Amanda Nazarian Public Speaking – Fall 2011 COMM-1110-07 12/1/2011 Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 Macworld 2007 – IPhone Speech In Steve Jobs’ Stanford University Commencement speech in 2005‚ he started off his speech with an attention getter‚ telling the student audience that he never graduated from college‚ and this was the closest thing to a graduation he had ever experienced. This was obviously effective by the applause and laughter in the crowd. Steve Jobs told
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Joseph Froehle Public Speaking Class Persuasive Speech Outline Topic: Organ Donation Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate. Thesis Statement: The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be an organ donor when you die. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention material/Credibility Material: How do you feel when you have to wait for something you really‚ really want? What if it was
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Our 35th president‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ was inaugurated on January 20‚ 1961. On that day he gave a speech that gave solidarity to America at a time when it needed it most. Kennedy alludes to patriotism as a cure for the problems of our nation in this speech. One type of patriotism Kennedy talks about is war patriots‚ or patriotism through defending our nation. He says‚ “Each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty‚” meaning all Americans have had
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Persuasive speech outline Topic: three common bad habits to stop Specific purpose: by the end of my speech my audience will realize how dangerous some of their eating habits could be. Thesis statement: eating a lot of junk food‚ snacking all the time‚ and skipping breakfast are bad habits people especially young adults should stop. Introduction: We are all unintentionally hurting our body and our health on a daily basis by some of our eating patterns. Food and Agriculture organization
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Problem Outline: Weed Country Thesis: There is a significant amount of attention in today’s world on weather or not to legalize marijuana. The prohibition of marijuana is holding up the improvement of social and economic developments. Introduction I. [Attention-Getter] Would you want the government limiting how much coffee you can drink or how much cheesecake you’re allowed to eat? According to Dr. Paul Phinney‚ president-elect of the California medical association has found these types of
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Cultural Artifact Speech Outline I. Introduction A. Attention getter: When you think of family game night‚ Monopoly‚ Uno‚ and Scrabble come to mind. But when I think of family game night‚ the only game I hope to be playing is Lotería!. B. Revealed object: The cultural artifact that I chose to talk about is the Lotería game. C. Speaker credibility: This game has been something I’ve played with my family and friends since I can remember that still continues to be a tradition at every get-together
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Executive Officer of Apple Computer Inc.‚ he has taken the company to new heights through his powerful and entertaining speeches. In one of his more serious speeches‚ addressed to the Stanford University‚ he delivered what I think is the most inspiring speech to this day. His main point was to “...have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” He also makes a point to stress living for today. "If you live each
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have all procrastinated in our lifetime whether it may be delaying to take the dog out or finishing a major school project like writing a persuasive speech that includes antithesis‚ ethos‚ pathos‚ logos‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ anecdotes‚ and other things that I haven抰 mentioned that are hopefully in this speech. I know I did not procrastinate on this speech about procrastination because that would be just wrong. But what about you guys‚ the sleep deprived high school students? Do you usually put off things
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EXAMPLE OF INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE Informative Outline Topic: Impact of Media in the Society and Individual General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience the negative impact of social media in the society and to the individual. Thesis: Social media websites are some of the most popular haunts on the Internet. They have revolutionized the way people communicate and socialize on the Web. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Today‚ just about everyone
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Table Number 8 Major Persuasive Speech Luis Salamanca October 30‚ 2010 Topic Cars Title To Drive or Not to Drive General Purpose To persuade Specific Purpose To explain to my audience the problem of cars that give off too much carbon emissions‚ and to persuade them to start using more eco-friendly methods of transportation. Organizational Pattern Problem-solution Sub-Goal for Persuasion Adoption Action Step I want the audience to start using eco-friendly transportation
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