(Note: If a student were to give a speech on how to do a speech outline‚ this is what he/she might turn in for an outline of that speech. This is only an example to guide the creation of your own outline.) Speech Outlining Example General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: After listening to my speech‚ my audience will know the basic format and guidelines for preparing an outline. Introduction I. Open with impact: Imagine you are going to build a house
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Ivory D. Contreras Pamela Callan CA105 May 13‚ 2014 Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that legalizing marijuana can be a detriment to the future of our society. Central Idea: Identifying the negative impacts that marijuana will bring if legalized. Attention Grabber: In a drought we don’t need grass. Introduction I. What is Marijuana? A dry‚ shredded green/brown mix of flowers‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa‚ it usually is smoked as a cigarette (joint
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Alyssa Wolcott Semi-Vegetarianism Specific Purpose: to persuade my audience to adopt a semi-vegetarian diet Central Idea: To explain to my audience the health‚ animal‚ and environmental benefits of eating a diet with limited meat intake Introduction I. Did you know 70% of Americans die prematurely of 3 killer diseases? Heart disease‚ stroke‚ and cancer. Fortunately for us‚ many of these deaths can be prevented by switching to a semi vegetarian diet II. For four years now‚ I’ve been
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Impact on Child Health A. Introduction I. General Purpose: To focus on a social issue that is related with poverty. II. Specific Purpose: To persuade my readers on the negative impact on child health due to poverty in our society as well as how it can have indirect impacts and lead to a chain of events. B. Body I. Key facts about poor health as a result of poverty i. Poverty and poor health are linked and inter-related ii. The causes of poor health facility access are as a result of poor political
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Gay Adoption in the US Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the debate regarding gay men and lesbian couples adopting children in the United States. Thesis: Social stigma‚ legal hurdles‚ and agency biases are the main points surrounding the gay adoption controversy. Introduction: In 2011‚ 400‚540 children in the US were in the foster care system‚ waiting to be adopted according to the Children’s Bureau page at the Administration for Children and Families webpage. However‚ an entire
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Enjoy Your Healthy Life! By Haruko Sakiyama Speech Topic: Eating a Good Breakfast Speech Title: Enjoy your Healthy Life! Category: Question of Value Organizational Pattern: Topical General Purpose Statement: To persuade Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience that eating breakfast is important to good health Central Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience that eating breakfast is important for good health by first telling you about the metabolic benefits of eating
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Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to warm up and stretch before exercising I. Introduction: Shouldn’t it be the other way around where they are more likely to get inured than you? The secret is simple they know how to warm up and stretch before exercising their muscles. A. Attention getter: You ever wonder why you are prone to injuries compared to athletes who are constantly beating up their body? B. Establishment of ethos: I myself used to avoid warming up before a workout until I finally
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Persuasive Speech Outline Introduction Attention: I. Attention: Imagine that you or a close loved one of yours is in the hospital about to give birth when suddenly‚ before you can even set eyes on the little one or hold them‚ the nurses rush them out of the room and your lives are turned upside down in a matter of seconds. II. Connect: Unfortunately this is something that happens to many unsuspecting families every day and could happen to you or someone that you know. Opposition: Some
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Should We Pray About It: Mental Health in the Black Community Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience‚ particularly those of the African American community to seek mental health services when combating traumatic experiences. Central Idea: African Americans are victims of mental enslavement due to the urban community’s taboos and stigmas about mental health and the reliability of family‚ spirituality‚ and community for salvation. Introduction I. Mental health refer to an individual’s psychological
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Sample Persuasive Speech Outline Topic: Factory Farming Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that factory farms are dangerous and abusive and therefore need to be banned. Primary Audience Outcome: I the want the audience to join or support national organizations that protest against factory farms. Thesis Statement: The U.S. government should ban factory farms and require the meat industry to raise animals in their natural
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