Commerative Speech Manuscript- blog 6

Growing up, I did not have a Mother to watch over me or to do the things a little girl would want. Every morning when I wanted a new hair style to show off at school, my Dad would do it. Every time I wanted to go shopping for that luxurious pink sweater, my Dad would do it. Every time I wanted to play Candy Land and get the princess card, my Dad would do it. Every time I wanted someone to tuck me into bed and tell me everything would be okay, my Dad would do it.  

It never occurred to me that most children had mothers until fifth grade, when my peers would always ask me why my Dad came to all the show and tells, and Christmas Parties and not my Mom. It hurt my feelings, and made me start to have resentment towards my dad. Being naïve and young overwhelmed my sensitive and delicate emotions. I always wanted to run away, I thought that my life wasn’t normal and that my Dad purposefully took my Mom away which was not the case.

Although my Dad may not have been the best at doing my hair, I can confidently say he does an amazing job at being a Mother, Father, Cleaning the House, having a full time job, and taking care of me by himself. He tries to do everything for me, and for that I can say he succeeded at his job of being a parent. Francis Bacon once said, “There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost by not trying.” Today I am going to Pause and Praise my Father, a man who has always tried his hardest on making my life the best it can be.

When my Father was born, he did not have a close relationship with his father. His father cheated on my Grandma by secretly being involved with another woman who had three children and two dogs. My Dad felt that the other family was more important than him and his 2 brothers and sisters. Feeling neglected and hurt, my Dad came to the conclusion at a very young age that he would never leave his children or hurt them under any circumstances.

After he graduated high school in a quaint town in Indiana with a population less than 1/8 of Kirkland, he moved to Connecticut to pursue a BA at Central Connecticut State University in Geography. Before my dad decided to go to college, he had no help or support from his family. He was the only one out of three children that went to college right away, and was the only one to complete their degree in four years. No one guided him in a certain direction, or gave him advice on what to study or what to do with his life after college.

Now that I am a freshman at Northwest, I look back and see how difficult the college process can be. I cannot imagine having no guidance or direction in what to study, or where to go to school. My Dad was the biggest influence in my choosing of Northwest University, and is also the biggest influence in most other things I choose to do with my life.

When I told my Dad I wanted to come to Northwest, he was shocked at the distance away from home. He looked me straight in the eye and said to me “Annabel, I know that you have the drive to do anything you set your mind to.” Coming all the way from Connecticut, I knew that it wasn’t going to be an easy decision. Three weeks before I was going to move to Kirkland, Washington my Dad told me he was going to move and start his life out here with me. I was in shock. I said to myself over and over, “He’s moving out here? For ME?!”  I didn’t believe him until I saw his bags and all of our boxes ready to be shipped to a small yellow house on the corner of the street. That was one of the biggest times in my life when I realized how much my Dad does for me.

In my life, I have seen my Dad go through many challenges and difficult times. He has overcome a gambling addiction, gone through several loses of jobs, moved around the country, lived in over two dozen houses, and while doing this keeping his passion of writing music alive.

But more personally, he is my father, my friend, and my teacher. He was the helpful atlas, always leading the way. My Dad always put his dreams aside to raise me, and to provide for me, and for that I thank him. He has never been selfish, and never resented raising me alone. He took it as a lesson, and something I can learn from when I have children.

Now that I am growing older, and starting to think about my future, I realize that my Father has taught me everything I need to know to succeed. Even though his father did not provide and teach him much, that made him want to teach me even more. Fathers should teach their children how to have respect for themselves, how to be strong willed, and how to make good decisions.

Dad, where your dad failed, you succeeded. You never left me, never hurt me, and never resented me. You were always as continuous as the stars that shine.

Dad, where you had weaknesses, you fixed them to make my life better. You filled my life with love, compassion, guidance, and strength.

Thank You for teaching me everything you have. Even though I had resentment towards you when I was young, looking back I feel guilty if I ever hurt you. You have been the best father anyone could ever ask for, and I have had the true privilege of having you as my father.

 Even though you don’t succeed at everything you do, you still try. Remember, “There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost by not trying.”

I love you Dad, and all I can say is Thank You.

Commemorative Speech Planning Sheet

Topic of your speech: My Dad, a man worth praising

General purpose: (choose one: informative, persuasive, inspire, entertain)
Inspire
Specific purpose statement: (write this down to make sure that you have thought through your purpose. You do not say this statement in the speech)

My specific purpose is to inspire my audience by praising my Father.

Introduction:
Attention step: How will you hook the audience?
I will start off with a special memory I have of him and I when I was little that always reminds me of why he is such an Inspiration.
Credibility step: (state your experience, your research or both)
As well as growing up with my Dad my whole life, I went to my Grandmother for further information on his childhood.

Central idea: one sentence (sometimes called a thesis) that sums up whole speech that you say in the introduction. It should be something like: "Today I would like to pause and praise ....).

Today I want to tell all of you why my Dad has been a true inspiration, and the main reasons he is worth my praise.

Preview: Road map for the audience your main points. (May be part of central idea).
My dad has been a true inspiration and is worth my praise because he raised me as a single parent, worked many jobs to get the items I needed, and always loved me unconditionally.


Main Points: (sum up how you will develop the body of the speech. First you will ______, then you will _______...)
First I will talk about where he is from and how he grew up. Then I will talk about how his rough childhood made him an inspiring parent, and finally I will talk about how he has helped me with major decisions in my life.

Informative Speech Outline

Annabel Lettelleir

Informative Speech Outline

Specific Purpose Statement: My specific Purpose is to inform my audience about why Zumba is such a popular workout class.

Central Idea: Today I would like to tell you about the fitness class Zumba, and why it is so popular.

Introduction

I.                    For most of us, working out consists of running on the treadmill, lifting weights, or being involved in some sort of sport.

A.      When I work out, it consists of high energy dancing, and most of all having fun.

B.      This is all because of Zumba, one of the fastest growing workout classes in the world.

II.                  According to Shape Magazine, Zumba is performed by over 14 million people in the world.

III.                In researching this speech and being a Zumba Instructor myself, I learned why these 14 million people who participate in Zumba enjoy it so much.

IV.                Today, I will talk in depth about the history of Zumba, what a typical Zumba class consists of, and the overall health benefits.

(Let’s start by looking at the history of Zumba)

Body

I.                    What is now the world’s largest and most successful dance program was actually created on accident in the 1990’s.

A.      As it explains on the Zumba Fitness Website, Beto; who created Zumba started out as a Fitness instructor.               

1.       One day he forgot his traditional aerobics class music, so he used songs that he had been listening to on his tape player such as Salsa and Meringue.

2.       The aerobics class loved the salsa incorporated music because they felt the music was “moving them”.

B.      In 2001, DVD’s came out so people could use them to workout at home; then shortly after, the demand for classes and instructors became known.

C.      In 2005, Licensed Instructors were becoming more prominent, and in 2010 Zumba was the first dance fitness program to ever launch a video game.

D.      Now, Zumba is done at home, at the gym, or even while playing video games.

(Now, let’s move into what a typical Zumba class consists of)

II.                  Walking into a Zumba class is always compared to walking into a party; there is always excitement and a lot of energy.

A.      People of all different shapes and sizes come to Zumba mainly for the fun, and the exercise is just a bonus.

B.      In a Zumba class, you start off with 2 warm up songs, then 45 minutes of cardio dance movement, and then finally one song to stretch your muscles.

1.       When choosing Zumba Music, it needs to be at different tempos such as fast or slow, because the main way Zumba gives you a workout is by intervals of fast and slow cardio.

2.       The music also needs to be at a count of eight beats so it matches with the correct pace of the dance moves.

C.      After picking the music, I have to create the dance moves that go along with it.

1.       Every instructor creates different dance moves and steps to follow; personally I make the dance moves fairly simple and more repetitive so every single person can get the moves, and will get a better workout.

2.       The dance moves are always created for the eight beats, which is also two sets of four counts.

D.      Overall, a typical Zumba class could be considered as a class where you laugh, have fun, and smile while getting a great cardio and toning workout.

(Finally, I am going to talk about the overall benefits to Zumba)

III.                People may think that Zumba is beneficial just for the calories burned and the toning of your body, but there are several other health benefits involved that people do not always know about.

A.      Zumba has Aerobic and Non Aerobic benefits, that overall improves your body.

B.      As it says in the Huffington Post online newspaper, there are several aerobic benefits that can transform your body in as little as one month.

1.       Zumba is one of the only workouts that can make you burn up to 1,000 calories in an hour!

a.       For example, I had a student in one of my classes I taught over the summer that burned 75 lbs!

b.      She told me, that Zumba is the only workout that ever succeeded for her.

2.       Also, it tones your entire body from head to toe, getting all the muscles that most other workouts don’t let you work.

3.       As well, it heightens your endurance level and will make you notice a difference in as little as one-two weeks.

C.      Most importantly, there are many Non Aerobic benefits that make people of all ages return to Zumba classes daily.

1.       Zumba is a great stress relief; it keeps your mind off of other stressful things in your life.

2.       It also can be adapted for every fitness level, if you cannot do a certain move in the class, you can just move your legs however you wish and still get a workout.

3.       The time goes by fast, and it is very social.

4.       Most importantly, it makes people happy and makes them enjoy their workout.

D.      Even though workouts are supposed to be about getting fit, there are many other Psychological aspects Zumba fulfills.

Conclusion

I. As we have seen, Zumba is a class that most people will enjoy.

II. We focused today on the history, the typical class, and the health benefits of Zumba.

III. Overall, Zumba is a great way to stay fit and have fun so like we say as Zumba instructors, come on in and join the party! 

Blog Post 3: Speech Planning Sheet

Topic of Speech: Zumba Fitness
General Purpose: Informative
Specific Purpose Statement: My specific purpose is to inform my audience about why Zumba is such a popular workout in society.
Introduction: 

Attention Step: How will you hook the audience?
I will tell a story about my first Zumba class, and how it has led me all the way to being an instructor.
Credibility Step: (state experience)
I have been a Zumba Instructor for almost six months so I have a lot of experience in what Zumba is and the background knowledge.
Central Idea:
Today I would like to tell you about the fitness class called Zumba, and why it is so popular in society.
Preview: Road Map for audience on main points
Today we will talk about the history of Zumba, what a Zumba class is like, and the health benefits that are a result of Zumba.
Outline of Main Points:
I. What is now the worlds largest, and most successful dance fitness program, was actually created accidentally.
II. Walking into a Zumba Class is always compared to walking into a party; there is always excitement and lots of energy.
III. People may think that Zumba is beneficial just for the Calories Burned and the Toning of your Body, but there are several other health benefits involved that people don't always know about.

Analysis of Two Model Informative Speeches

Questions:
1. What is the Central Idea for each Speech?
After reading these speeches, it was very easy for me to point out the Central Idea because of how well the Speeches were written.  In " The Hidden World of Chili Peppers", the central idea is there is a lot more to chili peppers than imaginable. In "Medical Robots", the Central Idea is about Robots in the operating room.

2. How do the speakers catch attention?
In "The Hidden World of Chili Peppers", the speaker relates her example to the audience which makes the audience feel more comfortable in the speech, and in Medical Robots, the speaker gives an example  by telling a story. I really enjoy when speakers give examples and tell stories to catch the audiences attention because it really makes me relate to each speech, and makes me want to listen to what the speech is about.

3. List the previews for each Speech:
"The Hidden World of Chili Peppers"
1. History of Chili Peppers
2. Why Chili Peppers are so Spicy
3. What to do when you eat a Pepper that is to Spicy
4. Other ways Peppers are used
"Medical Robots"
1. Orderly Robots
2. Remote-Presence Robots
3. Surgical Robots

4. What type of Organizational Pattern are used for each speech?
In "The Hidden World of Chili Peppers", the pattern is Topical Order because the main points divide the topic into logical subtopics. In "Medical Robots", the pattern is Chronological Order because the main points are following a specific pattern. I personally enjoy when Speeches follow a Topical Order because it is easier for me to follow along with.

Evaluative Comments:
1. Choose one Speech: Why is this speech an effective example of an Informative Speech?
"The Hidden World of Chili Peppers" is a great and effective example of an Informative Speech because after reading and listening to this speech in class, I really felt as if I had a better knowledge and understanding of Chili Peppers when the speech was over. She really did a great job in describing different facts about chili peppers and giving us a better understanding of what chili peppers can be used for besides consumption. She really did a great job at teaching the class about Chili Peppers and that is why I feel she had a great informative speech.
2. Choose one Speech: What impressed you about the speech?
In "Medical Robots", what impressed me the most was how great the speaker was at illustrating his points and how his speech made me visualize everything. For example, he started off one paragraph with the word "Imagine", which really put my brain for a spin to actually think about what the situation was like. Also, the speaker described in detail what "light whiskers" were which really made me imagine what they actually looked like,and made me think. Overall, I think that the speaker was great at illustrating points which made me enjoy his speech, and also made me very impressed.