By a show of hands‚ how many of you know someone who has asthma? How many of you know someone who has diabetes? Now how many of you know someone who has obsessive-compulsive disorder? Not many. Yet OCD is diagnosed nearly as often as asthma and diabetes. It’s estimated that 2.2 million American adults have obsessive-compulsive disorder. This is slightly more than the number of people who reside in Houston‚ Texas‚ the 4th largest city in the country. And according to the Obsessive Compulsive
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The annual number of prescription painkiller overdose deaths have increased five hundred percent since 1990; but who is there to blame for this drastic increase in numbers? Doctors should be held responsible for the abuse of prescription drugs among people. At first‚ it seemed that doctors were not taking pain serious enough and they were failing to prescribe the right doses of painkillers to their patients. Sadly‚ this could have possibly started an epidemic of doctors prescribing too much medication
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Nicole Adkins Informative Speech How many of you have ever battled an eating disorder or known someone with an eating disorder? One or two of every 100 students will struggle or have struggled with an eating disorder. An anonymous quote from someone who struggled an eating disorder once said “Nothing matters when I’m thin”. Anyone of us in this room is at risk of an eating disorder. Females have to maintain that ‘normal’ look to fit in with society. More guys are seeking help for eating disorders
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Informative Speech Taekwondo Introduction Have you ever seen a martial arts demonstration‚ or hear of a demonstration team? Well‚ let me start off by telling you what a demonstration‚ or demo‚ team is and what they do. A demo team is a group of elite martial artists chosen to represent the school of martial arts to which they attend to the public during martial arts demonstrations. During these demonstrations they perform impressive feats that wow the audience such as‚ difficult board breaking
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Informative Outline Topic: Michael Jackson General Purpose: To inform Organization Pattern: Topical Attention Getter: ask a question about how many people in the class have listen to a Michael Jackson song. Importance of the Topic: Michael Jackson’s music has influenced many people in the world and his charities helped many lives. Preview of Thesis and Main Points: Michael Jackson‚ one of the most widely beloved entertainers and probably the most influential artists of all-time‚ left an imprint
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Speech Outline This is a sample outline you should use for your speeches. Each speech should include a complete sentence outline. Name – Communication Course Title Type of Speech (informative‚ persuasive‚ group) General Goal – (to inform‚ to persuade‚ to entertain) Specific Goal – At the end of the speech‚ the audience … Introduction I. Attention & Interest (motivate your audience to listen to the speech) II. Credibility (establish your credibility to speak on this topic) III.
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Informative Speech - Shyness Have you ever felt your heart pounding fast in your chest that you could’ve sworn it was about to explode? Did you feel your palms becoming sweaty and cold? Or that your stomach tensing up in knots? Were these the symptoms that were brought about when you were about to approach someone new? Or as you sit there and anticipate on being called on by your teacher? If you answered yes to any of my questions‚ then you probably have shyness. We are all susceptible to shyness
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The Legacy of Jerry Falwell Organization: This speech uses topical organization. Audience analysis: The average age of the audience is between 19 and 23 years of age. There are a greater number of males than females‚ and all are Caucasian. All are from conservative religious backgrounds and abide by Liberty University’s guidelines. Central Idea: To reflect and admire the life of Jerry Falwell‚ who lived to win souls for Christ. Introduction I. Attention-getter: A. After 73
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Informative Speech- MLA Format I. As we all know‚ grandmas are known for making delicious food. I discovered a long time ago that I have a big problem breaking eggs; so I was very excited when I discovered the eggless recipe for Cocoa Kiss Cookies. I was given the recipe for these cookies by my mom‚ Renae Williams. My mom got the recipe from her mother; Lucy Long‚ who got the recipe from the chocolate factory in Hershey‚ PA. II. If you ever are in a situation where you need to impress your
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Informative Speech By:Amber Samworth Topic: Yoga General Purpose: To Inform. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about yoga. Thesis Statement: I want my audience to be informed about what yoga is‚ its history‚ and why it has become so popular in recent years. Introduction I. (Open w/impact) According to Ann Pizer‚ a Yoga Alliance Certified Instructor‚ in an article last accessed on September 18th 2007‚ for Yoga.About.Com. “Yoga means “union” in Sanskrit‚ the language of Ancient India
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