Topic: Organ Donation
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate.
Thesis Statement: The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be an organ donor when you die. I. INTRODUCTION
A. Attention material/Credibility Material: Do you ever feel like you have no power? Like things are going to happen the way they happen and you can’t change any of it. Well, for my sister that is a reality. My sister is a stage four diabetic and has had kidney problems her whole life. Now, at age 33 the doctors are telling her that both of her kidneys look like they have been run through a shredder and she needs a transplant. However, because of her diabetes she is classified as high risk and the likely hood of her finding a donor is slim to none. However, if more people made the decision to be donors there would be more organs available and my sister may get a chance with a new kidney.
B. Tie to the audience: At least one of the people on the waiting list for an organ transplant is someone you, your friends or family knows.
C. Thesis and Preview: Today I’d like to talk to you about the need for organ donors, how you can become an organ donor after you die, and finally, how your family and organ donor recipients benefit from you donation.
[Transition] Let’s start with why organ donors are needed.
II. BODY
A. There are so many in need of organ transplants.
1. More than 100,000 men, women and children currently need life-saving organ transplants.
a. A new name is added to the national waiting list every 10 minutes. That means that 24 people will be added to the list during the time we are in class tonight (donatelife.net/statistics).
1) 18 people die each day waiting for an organ transplant (donatelife.net/statistics).
2) 90% of Americans say they