Persuasive Speech Outline

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=526032" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="31800640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Message </b></FONT><B>   |     </b><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Message"><U><B>home</b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Persuasive Speech Outline</I></div> <div> <B><U>Shop at Aldi</U></b></div> <div> <B>I.  Attention:</b>  What is your food of choice when times are lean?  For me, I can remember Ramen noodles and macaroni.  Funny thing about food, you have to have it to live. Because money doesn't seem to grow on trees and most of us have to count our pennies, that is why I'm going to persuade you to make the wise and very economical move to Aldi.</div> <bR> <div> <B>II.  Need:</b></div> <div> A.  According to the Grocery Spending Survey, the U.S. National food expenditure for a family of four is $121 dollars a week, for a total of $6,280 a year.  </div> <div> B.  The average college student spends $48 a week on groceries, $2,500 a year. </div> <div> C.  With so much money spent on groceries it only makes sense that we become wise consumers. </div> <div> D. The savings at Aldi are substantial; You can save between .20 cents to $1.00 per item </div> <div> 1.  Bananas are $.25 a pound at Aldi and .$49 a pound at Walmart.</div> <div> 2.  2% milk is $2.39 at Aldi and $2.79 at Walmart.</div> <div> 3.  Bisquits are .$.25 at Aldi and $.59 at Walmart.</div> <div> 4. Devils Food Cake Mix is $.69 at Aldi and $.99 and $1.19 at Walmart.</div> <div> 5.  Eggs are $.69 at aldi and $.89 at Walmart.</div> <div> 6.  Most all cereals are $1.69 at Aldi and $2. 79 to $3.20 at Walmart.</div> <div> 7.  Watermelons ate $3. 29 at Aldi and are $4.79 at Walmart. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> Transition: Shopping at Aldi can help you get the most for your grocery dollar. Raise you hand if you have shopped at Aldi before. </div> <bR> <div> <B>III. Satisfaction: </b></div> <div> A.  Aldi was founded by brothers Theo and Karl Albrecht in a west German city in 1946.</div> <div> B.  In an article called "Aldi Insights in Germany, " the author says. The Spartan layout, restricted range and frugal prices were a necessity of the post-war climate. But the brothers soon realized that all the customer really wanted was cheap food so they decided not to bother expanding the range or embellishing its layout.</div> <div> C. Aldi brought the limited assortment concept to the United States in 1976 when the first stores in southeastern Iowa were opened. </div> <div> D.  Aldi's website says , Our product line includes more than 700 of the most needed, most often used products for the average home. This differs from most other grocery stores that offer in excess of 25,000 items. Still, you can purchase 70% of your weekly shopping list at ALDI . </div> <div> E.  We are not in a post-war situation, but Saving money on food is always a good idea. </div> <div> "You can buy a whole cart that would cost you $150 in Kroger or Big Bear and that will cost you about $80 at Aldi's," said Roger Blackwell, OSU marketing professor. </div> <div> F.  There are Aldi's in Rogers, Fayetteville and in Springdale.</div> <div> G.  The quality of Aldi products are as good and sometimes better than name brand. </div> <div> 1.  A professional cake decorator who uses Aldi mixes in her wedding cakes says that she gets more compliments from using Aldi cakes than from fancy mixes.</div> <div> 2.  My family prefers Aldi spaghetti sauce to Ragu</div> <div> 3.  They have a 100% satisfaction guarantee on all of their products. </div> <bR> <div> Transition:  Shopping at Aldi is a little different, there are things you must know first to be successful.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Visualization: </b></div> <div> A.  The first thing you will notice is you have to rent your shopping cart for a $.25 deposit</div> <div> B.  It is a no frills store.  Things are stocked in open boxes and resources are not wasted making the store ascetically pleasing. </div> <div> C.  Checkout is an experience.</div> <div> 1. As one shopper put it, "As the groceries sped through the checkout, I could see exactly where their training was needed, it resembled a cattle market, and everything and everyone was rushed through the checkouts at a rapid rate. Almost before you have finished loading the conveyor belt the assistant has finished and is telling you the total, there is not a second to spare. " </div> <div> 2.   Only bring cash or a debit card.  They do not accept checks.</div> <div> 3.  They slide your groceries of the belt back into your cart, you go to a different area to bag. </div> <div> D. Another feature that is different is the bags.  One writer said jokingly:  " The motto of the Aldi Grocery Store according to an online article entitled "Aldi Grocery Store."  could be BYOB - bring your own bag." There is a .$5 fee for each paper bag. </div> <bR> <div>  Transition: Renting a shopping cart and paying 25 cents for bags is a small sacrfice for the difference it will make in the quantity of great groceries you will get for your shopping dollar. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Action:  </b>After 10 years of marriage to my husband, said a woman in a Doo-You Review, we had become pretty set in our ways, we knew what brand of foods we liked and we were reluctant to try others. However, over the last 6 months or so, our financial status has drastically changed, A friend recommended Aldi, and initially we pooh poohed her, as I am afraid we were food snobs.  Can you identify with this, are you a food snob? Consider taking a step out of your box and a step down to Aldi for a great savings.  After all, you might save enough to go to a movie, I heard Spiderman is still  playing,  see you there. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>Random Acts of Kindness</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Attention:</U></b><B> </b> Read the story entitled "Making a Difference".  Sometimes the task of making a difference seems too overwhelming.  This story illustrates that if we just focus on helping one individual at a time it could mean the world to them.  Today I am going to tell you what random acts of kindness are, how it was started, and what we can do to make a difference.</div> <bR> <div> <B>I.  </b><B><U>Need:</U></b></div> <bR> <div> A. The history of random acts of kindness is interesting.</div> <div> 1.  Random acts of kindness began in 1982.</div> <div> 2.     Anne Herbert first wrote, "Practice random kindness and acts of</div> <div>      senseless beauty" on a napkin at a restaurant in California as a</div> <div>      gift to the waiter.</div> <div> 3.     Almost a decade later, the phrase was revived.  It was during the Persian Gulf War when people were feeling pessimistic and disconnected over the growing violence in the world.</div> <div> 4.     Since then, there have been 5 books have been published by the Conari Press.  Also, a National Random Acts of Kindness Week has been established.</div> <div>              B. Chuck Wall, Ph.D, defines kindness as an act that positively influences </div> <div> the life   of both the giver and the receiver.</div> <div>                                 1. It doesn't have to be difficult to perform.</div> <div>                                 2. It can either be spontaneous (random) or premeditated.</div> <div>                                 3. It can be as simple as a smile or a thank you or as </div> <div> complicated as  starting a non-profit organization to benefit those in need.</div> <div> C.     The problem is a lack of unselfish kindness towards others.</div> <div>        1.   Wilma L. Espinoza states that kindness is essential in our</div> <div>                                       everyday lives because "incidents of violence in school, </div> <div> home, business and other public and private settings are too often the   lead story in the evening news."</div> <div> 2.     These actions result in an atmosphere of fear and general mistrust and a desire by many people to isolate themselves from the rest of society.</div> <div> D.      We should care because you may one day be that person in need of the random act of kindness.</div> <div>        1.Have you ever been short $1 at the grocery store?</div> <div>                      2.Have you ever been stuck alongside the highway with no help?</div> <bR> <div> <B>Transition:</b>  Now that we see there is a need for kindness in the world, let's look at a few ways we can show kindness.</div> <bR> <div> II.<B>  </b><B><U>Satisfaction:</U></b></div> <bR> <div> A.     There are many things we can do to show others we care, both big and small things.  (Some ideas for Random Acts of Kindness)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Transition:</b>  Now that we have looked at some ideas to perform random acts of kindness, let's look at the benefits for doing acts of kindness.</div> <bR> <div> II<B>I.  </b><B><U>Visualization:</U></b></div> <bR> <div> A.      There are many benefits for doing random acts of kindness.</div> <div> 1.     The benefits to those receiving an act of kindness are self-evident.  </div> <div> a.     Doing an act of kindness could make someone's day.</div> <div> b.     It could help someone see that there <I>is</I> good left in the world.</div> <div>                         2.There are benefits to the one performing the act of kindness.</div> <div> a.     Satisfaction comes from making a difference in</div> <div>       someone else's life.</div> <div> b.     You will learn to value yourself more by seeing</div> <div>       your worth is not determined by having a flashy</div> <div>       wardrobe but by your contribution to the world.</div> <div>                         3.Acts of kindness are contagious; when someone has something</div> <div>                            nice done for them, they feel the need to do something nice for </div> <div> another. Thus, a chain reaction is started.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Transition:</b>  Now that we see there are many benefits for performing kindness, I will present you with a challenge.</div> <bR> <div> I<B>V.  </b><B><U>Action:</U></b><B> </b> I encourage everyone to do 1 random act of kindness this week.  This means that you should do something nice for someone else without wanting to be acknowledged.  In turn, this random act of kindness will become contagious and the next person will do an act of kindness.  You may not feel like you are making any sort of difference but remember the story of the starfish and how much you can make a difference in the life of one person.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Works Cited</div> <bR> <div> Espinoza, Wilma L. "Kindness is Essential in our Everyday Lives"</div> <div>      http://www.kindnessinc.org/encounter.htm. (20 June 2001).</div> <bR> <div> "How Did it All Begin?"  http://www2.semissourian.com/semissourian/pages/rak/pages/</div> <div>      begin.html. (18 June 2001).</div> <bR> <div> "Making a Difference"  http://mindspring.com/~peacebaby/theworldweknow.html.</div> <div>      (20 June 2001).</div> <bR> <div> "Random Acts of Kindness"  http://www.auscharity.org/kind.htm.  (18 June 2001).</div> <bR> <div> Ryan, Michael.  "My Friends Hear What I'm doing, and They Think It's Awesome"  </div> <div>      <U>Parade Magazine</U> (1999):4.</div> <bR> <div> Wall, Chuck.  "Kindness Defined and or Explained"  http://www.kindnessinc.org/</div> <div>      Encounter.htm.  (20 June 2001).</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Persuasive Sample Number Two</b></div> <bR> <div> I. <I>Attention:</I> How many of you would like to have this awesome T-shirt in your wardrobe?(grabber) Okay, maybe it is not the hippest shirt, but as college students we could all use an extra T-shirt. (audience identification/relevance) In order to get this shirt, all I did was donate a pint of blood. I was walking after class toward the bus, when I noticed a sign just like this one, turned around and headed toward the union to give blood. I am going to tell you about the demand for blood, how to lower the demand, and how you can donate blood. (preview)</div> <bR> <div> <I>Transition</I>: Let me start by telling you some facts. </div> <bR> <div> II.<I> Need</I> : There is a high demand for blood in the Arkansas region.</div> <div> A. The American Red Cross supplies over 50 hospitals throughout </div> <div> Arkansas. </div> <div> 1. The Journal of American Medicine (credibility) reports that every year, the </div> <div> American Red Cross collects 70,000 units of blood from the Arkansas region. </div> <div> 2. The demand for blood in their region is 80,000 units. </div> <div> 3. In prior years, the Arkansas region has had to turn to the national supply, </div> <div> which is called Hub for the remaining 10,000 units. </div> <div> B. Disasters can tax the blood supply.</div> <div> 1. The blizzard in the east last winter closed 19 out of only 43 chapters.</div> <div> 2. I went to the Red Cross chapter in Tulsa the day of the Oklahoma City </div> <div> bombing. </div> <bR> <div> <I>Transition</I>: The need is great and yet the solution is simple.</div> <bR> <div> III. <I>Satisfaction: </I>We can lower the shortage problem by donating on a regular basis.</div> <div> A. According to the Red Cross, (credibility) there are a few requirements that must be </div> <div> filled before you can give blood.</div> <div> 1. You must be at least 16 years old.</div> <div> 2. You must weigh over 110 pounds.</div> <div> 3. You must be in good health and not have given blood in the past 56 days. </div> <div> B. This is strictly volunteer.</div> <bR> <div> <I>Transition:</I> Now that I have told you who can donate, I am going to tell you how to donate. </div> <bR> <div> IV. <I>Visualization</I>: There are a few things to consider before you give blood.</div> <div> A. You must meet the requirements I mentioned before. </div> <div> B. All it takes is 45 minutes from start to finish. </div> <div> C. For first time donors, I have a few suggestions.</div> <div> 1. Eat about one hour before you are going to give.</div> <div> 2. If you have a friend who has donated before, take that person with you .</div> <div> 3. Tell the nurse this is the first time to give. </div> <div> D. The side effects of donating are minimal</div> <div> 1. Most people do not have any side effects.</div> <div> 2. Some people may feel light headed, what is why it is important to eat before </div> <div> you give. </div> <div> 3. Some people report feeling tired, yet some feel refreshed after they give. </div> <div> E. It gives you warm fuzzies knowing that you help to save lives</div> <bR> <div> <I>Transition</I>: Whatever your motivation, it is important that you give. </div> <bR> <div> V. <I>Action</I>: In conclusion, I have told you about the demand for blood, how to lower that demand, and how to give blood. (review) In order to meet the blood demand, not only in Arkansas, but throughout the country, it will take all of us. I challenge each and every one of you to go down to the local chapter, which is by the Northwest Arkansas Mall, and donate blood. For 45 minutes of your time, you can save up to four lives. That is not a lot of time to sacrifice for the sake of four others For your appointment, all you need to do is pick up the phone and dial 1 -800-GIVE-LIFE</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Persuasive Speech Outline</b></div> <div> <B>The Importance of Hand Washing</b></div> <div> I.  Attention/Introduction</div> <div> A.  <I>Attention Getter.</I>  How would you feel if one of your loved ones died, because of what he ate at a restaurant, was touched by unsanitized hands?  A restaurant in Redwood, California closed down, because Constance Williams who was 53 years of age, died by food poisoning.  According to Hygenius website, "County Health investigators believe that the bacteria may have passed from an employee's unsanitized hands into improperly stored chicken or beans, or may have been present in vegetables used to make salsa."  My family and I went Taco Bell one day.  We went in to order our food and while we were waiting a guy in back was preparing meals.  While he was handling the food he sneezed on his hands, wiped them on his shirt, and then went back to handling the food.</div> <bR> <div> B.  <I>Credibility.</I>  It is disgusting when someone goes to the bathroom and    </div> <div>  does not even bother to wash their hands.  I have seen people do it!  It is   </div> <div> disgusting!  I have also seen children do it many times. If you teach children when  they are young they will be disciplined in doing it all the way into adulthood.</div> <bR> <div> <I>C. Relevance.</I>  When people do not wash their hands, disease spreads.  If people    washed their hands like they were suppose to, there would not be as many sicknesses and colds that we have going on today.</div> <bR> <div> D.  <I>Thesis.  </I>When you start to become more careful in keeping your hands clean. You  will be more self-conscious about your surroundings.</div> <bR> <div> <I>E. Preview.</I>  I would like to explain to you WHY hand washing is so important, and what you need to do about it.</div> <div> <B> </b></div> <div> <B>Transition:</b>  As the saying is," An apple a day keeps the doctor away."  I also believe that, HAND WASHING EVERY DAY KEEPS THE DOC AWAY.</div> <bR> <div> II. Need</div> <div>       </div> <div> A.  Keeping hands clean prevents the chance of colds, flu, and other diseases.  If you have dirty hands and you are picking your nose, the germs from your  finger is putting bad bacteria in your body and more than likely you begin to have  a cold.  I dislike when someone comes up and shakes my hand and while they are shaking, they are explaining how they had been sick all week.  If people stayed home when they were sick, and not go out and spread their germs to other people, </div> <div>             they would extremely help prevent illness.  </div> <bR> <div> B.  According to what the American Society of Microbiology said, "Hand washing with warm water and soap can greatly reduce the chances of spreading or getting germs."  </div> <bR> <div> C. The American Society of Microbiology showed a 2000 study of how many men and women, through a survey said, "they always washed their hands." </div> <div> Ninety-seven percent of females said they always washed their hands.</div> <div> Ninety-two percent of males said they always washed their hands.</div> <div> The total percentage of male and female that said they always washed, was 95%.</div> <bR> <div> D. The American Society of Microbiology showed a 2000 study on 7,836 adults being observed in public restrooms.  </div> <div> 1.  Seventy-five percent of females actually washed their hands.</div> <div> 2.  Fifty-eight percent of men actually washed their hands.</div> <div> 3.  The total percent of both was 67%.</div> <bR> <div> E.    The 7,836 adults were observed in public bathrooms of five cities, and of those cities, New York City had the lowest percentage total. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Transition:</b>  Even though many Americans fail to wash their hands, does not mean you have to.</div> <bR> <div> III.  Satisfaction.</div> <bR> <div> A.  I want each and every one of you to do your part in washing your hands.  It is a   </div> <div> very very important, especially in today's society.  </div> <div>  </div> <div> B.  There are so many diseases out there, for instance hepatitis, and you got to be careful.  The way to  revent sickness, begins with you washing your hands with soap and water.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Transition:  </b>Being wise and washing your hands daily can help you have a healthy life.</div> <bR> <div> iv. Visualization.</div> <div> A.  Hand washing helps keep your whole self-clean.</div> <div>  B.  Hand washing helps prevent you from getting a disease.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Transition:  </b>I believe that hand washing is very essential in life and it should be a daily habit.</div> <bR> <div> V. Action/Conclusion.  </div> <div>      </div> <div> A. In the handout I gave you, I gave you something called "When You Should Wash"   nd a "How You Should Wash Your Hands" quiz.  I would like you to take that  quiz fill it out and give it back to me.  The other paper is a guide in helping know when  it is important to wash your hands.  </div> <bR> <div> B.  I talked to you about how hand washing is so important and what you need to do about it.</div> <bR> <div> C.  I hope you have taken what I said today in consideration.  Washing your hands like your suppose to, will help you be courteous to your neighbors, and also to yourself by practicing and living a healthy.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>