Consequences Of Texting While Driving Speech Outline
September 24, 2013
National Issue Speech Outline
General Purpose: Agenda Setting
Specific Purpose: Inform readers about the consequences of texting while driving and influence them to not do it.
Thesis: Texting while driving has become so common in today’s society, that the danger of it is overlooked.
I. Introduction
A. Gain Audience’s Attention – Death, text message ignored
B. Motivate Audience to Listen – Survey 90%
C. Thesis – So common, danger is overlooked
D. Preview – Exam effects, influenced to stop
[Transition: The first point that I would like to make today is that…]
II. First Main Point – DWT (driving while texting) is dangerous and distraction on driver
A. Huge distraction for driver takes attention away. …show more content…
23X’s likely to crash (Distracted Driving, 2013).
3. 49% of drivers with cell phones under 35 send or read text messages (Taylor and Chairman, 2011).
[Transition: Now that we’ve discussed the first point, let’s move to the second point.]
III. Second Main Point – More importantly, causes injuries and deaths that effect others
A. Texting while driving can lead to life long injuries and even death
1. Distracted driving dangerous on America 's roadways. 2011 over 3,000 people killed in distracted driving crashes (Distracted Driving, 2013).
2. Rachel Waugh talks about man named Reggie Shaw who killed two people.
“Reggie received 30 days in jail and 200 hours of community service while today the same crime would send him to jail up to fifteen years.” Shaw says, “no message is worth your life or another persons’ life”. (Waugh, 2010)
B. It does not affect only the people involved in the accident
1.Wendell shares
“A texting young man ran a red light and hit my mother-in-law and son, my mother-in-law had over 20 broken ribs, internal bleeding, and several injuries and she did not make it,” she states, “texting KILLED someone I love. #itcanwait” (itcanwait.com, n.d.)
3. A mother’s son …show more content…
Marist Poll survey
“Younger Americans are the culprits when it comes to this touchy practice. About one in five residents under 30 admit to at least sometimes texting while driving.” (Marist Poll) My survey you “sometimes” or “often” text and drive vs. experience. It CAN wait.
[Transition: As you can see from these examples…]
IV. Conclusion
A. Review Thesis - Texting while driving is a major problem that proves to be dangerous, sometimes fatal, and often overlooked.
B. Summarize Main Ideas –irresponsible/selfish. One text could kill.
C. Strong Concluding Sentence/Final Appeal – Take away phone. Remember what Reggie said, “No message is worth your life or another persons life.”
References
ItCanWait.com. (n.d). Texting & driving: It can wait. [online] Retrieved 26 Sept. 2013, from http://www.itcanwait.com/stories/
Distracted.gov. (2013). Distracted driving | Facts and stats | Texting and driving. [online] Retrieved September 26, 2013 from, http://www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/index.html
Pickrell, T. M., & Ye, T. J. (2013, March). Driver electronic device use in 2011. ort No. DOT HS 811 719). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. [PDF] Retrieved 26 Sept. 2013 from
National Issue Speech Outline
General Purpose: Agenda Setting
Specific Purpose: Inform readers about the consequences of texting while driving and influence them to not do it.
Thesis: Texting while driving has become so common in today’s society, that the danger of it is overlooked.
I. Introduction
A. Gain Audience’s Attention – Death, text message ignored
B. Motivate Audience to Listen – Survey 90%
C. Thesis – So common, danger is overlooked
D. Preview – Exam effects, influenced to stop
[Transition: The first point that I would like to make today is that…]
II. First Main Point – DWT (driving while texting) is dangerous and distraction on driver
A. Huge distraction for driver takes attention away. …show more content…
23X’s likely to crash (Distracted Driving, 2013).
3. 49% of drivers with cell phones under 35 send or read text messages (Taylor and Chairman, 2011).
[Transition: Now that we’ve discussed the first point, let’s move to the second point.]
III. Second Main Point – More importantly, causes injuries and deaths that effect others
A. Texting while driving can lead to life long injuries and even death
1. Distracted driving dangerous on America 's roadways. 2011 over 3,000 people killed in distracted driving crashes (Distracted Driving, 2013).
2. Rachel Waugh talks about man named Reggie Shaw who killed two people.
“Reggie received 30 days in jail and 200 hours of community service while today the same crime would send him to jail up to fifteen years.” Shaw says, “no message is worth your life or another persons’ life”. (Waugh, 2010)
B. It does not affect only the people involved in the accident
1.Wendell shares
“A texting young man ran a red light and hit my mother-in-law and son, my mother-in-law had over 20 broken ribs, internal bleeding, and several injuries and she did not make it,” she states, “texting KILLED someone I love. #itcanwait” (itcanwait.com, n.d.)
3. A mother’s son …show more content…
Marist Poll survey
“Younger Americans are the culprits when it comes to this touchy practice. About one in five residents under 30 admit to at least sometimes texting while driving.” (Marist Poll) My survey you “sometimes” or “often” text and drive vs. experience. It CAN wait.
[Transition: As you can see from these examples…]
IV. Conclusion
A. Review Thesis - Texting while driving is a major problem that proves to be dangerous, sometimes fatal, and often overlooked.
B. Summarize Main Ideas –irresponsible/selfish. One text could kill.
C. Strong Concluding Sentence/Final Appeal – Take away phone. Remember what Reggie said, “No message is worth your life or another persons life.”
References
ItCanWait.com. (n.d). Texting & driving: It can wait. [online] Retrieved 26 Sept. 2013, from http://www.itcanwait.com/stories/
Distracted.gov. (2013). Distracted driving | Facts and stats | Texting and driving. [online] Retrieved September 26, 2013 from, http://www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/index.html
Pickrell, T. M., & Ye, T. J. (2013, March). Driver electronic device use in 2011. ort No. DOT HS 811 719). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. [PDF] Retrieved 26 Sept. 2013 from