Topic Area: Gay Rights (Same-Sex Marriage) Position: Pro Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that we should legalize same-sex marriage in our country. __________________________________________________________________________________ Step 1: Attention: A. Story - Picture this... A man meets someone he loves. Someone he is sure will bring him happiness and someone he wants to grow old with. He wants to take the next important step in his life with a marriage proposal but oops...the person
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Preparation Outline: The “Bugatti Veyron” Specific Purpose Statement: I would like to inform my audience about the Bugatti Veyron and its uniqueness on why it is the fastest and most expensive production car today. Introduction I. Question? A. Imagine being at 60 mph within 3 seconds? B. Is that even safe some may ask? C. Some may think and say is that even possible? II. Answer A. It is indeed possible with the Bugatti Veyron. A.1. Known as the fastest and most expensive production car today
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inquires. “My daughter just informed me that she has been bullied by her classmates for weeks now and it needs to stop‚” she pronounces abruptly. Mr. Matthews is taken back by her tone of voice‚ and quickly thinks of an appropriate response. “Who is bullying
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Informative Speech Becky Schaelchlin Topic: The Effects of Diet and Exercise on Human Health Informative Purpose: To instruct Type of Informative Topic: Issues Thesis Statement: Consistent diet and exercise has a positive effect on chronic diseases. INTRODUCTION I. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ as of 2012‚ about half of all adults—117 million people—have one or more chronic health conditions. While seven of the top ten causes of death in 2012 in the US were due to
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Outline INTRODUCTION I. (Attention Getter) Opening with a question. How many of you believe brand name drugs are better than generic drugs? II. (Reveal Your Topic) Today‚ I want to talk about generic drugs versus brand name drugs. III. (Establish Credibility) I have been with CVS for four years. I am a nationally certified pharmacy technician (also known as a CPhT). I work alongside many pharmacists and come across many drugs. I have to call doctors every day to change a person’s medication
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Cheng Hsien Tan Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience to fight world hunger and poverty through child sponsorship programs. Central Idea: The world has a huge problem with poverty and hunger and this problem could be immensely downsized if everyone that has a little extra money sponsors a child. Pattern of Organization: Problem-Solution Introduction I. (Attention Getter): How many of you see poverty and hunger as a problem in our world? How many of you think that you
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Did you know that roughly 26 million out of 317 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes? That’s a whopping 8% of the American population. Not to mention another 79 million people are characterized as being prediabetic. I just so happen to be one of those 79 million. Americans‚ as a whole‚ need to become proactive in the prevention and onset of diabetes. Especially if your overweight or have a family history of the disease. According to the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet
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General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to believe that euthanasia frequently occurs in America‚ and to take action to change laws. Thesis Statement: We will examine the problem of euthanasia and the reasons it should be illegal‚ by focusing on one clear problem‚ one specific solution‚ and the advantages of this particular solution. I. Attention Step A. Gain and Maintain Attention: Karen Ann Quinlan was taken to Newton Memorial Hospital after friends
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Thesis First sexual intercourse at earlier age and delay in screening. Higher risk of developing a cervical cancer. Disease might develop if undetected. Introduction The issue of cervical cancer and gynecological cancers in women A.Hormonal contraceptive use and cervical cancer B.Age and risk of cervical cancer III.Determinants of the Problem A.Age of first sexual intercourse B.Human Papillomavirus C.Number of sexual partners D.Sexually transmitted diseases and
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Introduction: You have the freedom to choose‚ but that doesn’t make you immune to being judged for your choices. It means the government can’t step in and punish you….or so we thought. In this collection we were introduced and freedom and how should it be given or demanded. We read many stories on different ways freedom was given or demanded. Even though some freedoms should be demanded there are a lot that should be given to us to feel safe in our own country. Thesis Statement: Certain freedoms
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