Informative Fireworks Speech
Informative Speech Outline
COM 101
2216950
Topic: Fireworks
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform about fireworks and their being.
Thesis: Fireworks vary in many ways, such as type, chemical make up and strengths.
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: Do you like bright lights, loud noises and spectacular shows of different colors?
B. Reason to Listen: Today I am going to tell all of you about something that I enjoy and excites many by those characteristics.
C. Thesis Statement: Fireworks vary in many ways, such as type, chemical make up and strengths.
D. Credibility Statement:
1. I have used and enjoyed a few firework displays ever since I was young and I regularly annoy my neighbors with fireworks.
2. Through experience, experimentation and some safety tips from my father, I have learned a lot about fireworks.
E. Preview of Main Points:
1. First, I will talk about how many different types and how they vary with design.
2. Second, I will explain chemical make ups can alter the effects of each type of firework.
3. Finally, I will mention the strengths and legalities of fireworks.
II. Learning more about the types, chemical make up, strengths and legalities of fireworks, you can then create extravagant displays of fireworks.
A. Fireworks come in many different shapes and designs.
1. The first fireworks were discovered accidentally.
a. It is believed that the first "firecrackers" were likely chunks of green bamboo, which someone may have thrown onto a fire when dry fuel ran short. These chunks of bamboo, when heated, would explode and create a loud “bam” sound.
b. After the discovery of gunpowder by Chinese alchemists, the powder was poured into yet more chunks of bamboo to create larger and more dangerous explosions.
2. Some of
COM 101
2216950
Topic: Fireworks
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform about fireworks and their being.
Thesis: Fireworks vary in many ways, such as type, chemical make up and strengths.
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: Do you like bright lights, loud noises and spectacular shows of different colors?
B. Reason to Listen: Today I am going to tell all of you about something that I enjoy and excites many by those characteristics.
C. Thesis Statement: Fireworks vary in many ways, such as type, chemical make up and strengths.
D. Credibility Statement:
1. I have used and enjoyed a few firework displays ever since I was young and I regularly annoy my neighbors with fireworks.
2. Through experience, experimentation and some safety tips from my father, I have learned a lot about fireworks.
E. Preview of Main Points:
1. First, I will talk about how many different types and how they vary with design.
2. Second, I will explain chemical make ups can alter the effects of each type of firework.
3. Finally, I will mention the strengths and legalities of fireworks.
II. Learning more about the types, chemical make up, strengths and legalities of fireworks, you can then create extravagant displays of fireworks.
A. Fireworks come in many different shapes and designs.
1. The first fireworks were discovered accidentally.
a. It is believed that the first "firecrackers" were likely chunks of green bamboo, which someone may have thrown onto a fire when dry fuel ran short. These chunks of bamboo, when heated, would explode and create a loud “bam” sound.
b. After the discovery of gunpowder by Chinese alchemists, the powder was poured into yet more chunks of bamboo to create larger and more dangerous explosions.
2. Some of
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