Immediately‚ I had my topic chosen for the Oral Communications second speech‚ the Informative Speech; usually it takes me ages to come up with a subject‚ so it was nice to get the most difficult part of it out of the way straight from the get-go. I was prepared well in advance and had an extravagant introduction and conclusion planned. My outline and sources were finished and put together before many of my classmates that I knew of‚ and I was rehearsed and felt confident. It was an interesting
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Topic: Gun Control and Universal Background checks I. Introduction A. Attention material: D. Thesis/Preview: Transition Statement II. Body A. Main point #1 Criminals will always find a way to obtain their guns‚ leaving law-abiding citizens without any weapons to use in defense. 1. (Description of problem) a. (Signs‚ symptoms‚ effects of problem) b. (Example‚ narrative‚ or testimony) 2. (Importance of problem) a. (Extent of problem)
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Informative Speech Topics The following come from this site: http://www.goodspeechtopics.com/informational-speech-topics.html Informational Speech Topics 1. 1. Personality tests 2. 2. Who are the libertarians? 3. 3. Aromatheraphy 4. 4. What is inflation? 5. 5. Electric cars 6. 6. What was Watergate? 7. 7. Political parties 8. 8. Describe a piece of current legislation 9. 9. Biography of an important person...........who is...? 10. 10. History of an event (Halloween‚ etc.)‚ or describe
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the saying‚ “Guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people‚” then on December 14‚ 2012‚ Adam Lanza‚ fatally shot twenty children and six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the small town of Newtown‚ Connecticut. Ever since this tragic day‚ there has been a large push for gun control in the US‚ led by President Obama. The bills that are before Congress would make penalties for buying guns illegally more onerous‚ address trafficking‚ and greatly expand the number of gun sales covered
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Disease Control in 2011 more deaths are caused each year by tobacco use than by all deaths from HIV‚ illegal drug use‚ alcohol use‚ motor vehicle injuries‚ suicides‚ and murders combined. Last year Centers for Disease Control also reported that 1213 people in the United States die every day from smoking. According to National Cancer Institute in 2011 smoking causes an estimated 90% of all lung cancer deaths in men and around 80% of all lung cancer deaths in women. The purpose of this speech is to
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Gun Control. This has been a divisive topic for centuries‚ ever since the creation of guns in the late 1700’s. Many people see guns as their right and often point to the 2nd Amendment in the U.S‚ which gives all people and groups such as the NRA‚ the right to carry guns no matter what happens. This is a right which has been laid out and given to all Americans‚ along with freedom of speech‚ religion‚ the press‚ etc. But on the other hand‚ in the wake of mass shootings which have now become a trend
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Informative Speech Assignment Type: Informative Speech – must contain the essential characteristics of an informative speech: clarity‚ association of new ideas with old ones‚ coherence and motivational appeal. Length: Speech will be from 5 to 6 minutes. Topic: Above and beyond all else‚ an informative speech must share information with the audience that they don’t already know. Pick something that you know about and are interested in enough to research. The topic must also be relevant and/or
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new proposed gun control laws in the aftermath of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton‚ Connecticut that occurred on December 14th‚ 2012. This incident claimed the lives of twenty 1st graders and six adults and has set the government in motion to try to prevent future acts of violence by strengthening gun control laws in the United States (Smith). This has been a topic that has been an extremely emotional debate with people on both sides unwilling to compromise. Gun advocates and
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The Gun Control Debate XBCOM/275 April 14‚ 2013 The Gun Control Debate The gun control debate sparked major attention to gun control policies that have become a major issue within the country and has led to several conflicts and concerns within Congress and Legislative office. Acts of violence has developed into a nationwide problem and needs effective attention in order to gain gun control across the country. The victims and families of the shootings have now congregated together in efforts
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Speech Topic: The Importance of Sleep Rhetorical Purpose: To inform my audience about how a bad sleep can influence our body physically and mentally‚ and steps to improve the quality of sleep. Audience Analysis: (Refer to chapter on Audience Analysis)(RU Core Goal: a) Summarize Audience demographics‚ prior exposure/knowledge‚ common ground/interest‚ disposition/attitude‚ and situational characteristics. Recognizing that most of my audiences are busy with study and after-class activities‚
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