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Persuasive Speech Preparation Outline
Persuasive Speech Preparation Outline
Introduction
A. Attention Getter: Close your eyes. Pretend you are driving in a car. Now really focus here, imagine you are
driving on an old highway. Your car starts accelerating and then after a click of a button you just ended
someones life. What just happened to here? A click of a button? What am I talking about here?
B.
Problem Introduced/Central Idea: The click of a button I was referring to was sending a text message
while driving, and you just drove straight through an intersection taking away an innocent life. This didnt
happen to you, but it did happen to someone else.
C.
Significance of Problem Established: This problem is significant because according to the following
source, the college student age group has the highest proportion of distracted drivers involved in fatal
crashes. Also, I can say with great confidence that everyone in this room has sent at least one text message
starting in 2011 while driving a vehicle.
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http://www.distraction.gov/stats-and-facts/
D.
Relate to the Audience (why problem important to them): This problem is important to my audience
because it will reinforce how dangerous driving while text message is in addition to raising their awareness
of what is being done to fix this problem today.
E.
Credibility Statement (needs to be strong): I am credible to this topic because I have done a lot of
research on this topic in addition to almost having an accident myself because I was sending a text message
while driving before.
F.
Preview of both Problem and Solution: The problem is that text messaging while driving is going to lead
to further accidents on the road and the solution is to pass traffic laws prohibiting text messaging while
driving in South Carolina that penalize drivers for this.
Transition into problem: Now that I have reinforced the idea the text messaging while driving is dangerous and should be
stopped, lets look into the exact reasons why it should be stopped.
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Body
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Main Idea (Problem): I will give statistics on text messaging while driving in order reinforce the dangers.
Then, I will discuss why text messaging is such a problem and what the risks involved are.
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Supporting Material: statistics
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http://txtresponsibly.org/about/fact-sheet/
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Supporting Material: 60% of Teens text while driving
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http://www.livescience.com/5437-60-percent-teens-text-driving.html
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Supporting Material: Article titled, As Text Messages Fly, Danger Lurks
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/20/us/20messaging.html
Internal Summary/Internally Preview Transition: Now that you know the problems associated with text messaging while
driving, what is the solution?
B.
Main Idea (Solution): The solution is to pass laws prohibiting text messaging.
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Conclusion
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Recap Problem and Solution: I will restate the problem and solution in a summarized form for my
audience.
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Problem: Text messaging is dangerous and should not be allowed due to the high occurrence of
accidents and distractions associated with it.
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Solution: The state of South Carolina needs to pass official laws prohibiting text messaging in
order to protect the citizens living there.
B.
Relate back to the Introduction / Central Idea / Importance: I will relate back to Taylor (who killed the
boy in the car accident) from the introduction to reemphasize my point.
C.
Clear Final Action Plan for Audience: I will instruct the audience to explore both of the following
websites.
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D.
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Impact Statement for Strong Closing: End with video commercial about texting while driving for
closing.
Bibliography
ExpertHub.com. (2010, March 11). South carolina cell phone laws. Retrieved from
http://www.drivinglaws.org/scarolina.php
Governors Highway Safety Association. (2011, April). Cell phone and texting laws. Retrieved from
http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/cellphone_laws.html
Steinhauer, J., & Holson, L. (2008, Spetember 19). As text messages fly, danger lurks. The New York
Times, Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/20/us/20messaging.html
U.S. Department of Transportation (2011, April 3). Statistics and facts about distracted driving .
Retrieved from http://www.distraction.gov/stats-and-facts/
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