Reference no: EM132345200

"Meat-Free and Me"

Laura Oster

"Outline that needs to be used for a 5-6 minute persuasive speech."

Introduction

I. Attention Catcher: Talk about anticipating typical Thanksgiving food and what I will eat (maybe show a slide or photograph for watching).
II. Listener Relevance Link: Eating habits are changing across the country for health reasons. (Cite the American Dietetic Assoc.)
III. Speaker Credibility Statement: I've been a vegetarian for five years now and I have also interviewed other vegetarians as well as taken a course on vegetarianism.
IV. Thesis Statement: Living a vegetarian lifestyle is an important aspect of who I am today.
V. Preview: How I made this choice, family issues as a result, ways this choice affects my life today.

Body
I. First main point: How I made this choice.
A. Subpoint: Personal childhood experiences not unlike yours (listener relevance), story about my pet cow Charlie (feeling) and picture (watching).
B. Subpoint: Book I read as a young adult thanks to my friend Amy: Diet for a New America (thinking)
C. Subpoint: Steps I went through to adjust my eating habits and still be healthy, (Vegetarian Times, Jan. 1997) (thinking and doing)

Transition:
The decision to become a vegetarian not only affected my own life, it also created some interesting issues within my family.

II. Second main point: Family conflicts (listener relevance link - young adults separating from family to make own decisions).
A. Subpoint: Family felt betrayed.
1. Sub -subpoint: My father who is a rancher didn't understand.
2. Sub-subpoint: Grandparents worried I would become anemic.
B. Subpoint: Eventually, my family learned more about vegetarianism.
1. Sub-subpoint: Learning about the vegetarian food pyramid helped. (Hubbard, 1996).
2. Sub-subpoint: My grandma learned how to prepare several vegetarian dishes (Farell-Kingsley, 1999)

Transition:
I'm glad my family has adjusted to my choice to be a vegetarian; however, this choice continues to affect my life today.
III. Third main point: I deal with both disadvantages and advantages as a result.
A. Subpoint: There are some dis-advantages of being a vegetarian.
1. Sub-subpoint: Sometimes, my options are limited at restaurants.
a. Sub-sub-subpoint: My options at places like McDonald's are salads and soda.
b. Sub-sub-subpoint: My options at other restaurants are limited too.
B. Subpoint: There are some definite advantages to being a vegetarian.
1. Sub-subpoint: Vegetables cost less than meat (Dworkin, 1999)
2. Sub-subpoint: A low-fat diet is good for you and vegetables are low in fat.
3. Sub-subpoint: I feel a sense of personal satisfaction.

Transition:
Although being a vegetarian is not always easy, it is worth the struggle because it is true to who I am.

Conclusion:
I. Thesis restatement: Now you know why a vegetarian lifestyle is such an important aspect of who I am.
II. Main point summary: I talked about why I made this choice, how this choice has impacted my personal relationships, and how this choice continues to affect my life today.
III. Clincher: As a vegetarian, I've discovered a world of food I never knew existed. Believe me, this Thanksgiving, my mouth will water, too, as I sit down hungrily before my rice pilaf with grilled vegetables and garlic roasted tofu.

References

Applegate, L. (1997, April). Vegetable matter. Runner's World, 32, 26-27.

Cole, M.R. (1999). Restaurant dining - the meatless way. Vibrant Life, 15, 21-26.

Your outline should be two (full) pages (not including references).

You will need a minimum of six references. (Three of them have to be non-internet.)

Attachment:- Public Speaking Outline.rar