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Common Sense Informative Speech Outline
General Purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose: At the end of my presentation, my audience will understand the importance of common sense, how little it’s being used, and how it affects us.
Introduction
I. Attention Getter-(ask a question) What is common sense? Common sense is good sense and sound judgment derived from experience rather than study. ______________________________________________________
II. Audience Relation-You can use common sense when you decide to choose the good over the bad or in any case where you are doing the reasonable thing and not the dunderhead things that most of the people do.__________________________________________________________________
III. Central Idea-Common sense (or better referred to as reasoned sense because it’s not common and it’s based on reasonable perspectives with a better understanding of an issue by studying it according to Jim Taylor, Ph.D. specialist on human performances) is very important because it can help us to solve problems, but it’s rare that anyone uses it. _________________________________________________________________
IV. Preview-Today I’m going to talk about the importance of common sense and its secrets. ___________________________________________________________________
Transition-A super power that everyone has but almost nobody uses is common sense and these are the facts…_____________________________________________________________________
Body
I. 1st main point-Information about common sense. _______________________________________________________________
A. Support-Common sense is good sound judgment based on experience rather than study and people with common sense are seen as reasonable, reliable, and practical. _________________________________________________________________
B. Support-Common sense is one of the
General Purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose: At the end of my presentation, my audience will understand the importance of common sense, how little it’s being used, and how it affects us.
Introduction
I. Attention Getter-(ask a question) What is common sense? Common sense is good sense and sound judgment derived from experience rather than study. ______________________________________________________
II. Audience Relation-You can use common sense when you decide to choose the good over the bad or in any case where you are doing the reasonable thing and not the dunderhead things that most of the people do.__________________________________________________________________
III. Central Idea-Common sense (or better referred to as reasoned sense because it’s not common and it’s based on reasonable perspectives with a better understanding of an issue by studying it according to Jim Taylor, Ph.D. specialist on human performances) is very important because it can help us to solve problems, but it’s rare that anyone uses it. _________________________________________________________________
IV. Preview-Today I’m going to talk about the importance of common sense and its secrets. ___________________________________________________________________
Transition-A super power that everyone has but almost nobody uses is common sense and these are the facts…_____________________________________________________________________
Body
I. 1st main point-Information about common sense. _______________________________________________________________
A. Support-Common sense is good sound judgment based on experience rather than study and people with common sense are seen as reasonable, reliable, and practical. _________________________________________________________________
B. Support-Common sense is one of the