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Pediatrician Informative Speech
Salam Abu-assaf

Mrs. Krikava

April 6, 2017

Pediatrician

I.Introduction:

A.Attention-Getter: If you could be a part of a community dedicated to providing our country's youth with the best gift anyone can offer, wouldn't you?

B.Necessary Information: Today, I will be talking to you about pediatricians, which are doctors who specialize in caring for children and the youth of our society.

C.Clam: Becoming a pediatrician is a great way to help better the health of children in our community, while at the same time providing a great pay.

II. Body:

Transition: First, I would like to provide you with a basic overview of what being a pediatrician is like.

II. The Basics of this Career:

A.Job Description/
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2.They also require scores from the MCAT, which is a medical college of admissions test ("requirements and timeline").

Transition: Now that I have clarified the path you need to take to become a pediatrician, I will now tell you some of the benefits in choosing to pursue this career.

III. The Benefits of this career:

A.Benefit #1: you have the opportunity to help better the health and quality of life of children.

1.Specific Example: you can help provide young children who are the future of our nation, with vaccinations that could prevent life-threatening diseases such as hepatitis. In addition, the feeling you get knowing that you just prevented a child from catching a fatal illness is irreplaceable (emotional).

B.Benefit #2: Pediatricians have a wide variety of work spaces to choose from.

1.Specific Example: Pediatricians can work in office settings, in hospitals, and some even make home visits.

C.Benefit #3: Being a pediatrician provides a great pay, and your accomplishments in this field are recognized and do not go
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They also are people who are considered prestigious and are of high social rank (" physicians and surgeons") (logical).

Transition: there are many benefits to becoming a pediatrician, but, others may think otherwise. Now I will be talking to you about what some of those opposing viewpoints may be and my counter argument to them.

II. Opposing Viewpoints & Counter-Arguments:

A.Opposing Point #1: Becoming a pediatrician takes a lot of hard work and can be very stressful.

1.Counterargument: in the end, it is all worth it because even though we work very hard to get to the place we are at, we gain a sense of accomplishment once having gotten there. In addition, nurses do a lot of the work for the doctors, yet, they get paid

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