in Woodridge

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In this episode of Special Talks podcast: Daniel gave a speech to the Westmont Rotary Club about how he is Overcoming Obstacles with the Special Needs Labels he was diagnosed with, about how Special Olympics has really helped to open the doors for him, and about Special Chronicles Nonprofit Vision he has founded 5-years ago. To Download/Listen to this inspiring talk, Click "Read More" or direct link at: http://specialchronicles.com/overcomingobstacles201310dec

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In this episode of Special Talks podcast: Daniel gave a speech to a Best Buddies group at Westmont High School (Daniel's an alumni of this school) about his experiences in Special Olympics, how Special Olympics has impacted his life for the better, and the importance of the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign and why it's important to end the r-word. Click "Read More" to listen/download this talk or go to www.specialchronicles.com/sentinelbuddieztalk2013october

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In this episode of Special Talks podcast: Daniel gave a talk on podcast journalism and Special Chronicles to Professor John W. Fountain's Media Writing journalism course. Listen as Daniel shares about how he got started podcasting, the start of Special Chronicles, and how his journalism skills helped him in podcasting. Download/Listen to this talk by clicking "Read More" and at: www.SpecialChronicles.com/PodcastJournalismTalk

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Daniel spoke about how Special Olympics has impacted his life for the better and about what Daniel is doing as a self-advocate for people with special needs. Listen to a presentation Dan gave in Woodridge. Click this post to listen or download the audio of this speech and for the show notes.

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In this episode of Special Talks podcast, we feature a speech from Daniel Smrokowski,a Global Messenger for Special Olympics Illinois. This speech is titled, SO ALPs: Daniel Smrokowski's Story, where Daniel speaks about how Special Olympics and by being a Global Messenger in Athlete Leadership Program has helped him overcome his communication obstacles. Click this post to listen, download, and subscribe to the podcast for free!

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Featuring a talk that Dan gave to the Elmhurst,IL Police Department thanking them for supporting Special Olympics as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run.

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feature a talk that Dan gave to a Muslim Youth Group encouraging them to volunteer for a Special Olympics basketball tournament.

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In this Special Talks podcast episode, we feature a talk that Dan gave at Beebe School about his Special Olympics experiences and about the Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby.

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feature a talk that Dan gave to the school children at Beebe Elementary Public School encouraging them to volunteer for the Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby.

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In this Special Talks episode, we feature a talk that Dan gave to the Schaumburg High School leadership classes on February 8, 2012. Send in your feedback: Call-in to our Voicemail Feedback Line: +1-630-384-9137 Email:  feedback@specialchronicles.com Tweet: @SpecialCPodcast Like: facebook.com/specialchroniclespodcast  Write a review and rate this podcast on the iTunes store, click here.  Theme music: “Come On” by Ethan Neslun and Omorro … Continue reading SpecialTalks09: SchaumburgHighSchool LeadershipClasses

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In this episode, we feature a keynote talk Dan gave to a group of 100 high school students.

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listen to a feature speech Dan gave at a Best Buddies club at a local high school. Click this post to listen.

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feature a talk that Dan gave to the Knights of Columbus in Illinois where he thanks them for supporting Special Olympics.

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feature a talk that Dan gave to the youth ministry high school teens at his church. Click this post to listen or download to this speech that Dan gave!

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feature a talk that Dan gave at Holy Trinity Catholic School children about "Overcoming Obstacles" and to NOT bully those of us with special needs.

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You'll want to tune in to hear a moving, motivational, and inspirational talk Dan gave and had received a standing ovation for at the Holy Trinity Catholic School & Parish Annual Dinner Dance event about "Overcoming Obstacles." Also: special gift announcement; A Song by Popple band that accompanies the talk's theme

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In this Special Talks episode, we feature a talk that Dan gave to the school children at the Catholic School at his church.

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