1. Persuasive Outline
Rosma Elisa & Qaisara Afiqah Persuasive Outline Topic: Walking For Health Life Audience:
General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to start walking in order
to improve health. Thesis: Everyone should choose to walk on a regular basis to improve both
mental and physical health. 1. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Let's be honest, we lead an easy life:
automatic dishwashers, riding lawnmowers , television remote controls, automatic garage doors
openers, power screwdrivers, bread machines, electric pencil sharpeners, etc....show more content...
Satisfaction Step1. Fortunately, there is a simple, effective solution. Exercise. This exercise is
walking. 2. Walking for 20 minutes at a moderate pace 3 – 4 times a week is good for our physical
and mental health (Ullman 9). a. Walking is an inexpensive form of exercise that requires no
training. b. Walking is a nice, relaxing way to spend time, especially on a nice day. 3. Regular
walking can reduce our risk for heart disease. a. 1994 article in Prevention reported that walking
can curtail our risk for heart disease (Ullman 9). b. Walking enhances an enzyme that removes
triglycerides (blood fats) from our bloodstream (Ullman 10). 4. According to a research study
done in 2006, walking was proven to relieve stress, help burn fat, and relax the muscles (Ulman
12). 5. Some of you may be hesitant to get up off of the couch and start walking. a. I can assure
you that once you start, your blood will begin moving, you'll feel better about yourself, you'll get
fresh air, and you'll reduce the risk of heart disease. Walking works! b. John P. Wiley comments on
the benefits of walking by stating, "Being on your own two feet is restful. No one is climbing on
your back, leaning on a horn, . . . and if something catches your eye, you can stop
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2. Persuasive Speech Essay
Joseph Froehle
Public Speaking Class
Persuasive Speech Outline
Topic: Organ Donation
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to
act upon their decision to donate.
Thesis Statement: The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be an
organ donor when you die.
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Attention material/Credibility Material: How do you feel when you have to wait for something
you really, really want? What if it was something you couldn't live without? Well, my cousin was
five years old when he found out he needed a new kidney. He went on the organ waiting list right
away. He was called twice during a six month span that they had a kidney available only to...show
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2) The reason is that there are only on the average 6,000 donors nationally per year (Life Source:
Statistics).
c. You can choose to donate any needed organs or you can specify which organs or tissues you wish
to donate.
2. Organ donation is very important.
a. The following poem by Robert Test entitled, "To Remember Me," shows the importance of organ
donation.
"Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby's face or love in the eyes of a
woman. Give my heart to a person whose heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain... Take
my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child
walk...Take my cells, if necessary, and let them grow so that, someday, a speechless boy will shout at
the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain against her window
b. Not only is this a problem nationally but also it is a big problem right here at home in Colorado.
1) Nationally, there are over 120,000 people waiting as of November 1, 2011. As of November 7,
2011, there are 1,142 people from Colorado that are on the organ waiting list (Life Source: Statistics).
2) The sad part is that there have only been 137 donors in Colorado so far from January 2011
through November 2011 (Life Source: Newsnotes).
[Transition: I'm sure that you can see the need for people like you to donate your organs. But you
might be asking, well, how can I make sure my organs are donated after I die? Let me tell you.]
B. This
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