Introduction Of A Famous Person: Cate Blanchett

Avery Punch SPEECH 1315 / 10-9-14Speech II: Informative/Chronological “Introduction of a Famous Living Person”Cate Blanchett
Specific Purpose: To share informative insight, based in research, about the Life, Awards received and Philanthropic efforts given by a specific Famous Living Person
INTRODUCTION:
Attention Device: Public Service Announcement played (CBS News- 60 Minutes, 2014) Cate Blanchett
Relate Topic to the audience (Personal Identification of famous person):
Cate Blanchett Bio
Family Orientation
State Qualifications (Awards of your famous person):
Best Actress /Leading Role/ Motion Picture – Blue Jasmine (IMD Biography.com ,2014)
Golden Globe
Oscar - Academy Award
BAFTA Awards
Alliance of Women
***She is one of five actors/actress (and the only female actress) to be nominated for an Oscar twice for playing the same role in two separate films: Queen Elizabeth I (1998); and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
***Launched skincare line September 2004 in Melbourne Australia –SK-II as of 2011 she is still featured in full-page print ads for this cosmetic
***A true entrepreneur. She married writer Andrew Upton in 1997. She had met him a year earlier on a movie set, and they didn’t like each other at first. He thought she was aloof, and she thought was arrogant, but then they connected over a poker game at a party, and she went home with him that night. Three weeks later he proposed marriage and they quickly married before she went off to England to play the breakthrough role in the 1998 film Elizabeth.
***She has 3 sons Dashiell John, Roman Robert and Ignatius Martin Upton
Australian Conservation
They believe the best way to fight poverty is to create jobs and businesses for people to generate income. Using “microsolar,” creates independent income by selling solar energy SunnyMoney Products.
“Everyone will benefit if we protect the environment. There is a societal cost of increased pollution and that’s what I’m passionate about as a mother. That’s where It gets me in the gut,” she said. “I can’t look my children in the face if I’m not trying to do something in my small way and to urge other people.”
Sydney film festival
She and her husband became artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company. Has not only brought exciting and entertaining films to local audiences but also encouraged dialogue between filmmakers and audiences. The festival continues to screen the best of the world’s cinema, over 100 feature –length films from around 45 countries: documentaries, short films, films for families, retrospectives, and a series of talks and forums. 12 movies selected for the festival 's official competition, which awards $60,000 to the