Houston Hughes SPC-205-W05 August 23‚ 2011 How to read a topographic map. General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: As a result of my speech my audience will be able to clearly read and identify parts of a topographic map. Central Idea: To read a topographic map correctly one should follow four important steps: study the title of your map; examine your legend; study the contour lines; and view the map in 3D. Introduction: I. Topographic maps are not just any ordinary map. There
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INTRODUCTION I. (Attention Grabber) "Yesterday‚ December 7th‚ 1941 a date which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." This was a speech that President Roosevelt delivered to the nation the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. II. (Central Idea) The surprise nature of the attack‚ the viciousness of its execution and the searing death toll that mounted in a matter of hours‚ was certainly
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Outline Name Liang Liu COM 114 Section #220 Presentation Title: Telecommunication Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the AT&T’s contribution to telecommunication industry. Thesis Statement: AT&T’s innovative development of the transatlantic radiotelephone and communication satellite changed communication and inspired new inventions that would shape the future of the world. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Getter: The first time I came to the United States‚ I was
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Introduction I. Today I’m going to talk about my lovely country Persia‚ which we know it as Iran now. Here is a video that shows how great we were and how we are now. II. Not the nuclear power but‚ Iran’s history from 300‚000 years ago until now. III. Iranian people were a very peaceful nation through the history but same as the other great histories something make it change. IV. So there is a transition in Iran history and we can divide its history to Iran’s history during the Achaemenid
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Title: (CPR) (The information above the introduction is for the reader) Specific Purpose: to inform my audience of the three steps to take when responding to a medical emergency. Thesis: When responding to a medical emergency you should take three main steps--survey the scene‚ contact emergency medical services‚ and start CPR. Method of Organization: Chronological Introduction (Begin your presentation with the statement beside Roman numeral I) I First Sentence: "Imagine you’re
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Persuasive Speech Template Introduction Get audience attention: Attention all Faulkner State University Students. Commuters are you tired of a long boring drive to Bay Minette to attend your daily classes. On-Campus residents are frustrated with being stuck on campus when you can not drive or get a ride off campus. Indicate purpose and thesis: Today I plan to unleash a cutting edge three part transportation system that will mobilize the students‚ faculty and staff of Faulkner State University
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Melissa McCormick Speech Com 1 Anneka Rogers 9‚ April 2012 Recycling Topic: Recycling General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my class to Recycle Intro: Imagine a whole forest being cut down just to store our garbage. This can be stopped if we recycle. Deforestation is a major issue today. This is because man is using natural resources to fulfill his needs. The increase of these demands has led to increasing levels of destruction of our natural resources. These resources
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most people with Epilepsy can do the same things that people without Epilepsy can do? Knowledge and learning are very similar to each other. Knowledge and learning are different to everyone‚ but to me knowledge is being able to perform something well and learning about it through experience and learning is gaining skills through experience. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance in the brain. Not everyone is very familiar about it‚ but dealing
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numbers = very shocking but even more shocking about them = keep on increasing every year. We‚ as a group‚ went to interview ABCD’s director: to get much more in depth in the idea of their organization as a whole. We wanted to understand how this organization really function. We researched it: very interesting subject for us all. Through my inter com class‚ I was asked to choose an organization & work with them; that is how I first learned about them. Introduced it to my group. Chose it = we
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Epilepsy comes in a variety of people as well as in a variety of ways. Most patients with epilepsy take some form of anti-epileptic drug. Epilepsy is a chronic disease that can cause more issues than just the seizures themselves. Epilepsy can lead to poor quality of life which is why the group of authors who completed and wrote about this study‚ studied to comparison of physical activity habits as well as quality of life for people with temporal lobe epilepsy. Physical activity will have an effect
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