The
first step in developing an introduction is a great attention getter. It’s hard
to get everyone on the same page; it’s just like music everyone has a different
taste. That’s what an attention getter is; it’s to get everyone interested into
listening to you even if it’s not their topic. For example, my informative
speech is about genetically modified soybeans, boring right? I was thinking I
start out by mentioning how much of the products we consume have soybeans in it
(that is 60-70% of processed food contain either soy or corn). Then I’d like to
inform the class that a company called Monsanto produces 90% of the soy beans
grown. Finally I end up telling everyone that their genetically modified
soybean their using requires a lot of herbicide that is said to be getting into
the soybean itself, soil, and is the cause in the decline in some types of wildlife. Now I can only hope that
the audience wanting to know more about Monsanto would be able to hook them in. The next
step is indicating your thesis which for me is informing you about genetically
modified soybeans and the danger to the environment and others like us is. The
last step establishing credibility, which I am no soybean expert but I strive
to be healthy and inform others about un-knowing health problems, and
previewing a little about what my key point in the body are going to be.
Now I will
just write a little about my conclusion. So, it reviews the main points and
reinforces the purpose but what I want to talk about is the closure. In the
book I think it should go hand in hand with reinforcing your purpose because it’s
the same thing. I think it should be the attention getter of the conclusion.
For my closure I was thinking of saying, “now that you know more about Monsanto
I’d like to ask you guys if you know who is supporting all the advertisements for
proposition 37 that all genetically modified foods had to be labeled (Monsanto)?
I’m not telling you how to vote but doesn’t it seem a little cryptic/secretive?”
Hey Marion!
ReplyDeleteI agree that trying to get everyone's attention, and then retaining it, can be a challenge. Knowing what to say to begin with is hard enough. I don't think genetically modified soybeans are boring at all! In fact, we just covered that in my biology class. Well, we skimmed over GMO's but we are discussing biotechnology and DNA profiling in detail. I think you have a great topic. However, might I add, that it sounds like you're trying to persuade individuals to vote for a certain measure. Would that be better saved for the persuasive speech? Just remember Carol said that she does not want us to say something like, "And so now that you know all of this, I hope you..." I think she wants our speeches to solely inform. Just a though, hope that wasn't too critical. I dislike critiquing and evaluating others' work. Lol. Good luck with your speech, I'm sure you'll do great.
I really like the way you think about the attention getter, it does have to be something that can get absolutely everyone interested in your topic, for some reason I just never thought about it quite like this. And then not only do have to get the audience’s attention, but you have to say things that will keep them interested throughout the speech. I think that your speech will actually turn out to be very interesting. You are going to be talking about how it can affect people’s health and I also like that you’re through a little bit of the political aspect in there. I think that it will be a great speech!
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