General Speech 1300
Speech Outline Format

Name: Jacorey Elston
Topic: The effects of getting 8-10 hours of sleep
Purpose: Today I will be persuading you on why it is important to get at least 8-10 hours of sleep every night.

INTRODUCTON
-Attention Getter: Let me just be honest here, I go to sleep around 1 or 2 in the morning. Which causes me to be late or not even to show up for my classes in the morning. It was time for a change in my day to day routine. I decided to lay off the snacks and exercise before I go to bed and you know what it worked. Which brings me to why sleep is important or should be important to everyone. Today I will be persuading you on why it is important to get at least 8-10 hours of sleep every night.

-Statement of Purpose: Today I will be persuading you on why it is important to get at least 8-10 hours of sleep every night.

-Preview of Main Points:
I. Getting good night sleep leads to success.
II. Why not getting enough sleep is bad for your health.
III. How to sleep better.

-Transition: Let’s begin with…….

BODY
-Main Point I: “The key weapon for a successful school life is getting enough sleep! A continuing lack of sleep could cause serious health problems, like diabetes, obesity, and a heart disease. According to the National Sleep Foundation, kids are getting about a hour less of sleep each night than they did 30 years ago. The reason behind this is because too much homework, videogames, television, and the internet. All these activities of today’s
Lifestyle can make it difficult for kids to calm down so that they can fall asleep,” according to Ed Felix, “The secret weapon for school success,” on August 30, 2015. Sleep is the most important thing when it comes to school, I know every night when you were little your mom gave you a bed time and to go to sleep and you were wondering why she keep making you go to bed