Speech on Caffeine
Title: Caffeine Specific purpose: To inform my audience what exactly caffeine is, where it comes from, the benefits of caffeine and the negative effects of caffeine.
Introduction
A. Attention material: Do you ever feel like you will never make it through the day without caffeine? Is your first thought in the morning to get yourself a cup of coffee before you can even get your day started? B. Tie to the audience: I am sure that most of you do consume at least one form of caffeine daily because according to the article “Caffeine” on MedicineNet.com 90% of adults and 76% of children consume caffeine on a daily basis. Do you know what exactly caffeine is? Do you know where caffeine is found? Do you know what the benefits and the negative side effects caffeine has on the body?
C. Credibility material: I know that I consume many forms of caffeine daily, if it wasn’t for caffeine I honestly don’t know how I would make it through a work day. As often as I was putting this substance into my body, I realized I really didn’t know anything about it or the effects it had on my body. I had no idea that caffeine is the world’s most popular psychoactive drug.
D. Preview: I am going to explain what caffeine is, where is it found, what the benefits are, and what the negative effects of caffeine are on the body.
Transition: Caffeine is actually a bitter white powder derived from over 60 plants including coffee beans, guarana, cocoa beans, and tea. For plants caffeine is a natural pesticide, it paralyzes and kills insects that attempt to feed on that plant. According to webmd.com caffeine is a naturally occurring stimulant. It is a drug and shares many of the same characteristics of drugs such as cocaine, amphetamines, and heroin. It stimulates the central nervous system and heart rate. It has psychotropic (mood altering) properties and is known to be addictive. Caffeine is found in many forms including:
Introduction
A. Attention material: Do you ever feel like you will never make it through the day without caffeine? Is your first thought in the morning to get yourself a cup of coffee before you can even get your day started? B. Tie to the audience: I am sure that most of you do consume at least one form of caffeine daily because according to the article “Caffeine” on MedicineNet.com 90% of adults and 76% of children consume caffeine on a daily basis. Do you know what exactly caffeine is? Do you know where caffeine is found? Do you know what the benefits and the negative side effects caffeine has on the body?
C. Credibility material: I know that I consume many forms of caffeine daily, if it wasn’t for caffeine I honestly don’t know how I would make it through a work day. As often as I was putting this substance into my body, I realized I really didn’t know anything about it or the effects it had on my body. I had no idea that caffeine is the world’s most popular psychoactive drug.
D. Preview: I am going to explain what caffeine is, where is it found, what the benefits are, and what the negative effects of caffeine are on the body.
Transition: Caffeine is actually a bitter white powder derived from over 60 plants including coffee beans, guarana, cocoa beans, and tea. For plants caffeine is a natural pesticide, it paralyzes and kills insects that attempt to feed on that plant. According to webmd.com caffeine is a naturally occurring stimulant. It is a drug and shares many of the same characteristics of drugs such as cocaine, amphetamines, and heroin. It stimulates the central nervous system and heart rate. It has psychotropic (mood altering) properties and is known to be addictive. Caffeine is found in many forms including: