people have heard of the disease AIDS. But they aren’t aware of what exactly it does to your body and how dangerous it is. Since the epidemic began‚ an estimated 21.8 million people have died of AIDS. According to the A.D.A.M Medical Encyclopedia AIDS is the sixth leading cause of death among people ages 25 - 44 in the United States‚ down from number one in 1995. Today I will be talking about what exactly AIDS is‚ how it is transmitted‚ and possible treatments for it. II. Body A.
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Sleepwalking Informative Speech General Purpose: Inform class on sleepwalking and its effects on a person ’s life. General Topic: Sleepwaking Timed Length: 4 minutes‚ 12 seconds Introduction: I. Grabber - Somnambulism‚ Identical twins‚ lasts 30 seconds to 30 minutes‚ most likely to occur between 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.‚ 1% to 15% of the population‚ affecting more males than females. What do all of these have in common? If sleepwalking came to mind you are correct. II. Preview statement
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anticipated audience has about twenty students‚ majority are female. There are three males to take into account as well. Each member of the audience is a college freshman who is majoring in health professions. Including myself‚ we are all living in the Nursing and Health Professions Living and Learning Community. Nursing is the most popular major in the class‚ but there are other students whose disciplines are dental hygiene‚ radiology‚ or therapy. I am qualified to inform the audience about obesity because
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Schizophrenia Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about schizophrenia and its consequences. Central Idea: Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects millions of people and it should not be underestimated or ignored. Introduction I. Does anyone have a friend who hears voices that nobody else hears‚ sees things that nobody else sees or believes that people are controlling his mind and trying to plot against him? A. Well‚ I do. B. I have a close
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Chronic Disease‚ Asthma Good morning to our beloved lecturer and my fellow classmate. In our advanced world nowadays‚ we have discovered about lots kinds of diseases. Among those diseases that have been discovered is asthma. Generally‚ we knew that asthma is a lung-related disease and it does make breathing become difficult. But did you know that asthma is being thought to be caused by combination of genetic and environmental factors? Did you know that across this entire world the number of people
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Do you start your day off with a steaming cup of coffee? What about an energy drink? If you are anything like me you feel lost or different without having a cup of coffee‚ or some sort of caffeine to give that boost of energy in the morning. Have you tried to quit caffeine and it made you feel even worse? In this essay I will talk to you about caffeine effects on people‚ and caffeine addiction. Have you ever heard anyone say that caffeine helps you sober up? If you have don’t get too excited because
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How to talk about health problems • Vocabulary In life one of the most important things you can do is to look after your health. When we have a health problem we can go and see a doctor. Here we take a look at the English you need to discuss bad health. Making an appointment When you are feeling unwell‚ you need to see a doctor. Unfortunately‚ doctors are busy people so you have to make an appointment. This involves calling (or visiting) the doctor’s clinic and making an appointment with the
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OUTLINE FORMAT FOR INITIAL SPEECH GENERAL PURPOSE: To Inform the class on depression SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform the class on how to cope and live with depression CENTRAL IDEA: Today I am here to talk to you about the symptoms‚ treatment and how to cope with depression in your daily life. INTRODUCTION I. I will take over your thoughts‚ control your needs and make you believe you are hopeless‚ worthless and helpless. I will drain the life right out of you‚ until you no longer want to get out
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bleeding is visible when the infected coughs. If left untreated‚ the infected will literally cough themselves to death. Today I will talk about the history of Tuberculosis in the United States. During my speech I will discuss Consumption in the early 19th century‚ the physician Edward Trudeau‚ and the containing of the disease. According to the United States Public Health Service (1915)‚ in the 1840s‚ Southern California was a popular destination for those with Tuberculosis due to its fresh‚ clean
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Speech Contest Scripts Table Of Contents Table Of Contents ................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 General Introductions for Entire Contest Event .................................................................................................................................. 2 Evaluation Contest Script .....................................................
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