I. What is ADHD? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder- a common behavior disorder that affects one in 15-20 school-age children. Boys are three times more likely to be diagnosed with it than girls‚ but there is no clear reason yet why more boys than girls are diagnosed with it. It is broken down into three subtypes: an inattentive type‚ with signs that include: * inability to pay attention to details or a tendency to make careless errors in schoolwork or other activities * difficulty
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Ben Johnson Intro to Comm. 1320-04 11/8/12 Rwandan Genocide General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To share with the class that the Rwandan Genocide was a brutal genocide that most people know little about. Thesis: The Rwandan Genocide is one of the lesser known‚ quickest‚ and most inhumane genocides this world has ever seen‚ and it is still affecting the people of Rwanda till this day. Organizational Pattern: Topical Introduction I. Attention Getter:
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Specific purpose: to inform my audience about the geography‚ history‚ economy‚ culture and cuisine of Puglia (Apulia)‚ Italy Central Idea: Apuglia (a lesser known region in Italy) has some of the brightest seas and beautiful landscapes‚ rich history‚ diverse culture‚ mouthwatering food and kindest people of Italy. Introduction I. How many of you have heard of the Tuscany or Sicily regions of Italy? Or the bigger cities of Italy: Rome‚ Milan‚ Naples or Venice? A. Most people in the United
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Common Street Names? How Is It Used? How Many Teens Use Marijuana? What Are the Short-Term Effects of Marijuana Use? What Are the Long-Term Health Effects of Marijuana Use? Does Marijuana Lead to the Use of Other Drugs? What About Medical Marijuana? What if a Person Wants To Quit Using the Drug? Resource Materials NIDA Scientist Video Marijuana Information Facts on Drugs: Marijuana Ask Dr. NIDA: Marijuana Real Stories: Marijuana Brain Games: Marijuana
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Introduction 1. ATTENTION GETTER: Millions of animals are abused each year. Over a million of these animals are abused or killed just due to the involvement with domestic violence. Despite animal cruelty being a felony which can result in jail time for over 15 years and 500‚000 dollars in fines‚ it is still an issue which occurs on a daily basis across the United States. It is important for these animals to not go unnoticed‚ which can be achieved if society became more enlightened and educated
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Introduction: Marijuana‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ PCP‚ speed‚ shrooms‚ crystal meth‚ and angel dust are all types of illegal drugs. What is an illegal drug? An illegal drug is something and often a substance that causes addiction‚ habituation‚ or a marked change in consciousness. Body: I. Illegal Drugs The use of illegal drugs in the United States is considered by some to be the biggest problem in our society. Over 40% of high school seniors use some kind of illegal drug‚ and in a recent 1999 National
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Introduction: What are stem cells? Stem cells are unspecialized cells with the capacity to divide and form specialized cells‚ when the circumstances call for it. There are two sources for stem cells: adult and embryonic. Adult stem cells are multipotent cells‚ which can be found in adult tissues. The cells are thought to reside in “niches” in organs and tissues‚ some of which are bone marrow‚ peripheral blood‚ skeletal muscle‚ brain‚ heart‚ and liver. These cells are capable of dividing following
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COMM120 – Presentation Techniques Matthew Kidney Rosa Parks I. Introduction A. Attention-getter: Imagine fighting a war where the only weapon you had was your mouth. Where you felt so far outnumbered that the motivation to fight was dwindling‚ and the chances of seeing tomorrow were close to nothing. Now imagine trying to single handedly change the course of that war‚ and change the course of many of your peers lives at the same time. Rosa Parks was
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Speech 102 11/10/12 Informative Speech The Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: After hearing my speech‚ my audience will know more about the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder. Central Idea: Bipolar Disorder is a brain disorder that causes radical shifts in moods‚ energy‚ activity levels that affects a person ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Introduction I. Open with impact: Bipolar Disorder affects about 2.6% of Americans age 18 and older in a given
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Informative Speech Outline I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Video of iPhone ad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4IRsCjMqdI B. Background and Audience Relevance: Most people in this class have smart phones and most of those smart phones happen to be iPhones. iPhones can do more things than most people know‚ and now days most people cannot live without their iPhones. C. Speaker Credibility: As an iPhone owner of 2 years‚ I have learned a lot about what iPhones can do and why me and most
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