Informative Speech On Sleep
Speech Topic:
The Importance of Sleep
Rhetorical Purpose:
To inform my audience about how a bad sleep can influence our body physically and mentally, and steps to improve the quality of sleep.
Audience Analysis:
(Refer to chapter on Audience Analysis)(RU Core Goal: a)
Summarize Audience demographics, prior exposure/knowledge, common ground/interest, disposition/attitude, and situational characteristics.
Recognizing that most of my audiences are busy with study and after-class activities, I believe that I can make this speech relevant and interesting by drawing connections between the performance of everyday work and the quality of sleep. Also, I noticed in classroom observations that some classmates are tired during evening class. I …show more content…
would assume many members of my audience have experienced poor sleep, and would be interested in learning more about how to sleep well. Finally, since the majority of the class noted the importance of sleep and how to sleep better, I am confident that they will try to get a high-quality sleep after this speech. It will be important for me to keep the speech interesting for all my classmates by incorporating numerous types of speech support.
Informative Technique(s):
(refer to chapter on Informative Speaking)
Definition, explanation, description, demonstration, and/or narrative? Please explain.
I explain and describe the basic information about sleep, the influence of bad-quality sleep on audience physically and mentally, and how to get a good sleep
Organizational Pattern:
(refer to chapters on Organizing Your Speech & Informative Speaking)
Spatial, chronological, causal, comparison, criteria-application, narrative, or topical? Please explain.
I use a topical organizational pattern.
Message:
(refer to chapter on Informative Speaking)
How do you plan to simplify and/or clarify your message? (e.g., general to specific, reduce quantity of information, draw analogies, reiterate message, repeat message) (Note: presentation aids are not required for this speech other than ‘speaker notes’).
I give general ideas and specific steps, and simplify and clarify my message by reducing the quantity of specific details regarding my topic and repeating my main points.
Types of Supporting Materials:
(refer to chapter on Supporting Materials)
What types of supporting materials do you plan to include? (e.g., examples, definitions, testimony, statistics, narratives, analogies)
I plan to use examples, testimony, statistics, and narratives.
Types of Research Sources:
What types of research sources (e.g., primary, secondary, and/or tertiary) do you plan to use to support the thesis statement and main points? Please explain. Note: 5 credible and relevant sources are required including at least 1 source from a Rutgers University Libraries periodical database.
I use primary source from National Sleep Foundation website, and secondary sources from books to support the thesis statement and main points.
Research Tools Utilized: (refer to Comm380 research guide - http://libguides.rutgers.edu/ publicspeaking) (RU Core Goal: y)
What tools did you use during your research to find your sources? (e.g. Google Scholar, Library Databases, Book or Journal resources, etc.)
I use Google Scholar, Library Databases, and Journal resources to find my sources.
Selection and Review Process:
How did you select the sources you plan on using for your speech? What criteria did you use in making your determination?
I selected the sources based on whether their topics were focus on sleeping and how to improve the quality of sleeping. I always read the whole articles and determine whether the main points match my topic.
Informative Speech “Working Outline”
Introduction
Write in complete sentences. Refer to chapter on Outlining Your Speech.
I.
Attention Getter:
Image you just had a terrible sleep last night, and you will have a final in one hour. What will happen?
II.
Thesis Statement:
Sleep is very important for everyone physically and mentally. A high-quality sleep enable people to maintain competitiveness in work/study.
III.
Connection with Audience:
It is important to be knowledgeable about how important sleep is and how to improve the quality of sleep.
IV.
Speaker’s Credibility:
I have been suffering from lose sleep for many time, and knew how it hurt physically and mentally. Also, I have read and studies many articles about sleeping, and have down research on the Internet.
V.
Preview of Main Points:
First, I will discuss how sleep works for our body. Second, I will discuss the bad influence come with lack of sleep. Finally, I will discuss the steps to improve the quality of sleep.
Body
Write in complete sentences. Important: Include evidence in sub-points, as applicable (i.e., refer to source in each sub-point by paraphrasing, quoting, or summarizing with a citation following APA format – 6th edition), and insert transitions between main points. Refer to chapters on Researching Your Speech and Outlining Your Speech.
I.
Main Point One:
How much sleep do we need according to our age, and what goes on with our brains during sleep.
Sub-point A: (w/source citation, if applicable)
According to the National Sleep Foundation, studies confirm average hours for younger adults are 7-9 hours per day.
Meanwhile, research shows newborns (0-3 months) need 14-17 hours sleep each day, infants (4-11 months) need 12-15 hours every day, preschoolers (3-5) need 10-13 hours, school age children (6-13) need 9-11 hours, teenagers (14-17) need 8-10 hours, and adults (26-64) still need 7-9 hours. For older adults (65+), the sleep range is 7-8 hours.
Sub-point B: (w/source citation, if applicable)
Brain starts its workday since you get to sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation, it preserves important memories, and locks in what you learn. Meanwhile, it clears out the trash and help you keep chronology straight.
Sub-point C: (w/source citation, if applicable)
According to National Sleep Foundation, there are four stages in sleep. Stage 1 is known as light sleep where we are somewhat alert and can be easily woken. During stage 2, the brain waves slow down. In stages 3 & 4, it is the beginning of deep sleep. You will not experience any eye movement or muscle activity. It becomes a little harder for you to be awakened which is when body repairs muscles and tissues, stimulate growth and development
Transition:
Now that I’ve discussed the basic information about sleep, I will now discuss the problems come with lack of sleep.
II.
Main Point Two:
Lack of sleep bring potential long-term health
consequences.
Sub-point A: (w/source citation, if applicable)
Poor sleep can lead to Cardiovascular events. According to the research by Von Thaden. Terry L in article “How Sleep Affects Long-Term Health”, the studies involved 122,500 participants who were followed for three to 20 years and 6332 cardiovascular events occurred. Meanwhile, the participants who regularly experienced insomnia had a 45 percent increased risk of developing or dying from CVD during the follow-up period.
Sub-point B: (w/source citation, if applicable)
Poor sleep can lead to gene changes. Blood samples were taken from individuals who after just one week of having fewer than six hours of sleep a night showed changes to more than 700 genes. It can explain the serious health consequences linked to short sleep periods, such as obesity, heart disease, certain cancer, and diabetes.
Sub-point C: (w/source citation, if applicable)
Lack of sleep can also cause fatigue and lead to driving problems. According to the NHSA (National Highway Safety Administration), falling asleep while driving is responsible for at least 100,000 crashes, 71,000 injuries and 1,550 deaths each year in the United States. Young people in their teens and twenties are involved in more than half of the fall-asleep crashes on the highways each year.
Transition:
Since we have learned the influence of poor sleep, I will discuss how to improve the quality of sleep.
III.
Main Point Three:
Steps for getting better sleep.
Sub-point A: (w/source citation, if applicable)
Exercise regularly but not do it too close to bedtime. According to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2013 Sleep in America survey, regular exercisers reported getting the best sleep. However, for people with trouble sleeping, make sure the sweat sessions end at least several hours before bedtime.
Sub-point B: (w/source citation, if applicable)
Keep a consistent sleep/wake schedule, even on weekends. It sounds like torture to most of us that keep sleep and wake schedule over the weekend, but staying up and sleeping in later than normal can shift your body’s natural clock.
Sub-point C: (w/source citation, if applicable) Work through your thoughts about the day before getting into bed. Anyone who finds his/her mind racing in bed may not have taken enough time to process the day first. Michael A. Grandner, instructor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania said, “take some time in the evening to work through the day, make lists to do tomorrow and clear your mental desktop of the stuff that you still have to think about, and then get into bed”.
Transition:
Let’s recall what we have learned tonight about sleep.
Conclusion
Write in complete sentences. Refer to chapter on Outlining Your Speech.
I.
Summary of Main Points:
Today I first discussed the amount of time we need in sleep, and the stages in sleep. Second, I discussed the influences of poor sleep. Finally, I discussed steps to improve the quality of sleep.
II.
Clincher:
In conclusion, remember the importance of sleep for our body, and try to follow the steps on getting a better sleep.
The Importance of Sleep
Rhetorical Purpose:
To inform my audience about how a bad sleep can influence our body physically and mentally, and steps to improve the quality of sleep.
Audience Analysis:
(Refer to chapter on Audience Analysis)(RU Core Goal: a)
Summarize Audience demographics, prior exposure/knowledge, common ground/interest, disposition/attitude, and situational characteristics.
Recognizing that most of my audiences are busy with study and after-class activities, I believe that I can make this speech relevant and interesting by drawing connections between the performance of everyday work and the quality of sleep. Also, I noticed in classroom observations that some classmates are tired during evening class. I …show more content…
would assume many members of my audience have experienced poor sleep, and would be interested in learning more about how to sleep well. Finally, since the majority of the class noted the importance of sleep and how to sleep better, I am confident that they will try to get a high-quality sleep after this speech. It will be important for me to keep the speech interesting for all my classmates by incorporating numerous types of speech support.
Informative Technique(s):
(refer to chapter on Informative Speaking)
Definition, explanation, description, demonstration, and/or narrative? Please explain.
I explain and describe the basic information about sleep, the influence of bad-quality sleep on audience physically and mentally, and how to get a good sleep
Organizational Pattern:
(refer to chapters on Organizing Your Speech & Informative Speaking)
Spatial, chronological, causal, comparison, criteria-application, narrative, or topical? Please explain.
I use a topical organizational pattern.
Message:
(refer to chapter on Informative Speaking)
How do you plan to simplify and/or clarify your message? (e.g., general to specific, reduce quantity of information, draw analogies, reiterate message, repeat message) (Note: presentation aids are not required for this speech other than ‘speaker notes’).
I give general ideas and specific steps, and simplify and clarify my message by reducing the quantity of specific details regarding my topic and repeating my main points.
Types of Supporting Materials:
(refer to chapter on Supporting Materials)
What types of supporting materials do you plan to include? (e.g., examples, definitions, testimony, statistics, narratives, analogies)
I plan to use examples, testimony, statistics, and narratives.
Types of Research Sources:
What types of research sources (e.g., primary, secondary, and/or tertiary) do you plan to use to support the thesis statement and main points? Please explain. Note: 5 credible and relevant sources are required including at least 1 source from a Rutgers University Libraries periodical database.
I use primary source from National Sleep Foundation website, and secondary sources from books to support the thesis statement and main points.
Research Tools Utilized: (refer to Comm380 research guide - http://libguides.rutgers.edu/ publicspeaking) (RU Core Goal: y)
What tools did you use during your research to find your sources? (e.g. Google Scholar, Library Databases, Book or Journal resources, etc.)
I use Google Scholar, Library Databases, and Journal resources to find my sources.
Selection and Review Process:
How did you select the sources you plan on using for your speech? What criteria did you use in making your determination?
I selected the sources based on whether their topics were focus on sleeping and how to improve the quality of sleeping. I always read the whole articles and determine whether the main points match my topic.
Informative Speech “Working Outline”
Introduction
Write in complete sentences. Refer to chapter on Outlining Your Speech.
I.
Attention Getter:
Image you just had a terrible sleep last night, and you will have a final in one hour. What will happen?
II.
Thesis Statement:
Sleep is very important for everyone physically and mentally. A high-quality sleep enable people to maintain competitiveness in work/study.
III.
Connection with Audience:
It is important to be knowledgeable about how important sleep is and how to improve the quality of sleep.
IV.
Speaker’s Credibility:
I have been suffering from lose sleep for many time, and knew how it hurt physically and mentally. Also, I have read and studies many articles about sleeping, and have down research on the Internet.
V.
Preview of Main Points:
First, I will discuss how sleep works for our body. Second, I will discuss the bad influence come with lack of sleep. Finally, I will discuss the steps to improve the quality of sleep.
Body
Write in complete sentences. Important: Include evidence in sub-points, as applicable (i.e., refer to source in each sub-point by paraphrasing, quoting, or summarizing with a citation following APA format – 6th edition), and insert transitions between main points. Refer to chapters on Researching Your Speech and Outlining Your Speech.
I.
Main Point One:
How much sleep do we need according to our age, and what goes on with our brains during sleep.
Sub-point A: (w/source citation, if applicable)
According to the National Sleep Foundation, studies confirm average hours for younger adults are 7-9 hours per day.
Meanwhile, research shows newborns (0-3 months) need 14-17 hours sleep each day, infants (4-11 months) need 12-15 hours every day, preschoolers (3-5) need 10-13 hours, school age children (6-13) need 9-11 hours, teenagers (14-17) need 8-10 hours, and adults (26-64) still need 7-9 hours. For older adults (65+), the sleep range is 7-8 hours.
Sub-point B: (w/source citation, if applicable)
Brain starts its workday since you get to sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation, it preserves important memories, and locks in what you learn. Meanwhile, it clears out the trash and help you keep chronology straight.
Sub-point C: (w/source citation, if applicable)
According to National Sleep Foundation, there are four stages in sleep. Stage 1 is known as light sleep where we are somewhat alert and can be easily woken. During stage 2, the brain waves slow down. In stages 3 & 4, it is the beginning of deep sleep. You will not experience any eye movement or muscle activity. It becomes a little harder for you to be awakened which is when body repairs muscles and tissues, stimulate growth and development
Transition:
Now that I’ve discussed the basic information about sleep, I will now discuss the problems come with lack of sleep.
II.
Main Point Two:
Lack of sleep bring potential long-term health
consequences.
Sub-point A: (w/source citation, if applicable)
Poor sleep can lead to Cardiovascular events. According to the research by Von Thaden. Terry L in article “How Sleep Affects Long-Term Health”, the studies involved 122,500 participants who were followed for three to 20 years and 6332 cardiovascular events occurred. Meanwhile, the participants who regularly experienced insomnia had a 45 percent increased risk of developing or dying from CVD during the follow-up period.
Sub-point B: (w/source citation, if applicable)
Poor sleep can lead to gene changes. Blood samples were taken from individuals who after just one week of having fewer than six hours of sleep a night showed changes to more than 700 genes. It can explain the serious health consequences linked to short sleep periods, such as obesity, heart disease, certain cancer, and diabetes.
Sub-point C: (w/source citation, if applicable)
Lack of sleep can also cause fatigue and lead to driving problems. According to the NHSA (National Highway Safety Administration), falling asleep while driving is responsible for at least 100,000 crashes, 71,000 injuries and 1,550 deaths each year in the United States. Young people in their teens and twenties are involved in more than half of the fall-asleep crashes on the highways each year.
Transition:
Since we have learned the influence of poor sleep, I will discuss how to improve the quality of sleep.
III.
Main Point Three:
Steps for getting better sleep.
Sub-point A: (w/source citation, if applicable)
Exercise regularly but not do it too close to bedtime. According to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2013 Sleep in America survey, regular exercisers reported getting the best sleep. However, for people with trouble sleeping, make sure the sweat sessions end at least several hours before bedtime.
Sub-point B: (w/source citation, if applicable)
Keep a consistent sleep/wake schedule, even on weekends. It sounds like torture to most of us that keep sleep and wake schedule over the weekend, but staying up and sleeping in later than normal can shift your body’s natural clock.
Sub-point C: (w/source citation, if applicable) Work through your thoughts about the day before getting into bed. Anyone who finds his/her mind racing in bed may not have taken enough time to process the day first. Michael A. Grandner, instructor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania said, “take some time in the evening to work through the day, make lists to do tomorrow and clear your mental desktop of the stuff that you still have to think about, and then get into bed”.
Transition:
Let’s recall what we have learned tonight about sleep.
Conclusion
Write in complete sentences. Refer to chapter on Outlining Your Speech.
I.
Summary of Main Points:
Today I first discussed the amount of time we need in sleep, and the stages in sleep. Second, I discussed the influences of poor sleep. Finally, I discussed steps to improve the quality of sleep.
II.
Clincher:
In conclusion, remember the importance of sleep for our body, and try to follow the steps on getting a better sleep.