Informative Speech Fall 2011 Preventing Obesity by Being Healthier Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the two major ways to becoming a healthier person. Central Idea: The two major ways to become a healthier person are following the dietary guidelines and exercising regularly. Introduction I. What if I told you that there is an epidemic affecting our country right now that is causing millions of Americans to develop life threatening diseases and die at an early age? You probably
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Informative Speech Outline I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Jane Brox said‚ “Time and task were both disorienting. For if you were to remove everything from our lives that depends on electricity to function‚ homes and offices would become no more than the chambers and passages of limestone caves… simple shelter from wind and rain. No way to keep out cold‚ or heat‚ for long. No way to preserve food‚ or to cook it. The things that define us‚ that without their purpose‚ they lose
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Sleepwalking Informative Speech General Purpose: Inform class on sleepwalking and its effects on a person ’s life. General Topic: Sleepwaking Timed Length: 4 minutes‚ 12 seconds Introduction: I. Grabber - Somnambulism‚ Identical twins‚ lasts 30 seconds to 30 minutes‚ most likely to occur between 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.‚ 1% to 15% of the population‚ affecting more males than females. What do all of these have in common? If sleepwalking came to mind you are correct. II. Preview statement
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Speech Outline Template Introduction Attention getter: Cigarette smoke contains over 4‚800 chemicals. Relevance to this audience: Everyone knows someone that smokes. Speaker credibility: My uncle has been smoking ever since I was little. Thesis statement/Main Points: Smoking cigarettes is bad all around because of the chemicals it has in it‚ the effects it has on your body‚ and the harm it does to the people around you. Transition: Some people
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Introduction I. Think about a time when your breathing quickened‚ your muscles tensed‚ and your heart pounded with a sudden sense of dread. II. Was it when your car almost went off the road from the rain? Or maybe when your teacher announced you had a test? III. Anytime you face wheat seems to be a serious threat to your well-being‚ you may react with the state of immediate alarm known as fear. IV. You may not always be able to pinpoint a specific cause for your alarm‚ but still you
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-* I. Stress is part of our lives. We live with it‚ deal with it. Not everyone deals with the same level of stress and there are several factors that can impact our lives and cause us to have higher or lower stress levels. II. Stress is your body’s response to change. 1. What is stres C.It’s a very individual thing. A situation’s that one person finds stressful may not bother someone else . A. B. For example‚ one person may become tense when driving; another person may find
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Informative Presentation General Goal: To inform Specific Goal: At the end of the speech‚ the audience will know more about diabetes. Introduction: When I was a little girl I remember going to my mother to tattletale on my grandmother. I told my mother that I seen my grandmother poking her finger to make herself bleed just so that she could get a cool band aid. At that time‚ I thought band aids were pretty awesome. Little did I know‚ my grandmother had other reasons for poking her finger
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Speech III: Informative Term Topic Question: Should smoking be banned in open public places? I. Introduction A. Attention-Gaining Strategy: “Try it and you will love the feeling”‚ as my friends will say urging me to smoke a cigarette. Smoking is an uncontrollable habit to quit‚ since it contains a substance known as nicotine that is very addictive. As the human mind becomes accustomed to nicotine‚ it is very difficult to abstain since an individual feels the need to smoke in order
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INFORMATIVE SPEECH ASSIGNMENT Overview: For this assignment you must present an informative speech to an audience of your peers. There are three general approaches to informing an audience: altering perception‚ creating virtual experience‚ or explaining (of course‚ these are not mutually exclusive categories – a speech may well do more than one‚ though one approach often dominates). An informative speech asks you to convey your knowledge and understanding of an object‚ process‚ event‚ or concept
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SPCH 250: Speech Fundamentals Speech 2: Informative Speech Due Date: 9/30/14‚ 10/2/14 Purposes of Informative Speaking Informative speaking offers you an opportunity to practice your research‚ writing‚ organizing‚ and speaking skills. You will learn how to discover and present information clearly. If you take the time to thoroughly research and understand your topic‚ to create a clearly organized speech‚ and to practice an enthusiastic‚ dynamic style of delivery‚ you can be an effective "teacher"
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