Informative Speech Outline
Outline informative speech
General Purpose: To inform
Specific purpose: To inform the class about stress
Thematic statement: To inform the class about causes, effects and stress management
Introduction
Attention: May I have your attention please? Hello, my name is Tuyen Mai
Credibility statement: as a first year student, I have experienced many of stressful situations during my college life
Thematic statement: Today I will have a little discussion about stress, what causes stress, what is its effects and how to manage it
I will start with the causes of the stress
Body
Main point 1: what causes stress?
The cause of stress can come from many sources such as changes in sleeping habits, changes in your eating habits, less vacation/ breaks, your …show more content…
So, how does stress affect us?
Main point 2: In fact, stress can have a lot of effects in student life such as mental health and academic performance
Supporting idea:
The first negative effect that most students are dealing with is on emotional health. Emotional stress is are extremely dangerous because it can lead to anxiety, depression, self-destruction or even committing suicide. The constantly stressful events can be conquering our mind. So it is very important to maintain our mentality and emotion. (Ex: One of my international-student friends decided to end her life last year due to long lasting depression of being shocked by new culture and being afraid of failing familial expectation)
Another negative effect is on academic performance. Being stressful can lead to lack of concentration an poor performance on the exam, which consequently leads to be even more stressful. And this cycle will be looping
General Purpose: To inform
Specific purpose: To inform the class about stress
Thematic statement: To inform the class about causes, effects and stress management
Introduction
Attention: May I have your attention please? Hello, my name is Tuyen Mai
Credibility statement: as a first year student, I have experienced many of stressful situations during my college life
Thematic statement: Today I will have a little discussion about stress, what causes stress, what is its effects and how to manage it
I will start with the causes of the stress
Body
Main point 1: what causes stress?
The cause of stress can come from many sources such as changes in sleeping habits, changes in your eating habits, less vacation/ breaks, your …show more content…
So, how does stress affect us?
Main point 2: In fact, stress can have a lot of effects in student life such as mental health and academic performance
Supporting idea:
The first negative effect that most students are dealing with is on emotional health. Emotional stress is are extremely dangerous because it can lead to anxiety, depression, self-destruction or even committing suicide. The constantly stressful events can be conquering our mind. So it is very important to maintain our mentality and emotion. (Ex: One of my international-student friends decided to end her life last year due to long lasting depression of being shocked by new culture and being afraid of failing familial expectation)
Another negative effect is on academic performance. Being stressful can lead to lack of concentration an poor performance on the exam, which consequently leads to be even more stressful. And this cycle will be looping