Informative Speech
Instructions:
There are numerous problems with the outline below. Review the outline and catalogue the problems that fall under the following categories:
(1) Content
(2) Organization
(3) Sources
(4) Achievement of specific purpose
(5) Symbolization
SPS: To inform my audience about binge drinking on college campuses.
CIS: Binge drinking is a significant problem on college campuses, there are alarming statistics about the prevalence of binge drinking, and how binge drinking affects the lives of other students.
Org Pattern: Topical
Introduction
I. Have you ever been to a party and drank too much? How much is too much?
II. A Penn State student clung to life in the emergency room on her 20th birthday with a blood alcohol level nearly seven times the legal limit.
III. This could be you if you drink underage.
IV. This could be you if you binge drink.
V. Today, I am going to discuss the problem of binge drinking on college campuses, give some frightening statistics about binge drinking, and how binge drinking affects the lives of other students.
(Transition: Before I discuss the problem of binge drinking, I will give a definition of binge drinking)
Body I. What is binge drinking?
A. Binge drinking is the consumption of 5 or more alcoholic beverages in a row for men and 4 or more in a row for women
B. Binge drinking has severe effects on the body
1. Blood alcohol content depends on a number of factors, including the drinker’s size, build, and metabolism, in addition to the amount of food in the stomach.
2. Blood alcohol content is a measure of intoxication.
(Transition: Now that you know what binge drinking is, let’s look at how it affects individuals and the campus community).
II. A 1998 Harvard University study by Henry Wechsler found some revealing statistics concerning college students and alcohol.
A. Both men and women participated in binge drinking
1. 48% of college men and 39% of college women admitted
There are numerous problems with the outline below. Review the outline and catalogue the problems that fall under the following categories:
(1) Content
(2) Organization
(3) Sources
(4) Achievement of specific purpose
(5) Symbolization
SPS: To inform my audience about binge drinking on college campuses.
CIS: Binge drinking is a significant problem on college campuses, there are alarming statistics about the prevalence of binge drinking, and how binge drinking affects the lives of other students.
Org Pattern: Topical
Introduction
I. Have you ever been to a party and drank too much? How much is too much?
II. A Penn State student clung to life in the emergency room on her 20th birthday with a blood alcohol level nearly seven times the legal limit.
III. This could be you if you drink underage.
IV. This could be you if you binge drink.
V. Today, I am going to discuss the problem of binge drinking on college campuses, give some frightening statistics about binge drinking, and how binge drinking affects the lives of other students.
(Transition: Before I discuss the problem of binge drinking, I will give a definition of binge drinking)
Body I. What is binge drinking?
A. Binge drinking is the consumption of 5 or more alcoholic beverages in a row for men and 4 or more in a row for women
B. Binge drinking has severe effects on the body
1. Blood alcohol content depends on a number of factors, including the drinker’s size, build, and metabolism, in addition to the amount of food in the stomach.
2. Blood alcohol content is a measure of intoxication.
(Transition: Now that you know what binge drinking is, let’s look at how it affects individuals and the campus community).
II. A 1998 Harvard University study by Henry Wechsler found some revealing statistics concerning college students and alcohol.
A. Both men and women participated in binge drinking
1. 48% of college men and 39% of college women admitted