informative speech Bill Gates

I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: As college students, it is in our nature to procrastinate, whether it be doing essays hours before they’re due, 8 page research papers the night before, rushing to do last minute slides for a presentation or writing your informative speech that’s a third of our grade, during every break I had. We all, including myself, procrastinate. We can all thank Bill Gates for making our times of procrastination slightly more bearable by creating the Microsoft software that is accessible, easy to use and constantly evolving to meet consumer needs. B. Thesis Statement: Today I am going to inform you about Bill Gates who invented Microsoft software and started what is now known as the largest computer software, according to Dina Bass a writer for the Bloomberg Buisnessweek at Bloomberg.com, last accessed November 19, 2013.
C. Preview: First I will talk about Bill Gate’s beginnings. Second I will discuss his most significant accomplishments. And third I will explain Bills Gates expanding legacy and why it continues to strive.
II. Body
A. Topic Sentence: Bill Gates’s beginnings include how he was raised by his family, his education and his early development of Microsoft. 1. Claim: Bill Gates is the middle child of three children, born on October 28, 1955 to a very competitive household a. Support: At Biography.com last accessed September 28, 2011, Biography reports that Bill Gates was the middle child between his 2 sisters, His parent’s raised him in an environment that encouraged competitiveness and strife for excellence. He excelled in playing Monopoly, as well as subjects like math and science in school. b. Impact: Through Gates’s parents encouragement of competitiveness and pursuit of excellence, it instilled the importance of great achievement in Gates mind at a young age. 2. Claim: Bill Gates was accepted to Harvard, and only attended for 2 years. a. Support: According to staff writer Joseph Lin of the