Class Speech on No Limit holdem, good idea?

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I have to give a informative speech on a topic that "interests me or I am somewhat of an expert in". Its for my COMS 100 college class and it has to be 5-7 minutes in length. Do you think this would be a good idea? I wouldn't even mention anything about money in the speech, just go over the basic gameplay, the styles of play, and the hand rankings. Or do you think the teacher might find it innappropriate because it has to do with gambling?
 
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Is COMS about commerce? You can show people how profitable online poker rooms are. Those crazy rakes!

If it is just about communication maybe telling an interesting hand story would be great.
 
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you could talk about jerry yang, or absolute poker being rigged, but you might have a slight problem keeping it between 5-7 minutes...
 
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COMS is communications, it's a speech class that's required for all majors. I'm just asking, do you guys think it's an inappropriate topic to give a speech on since it's related to gambling?
 
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Or do you think the teacher might find it innappropriate because it has to do with gambling?
It's college, the prof should have no problem with the topic at all. And besides, it's not gambling. Maybe you should that into your speech. Explain to them why it is a game of skill, not a game of chance like roulette.
 
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im pretty sure it wont be a problem
 
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Poker is a game that's been around forever. Yes, there's a gambling aspect to it, but so long as you don't emphasize that in your speech you should be fine.

Good luck!
 
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Thanks for the replies guys. And yeah, I won't emphasize gambling very much. When I talk about the bets, I won't even say something like "20 dollars in the pot and a player bets 15 dollars", I'll just replace the word dollars with "chips".
 
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The fact that you would even question if it's an acceptable topic makes me think that you should give a "defense of poker" type speech:

Here [link no longer works]is a nice article you might find helpful. I am assuming the assignment is designed as an exercise in public speaking, and therefore, you don't necessarily have to "write" the speech yourself, so as long as you site your source, you should be able to condense the article down to 7 min. of talking.
 
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