Persuasive Speech
Persuasive Speech
“Donating Blood”
Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to donate blood regularly if their blood is safe to be transferred to another human being.
Central Idea: Donating blood helps save lives through a relatively simple and painless process that also provides numerous benefits to the donor.
Introduction
Attention Step:
I. (Attention) One day while Jim was enjoying one of his favorite hobbies, flying small airplanes, the airplane crashed and Jim suffered broken bones and serious burns over most of his body. He was rushed to the hospital and lives today only because of people like you.
II. (Purpose) People like you made a conscious decision to donate blood and it’s their blood that has given Jim life. It is highly probably that you or someone you know will need a blood transfusion.
According to Dr. Bianco, the President of America’s Blood Centers, you are the new generation of donors—people in their late teens and early twenties. He says that this "new generation of donors is the key to our blood supply today and tomorrow."
III. (ID of Opposition/Credibility) Through extensive research and personal experience of giving blood, I have learned how important it is to donate blood. I know some of you may hate the thought of needles or think that giving blood won’t really help. But, please consider what I say and make a better informed decision after hearing the benefits I present in this speech.
IV. (Preview of Main Points) After explaining the need for a sufficient blood supply, the donation process, and benefits of giving blood I hope you will decide to save people’s lives by donating blood.
(Transition): Now, let’s begin with the need for blood donation.
Body
I. Need Step
A. Dr. Bianco is also quoted as saying, "the stress on the blood supply is increasing."
1. The demand for blood never lets up because according to MetLife, every day thousands of people need donations to survive. 2. The blood must go through a series of
“Donating Blood”
Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to donate blood regularly if their blood is safe to be transferred to another human being.
Central Idea: Donating blood helps save lives through a relatively simple and painless process that also provides numerous benefits to the donor.
Introduction
Attention Step:
I. (Attention) One day while Jim was enjoying one of his favorite hobbies, flying small airplanes, the airplane crashed and Jim suffered broken bones and serious burns over most of his body. He was rushed to the hospital and lives today only because of people like you.
II. (Purpose) People like you made a conscious decision to donate blood and it’s their blood that has given Jim life. It is highly probably that you or someone you know will need a blood transfusion.
According to Dr. Bianco, the President of America’s Blood Centers, you are the new generation of donors—people in their late teens and early twenties. He says that this "new generation of donors is the key to our blood supply today and tomorrow."
III. (ID of Opposition/Credibility) Through extensive research and personal experience of giving blood, I have learned how important it is to donate blood. I know some of you may hate the thought of needles or think that giving blood won’t really help. But, please consider what I say and make a better informed decision after hearing the benefits I present in this speech.
IV. (Preview of Main Points) After explaining the need for a sufficient blood supply, the donation process, and benefits of giving blood I hope you will decide to save people’s lives by donating blood.
(Transition): Now, let’s begin with the need for blood donation.
Body
I. Need Step
A. Dr. Bianco is also quoted as saying, "the stress on the blood supply is increasing."
1. The demand for blood never lets up because according to MetLife, every day thousands of people need donations to survive. 2. The blood must go through a series of
Cited: Donor Eligibility. The Children’s Hospital: Kids Need a Kids’ Hospital, http://www.tchen.org/donate4kids/bloodprocess.html. November 8, 2000. Gard, Carolyn, How to Give the Gift of Life, Current Health 2; Weekly Reader Corp., Nov. 1998, 28 (1). November 8, 2000. Life Advice: Health: Being a Blood Donor: Introduction, MetLife, http://www.metlife.com/Lifeadvise/Health/Docs/bloodintro.html. November 8, 2000. Responsibilities of a Blood Donor, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Revised Jan. 2000.