How to Drive a Manual Transmission
Topic:
How to drive a car with a manual transmission
General Purpose:
To Inform
Specific Purpose:
At the end of my speech, the audience should be able to attempt to learn to drive a standard and build their skills enough to be confident in driving one daily.
Central Idea:
Knowing the basics of manual transmission operation, also reasons and benefits to driving one.
Introduction:
Most of us drive around big heavy cars that seat five when we rarely have more than two. In the United States we are lazy. 88% Of Vehicles made in 1999 were automatics and 91% by 2004. In Europe 80-90% of their cars are standards. I hope to get everyone considering driving them so I'm going to talk to you about why we should all know how to drive a standard, the basics of driving a standard, and what the benefits of driving one are.
Main Points:
1. Why we should all Know how to Drive a Standard
2. Basics of Driving a Standard
3. Benefits of Driving a Standard
I. Why we should all know how to drive a standard. A. If your car is blocked by someone in the family with a standard. B. If your a passenger and the driver is feeling too ill or tired to drive. C. If you go out of the country and get a rental. D. You might grow to enjoy driving much more than usual. E. If you ever want to ride a motorcycle you will learn much faster. F. In an emergency it may be necessary.
II. Basics of Driving a Standard A. Learn how to start it safely Video 1 B. Learn where the gears are including reverse (Some are weird) Video 2 C. Get car rolling with no gas just clutch Video 3 D. Smoothly use a little gas to get into first Video 4 E. Drive around in first starting and stopping making sure to push in clutch Video 5 F. Learn to shift to 2nd by doing opposites with gas and clutch Video 6 H. Learn all the gears up and down and appropriate RPM for speeds Video 7 I. Practice downshifting with rev matching Video 8
III. What are the benefits? A.
How to drive a car with a manual transmission
General Purpose:
To Inform
Specific Purpose:
At the end of my speech, the audience should be able to attempt to learn to drive a standard and build their skills enough to be confident in driving one daily.
Central Idea:
Knowing the basics of manual transmission operation, also reasons and benefits to driving one.
Introduction:
Most of us drive around big heavy cars that seat five when we rarely have more than two. In the United States we are lazy. 88% Of Vehicles made in 1999 were automatics and 91% by 2004. In Europe 80-90% of their cars are standards. I hope to get everyone considering driving them so I'm going to talk to you about why we should all know how to drive a standard, the basics of driving a standard, and what the benefits of driving one are.
Main Points:
1. Why we should all Know how to Drive a Standard
2. Basics of Driving a Standard
3. Benefits of Driving a Standard
I. Why we should all know how to drive a standard. A. If your car is blocked by someone in the family with a standard. B. If your a passenger and the driver is feeling too ill or tired to drive. C. If you go out of the country and get a rental. D. You might grow to enjoy driving much more than usual. E. If you ever want to ride a motorcycle you will learn much faster. F. In an emergency it may be necessary.
II. Basics of Driving a Standard A. Learn how to start it safely Video 1 B. Learn where the gears are including reverse (Some are weird) Video 2 C. Get car rolling with no gas just clutch Video 3 D. Smoothly use a little gas to get into first Video 4 E. Drive around in first starting and stopping making sure to push in clutch Video 5 F. Learn to shift to 2nd by doing opposites with gas and clutch Video 6 H. Learn all the gears up and down and appropriate RPM for speeds Video 7 I. Practice downshifting with rev matching Video 8
III. What are the benefits? A.