informative speech
...peech Topic: Cigarette smoking has became a wide spread trend despite the dangers it imposes on the smoker. Specific Purpose: Inform audience about the continuing trend of smoking and the risks and dangers of smoking. Primary Audience Outcome: Cigarette smoking seems to be a cool or glamorous thing to do today despite the diseases and dangers, which cigarettes impose and can cause. Lung cancer and other problems can arise from smoking yet a lot of us have at on time tried smoking or is a smoker today. Attention Getter: Who wants to go have a cigarette with me? Everywhere you turn today someone is lighting up a cigarette. You may see beautiful women or handsome man smoking or a celebrity on TV lighting up. Psychological Orientation: Many of us in this room at one time have seen someone smoked or have inhaled second hand smoke or may have smoked ourselves. Logical Orientation: “Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body and also is a leading cause of cancer, according to a report, the health Consequences of smoking” (Surgeon General.com) Today I am here to talk about how smoking has been proven harmful, the social acceptance of smoking and last the methods and resources out there to quit smoking. I. Main Point: Smoking can cause a variety of health issues in the body. Subpoint: Nicotine is the toxic ingredient in cigarettes and mimics a neurotransmitter in the body. A. Did you know that Nicotine reaches the brain in 10 seconds after it is inhaled and can be found in every part of our body even breast milk in women? (Surgeon general, 2004) B. “Cancer-causing agents (carcinogens) in tobacco smoke damage important genes that control the growth of cells, causing them to grow abnormally or to reproduce too rapidly.” (Surgeon General, 2004 p.45-45) C. Today a leading cause of death is lung cancer caused by smoking. (Surgeon Generals, 2004) D. “Compared to nonsmokers, men who smoke are about 23 times more likely to develop lung cancer and women who smoke are 13 times more likely. Smoking causes about 90% of lung cancer deaths in men and 80% in women.” (Surgeon General 2004, p.39) E. According to the surgeon general who is a scientist and physician the statistics are “compelling.” “More than 12 million people have died from smoking related illness. These include 4.1 million deaths from cancer, 5.5 million deaths from cardiovascular diseases, 2.1 million from respiratory diseases, and 94,000 pre-natal deaths all smoking related.” Surgeon general, 2004 Transition: Sometimes the way a habit starts is socially smoking while having a cocktail with friends and leads to smoking on everyday occasions. II. Main Point: Despite all the problems known, which are related to smoking many people, are lighting up. Could this be because the media sometimes portrays smoking as “cool” or “sexy?" Subpoint: Magazines and advertisements purpose is to appeal to certain type of person for that ad and sell the product, which they are advertising. a. Cigarette companies may want smoking to seem sexy so they might have a dozen beautiful women smoking on the beach or looking very sophisticated and have a cigarette in her hand with a business suit on. This can send a message that it is a sexy thing to smoke and can increase your sex appeal by smoking there cigarettes. b. “Tobacco industry pays to have its products appear in movies and TV series.” (Cancer council 2005) c. Movies and TV shows often show celebrity’s smoking on and off screen. Photos of stars smoking come a dime a dozen and it seems to be the Hollywood trend for women to smoke. d. Most social places such as nightclubs and bars often have smoking areas and can be areas where habits can start. . Transition: Now I try to make conversation while my friends are smoking so I will not smoke. III. Main point: There are many helpful ways to quit smoking and to start to cut back on cigarettes. Subpoint: As more and more information becomes known about the health risks of smoking, more ways and information is also out there to stop smoking. a. There are nicotine patches, which can help the body over come the need for the drug. b. Fake cigarettes which help make the smoker feel they are smoking c. Hypnosis programs where people are believed to help break the habit by putting you under hypnosis to quit the habit. d. Gum e. Medications prescribed by the doctor f. When in a social environment and people are all smoking, conversation instead of smoking will distract you from the feeling of wanting to smoke so you are not just standing there. g. “Studies have shown that nicotine addiction is as hard to break as heroin or cocaine addiction.” (Reynolds, 2000 anti-smoking.org page 2) Logical Closure: So today I have shown and spoke to you about the risks and dangers associated with smoking, the social acceptance of smoking and the resources, which are available out there to quit smoking. Psychological Closure: Although smoking sometimes may keep us busy at social events there are may harmful consequences of smoking. Smoking has been proven to have harmful effects on the body as well as inhaling second hand smoke. I am not here to judge anyone, I just want everyone to be aware of the consequences of smoking. Clincher: No matter how beautiful and glamous smoking may be seen as it does come with consequences and remember beauty is skin deep and what really matters is what’s inside so don’t ruin your inner beauty and your health by smoking. 0203572 Informative speech Topic: Cigarette smoking has became a wide spread trend despite the dangers it imposes on the smoker. Specific Purpose: Inform audience about the continuing trend of smoking and the risks and dangers of smoking. Primary Audience Outcome: Cigarette smoking seems to be a cool or glamorous thing to do today despite the diseases and dangers, which cigarettes impose and can cause. Lung cancer and other problems can arise from smoking yet a lot of us have at on time tried smoking or is a smoker today. Attention Getter: Who wants to go have a cigarette with me? Everywhere you turn today someone is lighting up a cigarette. You may see beautiful women or handsome man smoking or a celebrity on TV lighting up. Psychological Orientation: Many of us in this room at one time have seen someone smoked or have inhaled second hand smoke or may have smoked ourselves. Logical Orientation: “Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body and also is a leading cause of cancer, according to a report, the health Consequences of smoking” (Surgeon General.com) Today I am here to talk about how smoking has been proven harmful, the social acceptance of smoking and last the methods and resources out there to quit smoking. I. Main Point: Smoking can cause a variety of health issues in the body. Subpoint: Nicotine is the toxic ingredient in cigarettes and mimics a neurotransmitter in the body. A. Did you know that Nicotine reaches the brain in 10 seconds after it is inhaled and can be found in every part of our body even breast milk in women? (Surgeon general, 2004) B. “Cancer-causing agents (carcinogens) in tobacco smoke damage important genes that control the growth of cells, causing them to grow abnormally or to reproduce too rapidly.” (Surgeon General, 2004 p.45-45) C. Today a leading cause of death is lung cancer caused by smoking. (Surgeon Generals, 2004) D. “Compared to nonsmokers, men who smoke are about 23 times more likely to develop lung cancer and women who smoke are 13 times more likely. Smoking causes about 90% of lung cancer deaths in men and 80% in women.” (Surgeon General 2004, p.39) E. According to the surgeon general who is a scientist and physician the statistics are “compelling.” “More than 12 million people have died from smoking related illness. These include 4.1 million deaths from cancer, 5.5 million deaths from cardiovascular diseases, 2.1 million from respiratory diseases, and 94,000 pre-natal deaths all smoking related.” Surgeon general, 2004 Transition: Sometimes the way a habit starts is socially smoking while having a cocktail with friends and leads to smoking on everyday occasions. II. Main Point: Despite all the problems known, which are related to smoking many people, are lighting up. Could this be because the media sometimes portrays smoking as “cool” or “sexy?" Subpoint: Magazines and advertisements purpose is to appeal to certain type of person for that ad and sell the product, which they are advertising. a. Cigarette companies may want smoking to seem sexy so they might have a dozen beautiful women smoking on the beach or looking very sophisticated and have a cigarette in her hand with a business suit on. This can send a message that it is a sexy thing to smoke and can increase your sex appeal by smoking there cigarettes. b. “Tobacco industry pays to have its products appear in movies and TV series.” (Cancer council 2005) c. Movies and TV shows often show celebrity’s smoking on and off screen. Photos of stars smoking come a dime a dozen and it seems to be the Hollywood trend for women to smoke. d. Most social places such as nightclubs and bars often have smoking areas and can be areas where habits can start. . Transition: Now I try to make conversation while my friends are smoking so I will not smoke. III. Main point: There are many helpful ways to quit smoking and to start to cut back on cigarettes. Subpoint: As more and more information becomes known about the health risks of smoking, more ways and information is also out there to stop smoking. a. There are nicotine patches, which can help the body over come the need for the drug. b. Fake cigarettes which help make the smoker feel they are smoking c. Hypnosis programs where people are believed to help break the habit by putting you under hypnosis to quit the habit. d. Gum e. Medications prescribed by the doctor f. When in a social environment and people are all smoking, conversation instead of smoking will distract you from the feeling of wanting to smoke so you are not just standing there. g. “Studies have shown that nicotine addiction is as hard to break as heroin or cocaine addiction.” (Reynolds, 2000 anti-smoking.org page 2) Logical Closure: So today I have shown and spoke to you about the risks and dangers associated with smoking, the social acceptance of smoking and the resources, which are available out there to quit smoking. Psychological Closure: Although smoking sometimes may keep us busy at social events there are may harmful consequences of smoking. Smoking has been proven to have harmful effects on the body as well as inhaling second hand smoke. I am not here to judge anyone, I just want everyone to be aware of the consequences of smoking. Clincher: No matter how beautiful and glamous smoking may be seen as it does come with consequences and remember beauty is skin deep and what really matters is what’s inside so don’t ruin your inner beauty and your health by smoking. 06-30-2005 Informative...