According to the
text, your introduction should get the audience’s attention (attention getter),
indicate the purpose and thesis, establish credibility, and preview your main
paints. The conclusion should contain a review of main points, it should
reinforce the purpose, and provide closure. I
I’m going to use a
startling statistic to achieve my attention getter. Since my speech is
informative, my purpose and thesis will be to inform/educate the audience about
the details of the Genocide. I haven’t completely decided on my main points as
of yet, because since there is such a wealth of information, I still need to
narrow it down. In order to establish credibility I am mentioning my relation
(through marriage) to survivors of the Cambodian Genocide. I’m still trying to
figure out my conclusion, but for the closure I would like to give the audience
something to think about that will be meaningful and lasting. Something that
will make my presentation AND the tragic events of the Genocide stick out in
their minds and stay with them.
Here is my rough and unfinished intro and conclusion...
According
to historyplace.com, around 2,000,000 people lost their lives during the
vicious tyrannical campaign of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, in a catastrophic
event known as the Cambodian Genocide. (Attention
Getter). Now I know what many of you are likely thinking…what Cambodian
Genocide? Well don’t feel bad, I too had been ignorant of the atrocities of the
Cambodian Genocide for most of my life. It was only when I married in to a
Cambodian family and came in close contact with survivors of the Genocide that
I learned of the violence and terror that left so many scarred or dead (Credibility). The Cambodian Genocide,
perpetrated by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, devastated a country and tore
through the Cambodian people attempting to destroy everyone in its path (Thesis). Today I would like to begin
by discussing some of the history of the Cambodian Genocide, then I will
discuss the atrocities committed by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, and lastly I
will … (I haven’t completely figured out
my main points yet)
I hope that now
you have a better understanding of some of the history of the Cambodian
Genocide, the atrocities committed by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, and the ----(This is part of my Review of Main Points). With your newfound knowledge of the
Cambodian Genocide you can begin to not only understand the tragedy, but to be
more aware of the suffering in the world around you, and the burdens shouldered
by your fellow human beings (Reinforce
Purpose). So…(This is where I will
provide closure).
Your speech sounds really good so far! I am really interested in hearing more about the Cambodian Genocide. I heard about it a couple of years ago and cannot believe that it happened so recently. It will also be very interesting to hear what your Cambodian relatives have to say about experiencing it. I cannot even imagine going through something like that. I also think that your introduction and conclusion sound good. You started off with a good attention getter, and you had all of the needed elements in the speech as well. Even though you have not finished yet, your speech sounds great, and I am excited to hear it.
ReplyDeleteWell, you are way ahead of me in respect to your outline. I've been working it and reworking it to the point that I'm almost back to square one. What A good feeling you must have to be this far along.
ReplyDeleteI am like most others in regards to knowing nothing about the genocide that occured in Cambodia. That area of the world has had conflict after conflict so I am not surprised that there has been one. I look forward to your speech now with anticipation. You seem to have all the components in all the right places in your introduction. You started off with the citing of a resource you used. That's very important. Many (including me) had them in our outline on the last page but not only did not write it in but did not include it in ther speech itself.
Thanks guys :) Honestly, I'm not as relieved as you may think! I haven't done anything else on my speech as of yet. Hopefully I don't let you guys down...stop looking forward to it so you won't get your hopes up! lol
ReplyDeleteMy sister in law in Cambodian so i also know about this event and interested to know more about it. I think you have a great attention grabber since your using words like genocide just makes people want to know what it is. I think its good that you also included that your going to give more background about Cambodia because most of us will know little about that country and are wondering in the very beginning in your speech. I think you have a great outline going just like it came out of the book. Keep it up your speech will be great!
ReplyDeleteI like how you outlined your speech and has even helped me figure out how I will guide mine! I still am having trouble figuring out what statistic or fact I want to use to open mine, yours turned out really well. It seems like your speech will include a lot of history, which shows just how much research you have done. I also saw how you referenced your statistic, but is that required? I have never done so in any of my essays! Otherwise, I am too excited to hear about the history of the Cambodian Genocide. Good luck!
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