Persuasive Speech Outline: Volunteering
Katie Braun
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Persuasive Speech Outline: Volunteering
Organizational Pattern: MONROE’S MOTIVATED SEQUENCE
Introduction (Attention): One hundred percent: an all encompassing, nonexclusive percentage. It is also the very percentage of the people in this classroom who have done some type of volunteer work in their lives. Furthermore, it represents the percentage of individuals here today who found the volunteer work they did beneficial. Many of you additionally stated that volunteering made you mentally feel good about yourselves because you were able to reach out and help others. I personally have volunteered at numerous events and locations such as Snowflurry, an anti-drug and bullying program for fourth and fifth graders, and my local elementary school. I too have experienced this ‘warm fuzzy’ feeling that you get after you help others. However, contrary to some people’s beliefs, these temporary good feelings are not the only benefits of volunteering. Volunteering has social benefits, physical and mental health benefits, and career benefits as well. College students lack many of these benefits in their own lives but can easily fulfill their need for these elements through volunteering. This is why all college students should participate in some type of volunteer work.
I. (Need): College students often have social, physical and mental health, and career problems. A. Socialization is crucial for the development of college students yet it is frequently hard to obtain. 1. Antonio Lising, in an article in the Journal of Higher Education, states that “interpersonal interactions are a primary contributor to [students’] overall development in college.” 2. However, almost half of the class indicated that, as college students, it is hard to connect with others and make friends outside your normal social groups. 3. Therefore, this difficulty in socialization and finding new friends can harm our
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Persuasive Speech Outline: Volunteering
Organizational Pattern: MONROE’S MOTIVATED SEQUENCE
Introduction (Attention): One hundred percent: an all encompassing, nonexclusive percentage. It is also the very percentage of the people in this classroom who have done some type of volunteer work in their lives. Furthermore, it represents the percentage of individuals here today who found the volunteer work they did beneficial. Many of you additionally stated that volunteering made you mentally feel good about yourselves because you were able to reach out and help others. I personally have volunteered at numerous events and locations such as Snowflurry, an anti-drug and bullying program for fourth and fifth graders, and my local elementary school. I too have experienced this ‘warm fuzzy’ feeling that you get after you help others. However, contrary to some people’s beliefs, these temporary good feelings are not the only benefits of volunteering. Volunteering has social benefits, physical and mental health benefits, and career benefits as well. College students lack many of these benefits in their own lives but can easily fulfill their need for these elements through volunteering. This is why all college students should participate in some type of volunteer work.
I. (Need): College students often have social, physical and mental health, and career problems. A. Socialization is crucial for the development of college students yet it is frequently hard to obtain. 1. Antonio Lising, in an article in the Journal of Higher Education, states that “interpersonal interactions are a primary contributor to [students’] overall development in college.” 2. However, almost half of the class indicated that, as college students, it is hard to connect with others and make friends outside your normal social groups. 3. Therefore, this difficulty in socialization and finding new friends can harm our
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