Solutions to the health care crisis in the U.S.

PERSUASIVE SPEECH OUTLINE

Students will submit a preparation outline for a 3-5 minute Persuasive Speech on a pre-approved (refer to Persuasive Proposal assignment

Here is the outline

I . ATTENTION

You cannot persuade someone unless you have his or her attention . This step is the INTRODUCTION of the speech , in which you must accomplish five things

1 . capture the audience 's attention (note : Hello my name is doesn 't cut it

Everyday , on the news , we always hear the US helping other nations fight for the liberty that they

deserve . We see the US roaming the globe to feed the hungry . We see the US send out it 's best doctors to attend the needy countries . America 's mission towards other countries are very noble to be questioned , but what about the welfare of its own citizens For years , the US is facing a medical emergency and as of today , the federal government hasn 't enacted a long lasting and viable solution to the problem

2 . state the thesis

There is no need to use medical or economic jargon to explain to an average American what the problem really is , as it is very evident Individuals are paying more than the benefits that they receive

3 . establish the importance of the to the audience

And to make the matter worse , the recession in the US economy is causing dramatic numbers of Americans be uninsured . The crisis affects greatly the unemployed and low-paid workers . The price of health insurance nowadays are just too high that it threatens to eat up even the everyday necessities of an average individual . As a matter of fact according to the World Health Organization (WHO ) the US health care system ranks 37th in the world behind Colombia and Portugal despite the fact that US health care system is the most expensive in the planet with expenses all drawn to administrative costs and advertising . Therefore we are paying for a massive , inefficient bureaucracy

4 . establish speaker credibility on the

All of us are affected by this . No one is exempted . Effects may not be felt now , but as the problem worsens , you and I will start to think What are we doing to prevent this ' I will not wait for that time so happen . As a citizen , I will act on now . In behalf of all Americans and our future children

5 . preview the main points you are going to cover in the speech

There are numerous proposals on how to cease the US health care crisis Most proposals actually aims to overhaul the entire health care policies . But there is one simple step that the US can take to create a big difference that will eventually cease the existing health care problem- and that is to cut the greed out of the system and thereby needless to say , improving the health care system

II . NEED

The need step is used for developing or describing some problem . Show that a problem exists , that it...