...Speech 1A Speech to Inform 1. Introduction A. Opening Device: Good Evening ladies and Gentlemen I want to talk to you about one of the fastest growing crimes in America that has affected millions of Americans. Please raise your hand if you carry a wallet or a purse. Now raise your hand if you have a credit card or a social security number, everyone here today is at risk for identity theft. B. Thesis Statement: Today I will inform you about Identity Theft C. Preview of Main Points: In doing so, I will talk to you about 1) reducing your risk, 2) early detection, 3) How to act quickly. II. Body A. Identity theft is defined as an illegal use of someone’s information in order to obtain money or credit in the Webster’s Dictionary. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that as many as 10 million Americans have their Identities stolen each year. 1. Shred your financial documents and paperwork with personal information before you discard them, don’t carry your social security card in your wallet. 2. When using the internet never click on links sent in unsolicited emails instead, type in a Web address you know. Use firewalls, anti-spyware, and anti-virus software to protect your home computer, Visit OnGuardOnline.gov for more information. 3. Don’t use obvious passwords like your date of birth or mother maiden name or the last four digits of your social security number. Keep your personal information in secure place at home, especially if you...
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...I. Introduction A. Good Evening ladies and gentleman and welcome to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. B. Tonight I have the privilege of introducing to you the newest inductee to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. C. But, before I do, I would like to tell you a little about his childhood, his amateur boxing career, and his professional boxing career. II. Body A. After his father left the family when he’s still in grade school, he was forced to be the man of the household. 1. As a child he worked selling bread around the neighborhood. 2. Aside from selling bread, he fought people around the neighborhood for small amounts of money. 3. He begun training inside the ring while working construction during the day. (Now that you know what he’s childhood is like, let me tell you about his amateur boxing career.) B. At the age of 14, his amateur boxing career starts. 1. He moved to Manila and lived, for a time, on the streets. 2. He started boxing and made the Philippine National Amateur Boxing Team. 3. He reportedly had an amateur record of 64 fights (60-4). (Now let me tell you about his professional boxing career.) C. In 1995, the death of a young aspiring boxer and close friend spurred him to pursue a professional boxing career. 1. He started his professional boxing career when he was just 16 years of age. 2. He has been world champion in a record eight different weight classes and been named the “Fighter of the Year” as...
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...Marcus Benini * 1445 College Avenue * Palos Hills, IL 60465 * 708 555 4539 * mbenini@555.com February 20, 2013 Marley Catona Recruiting Officer Bank on Me 555 New York Avenue New York, NY 10022 Dear Ms. Catona: Thank you for the opportunity to apply for the Financial Management Training Program. I am excited about this position as it would be a natural next step from my previous financial experience. I see myself growing with a company into a leadership position, and Bank on Me seems like a good place to start. My favorite class at Moraine Valley Community College was Computer Applications in Accounting. I enjoyed learning about different systems for accounts receivable, accounts payable, purchasing, invoicing, job costing, payroll, budgeting, and reporting. Microsoft Excel was an integral part of the course. I did well in this course and, therefore, was selected by my professor to become a teaching assistant. In this role, I work with students during office hours and hold exam review sessions to explain course concepts and help with assignments in Excel. It has been rewarding to see students do well after they needed so much help. My other favorite class was International Business, which explained how people do business differently throughout the world. I learned about cultural differences and the importance of adapting your products and marketing to diverse audiences. This course illuminated my high school study abroad experience...
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...You are worried about your friend, Mike who is addicted (上瘾了的，入了迷的，沉迷… …的) to computer games. You want to persuade your friend to play Sudoku, a number game. Use the notes below to write a conversation between you and Mike. In the conversation: * Persuade Mike to switch to Sudoku * Explain the game to him * Recommend a book to him Suit Qi : Hi, Mike. Where are you hurrying to? Mike : Home, Jerry. I’ve got to catch some sleep. Suit Qi : Were you playing games last night? Seriously, Mike, I’m worried about you and your addiction to computer games. Mike : You must be joking. Suit Qi : Why don’t try Sudoku, a number game? Mike : I’ve seen it in the newspaper but it looks boring, through. Suit Qi : You might find it boring at first, but once you’ve got into it, you will be hooked. Mike : What is the game about? Suit Qi : Well the Internet says it is a number placement puzzle and the objective of the game is to fill a 9x9 grid so that each of the nine boxes contains the digits 1-9 only one time. Mike : What’s the origin of the game? Suit Qi : It originated in Japan and Sudoku means sole number in Japanese. I think you shouldn’t spend so much time in front of the computer starring at the screen. Try Sudoku for a change. It gives you Mental exercise. Mike : How do I get started? Suit Qi : Don’t worry. I can lead you a very useful book Sudoku for Beginners’ by Yukio Suzuki. Read it and see whether you like it. Mike : Thanks. When can I have the book? Suit...
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...Persuade Café Memo MEMORANDUM TO: Jacqueline Marcus, Christopher O’Conner, and Mark Parsons FROM: DATE: October 4, 2013 SUBJECT: Profit Increase and Cost-Saving Initiatives In response to what has been discussed about the company’s profitability, the company is not making the profits we would like in having the coffee industry, but Persuade Café does bring a great moral to the company. It will also relieve a lot of stress for our employees because of the friendly environment and satisfied customers. The following are a few ideas and suggestions that I came up with to help increase new customers, retain repeat customers and increase the companies’ profit. We could also offer membership discount card for loyal customers, since every dollar counts in any business, the discount membership card is an incentive to bring in new customers and keep our current ones. Persuade Café’s customer are always satisfied and can count on us for their fresh brew cup of Joe in the morning or whenever they need that kick. Having a monthly fee of about 30 dollars a month will very will allow them to have one cup of regular fresh brew coffee and 15 percent discount on anything else they buy at Persuade Cafe. This will extremely increase the profit of the company dramatically. This is also going to help our company by having our name out there, more people will know of our T-shirts and online merchandise also. Also, we would be helping the community out by proving a great service...
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...| Memo to PersuadeCafe | | | [Type the author name] | 11/30/2014 | MGMT 550 Professor | To: Benjamin Wilson From: Date: 11/30/2014 Subject: Recommendations for PersuadeCafe Dear Mr. Wilson, my name is and I have been hired as a consultant to provide ideas and recommendations for PersuadeCafe. As you know, PersuadeCafe offers coffee and pastries to its customers as well as other related products. PersuadeCafe customers truly enjoy the services and products that it offers based on the results of the customer surveys as well as constant growth throughout the years. Even though PersuadeCafe has proven to be a success, there are some changes that may be necessary to remain competitive and to acquire a competitive advantage. From the survey, there are a few areas that need to be improved such as faster service times and Wi-Fi availability, but the areas with the most comments about improvements is the availability of different product options and offering better products. The question related to upgrading the pastries had the most response out of all the questions asked. There were a total of 433 responses, over hundred more responses than speed which had 325 responses. This was brought to your attention because you are the Vice President of Product Management and it is in your control to add more product options and change the quality of the products offered. According to Jargon and Gasparro, of consumers who eat out at least twice a week, 30%...
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...The President Only Has the Power to Persuade. Discuss The president only has the power to persuade. Discuss (30 marks) Although the president of the United Sates may been seen globally as one of the most powerful men in the world, it is argued that this is only a perception and in fact his power is restricted to persuasion of others who call the final shots. Due to the separation of powers in America the legislature, executive and judiciary are all completely separate which means to get items pasts of decisions made, people from each of these 3 main sections needs to do work. As the president is only head of the executive, he must rely on the support of other people to get hi desired bills and legislation passed. From this comes the argument that his only real main power is to persuade, as it is the 3 departments combined which actually do the work and all he has done is persuade people in these departments to side with him. The president actually has many specific powers he has responsibility for, ranging from the proposition of legislations, submitting the annual bill and veto of legislation, to acting as chief executive, negotiating treaties and acting as the overall commander-in-chief. These powers burden the president with great responsibility; he is looked to for advice and guidance from all areas of government. The president is the chief executive of the United States, putting him at the head of the executive branch of the government, whose responsibility is to “take...
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...the checks and balances principle inherent in the Constitution. This means that on a domestic level the President remains heavily constrained with the separation of powers ensuring that there exist many opportunities for the legislature to control the work of the President. This has led people to claim that he ‘only has the power to persuade’ since without Congress’ support, he has relatively little power. This essay will examine the claim by investigating how powerful the American President really is. As head of state, it is the President who represents his country on the international scene where traditionally in times of international relations, Congress shows the President huge amounts of deference. Indeed, this has been the area where at times the President has been able to wield enormous power with tactical decisions on the deployment of troops, the general running of a war, and international relations rested firmly in his hands. For example, Obama’s decision to deploy troops to Libya, without congressional consent. This suggests that the President is indeed powerful and appears to undermine the claim that he only has the power to persuade. However, the extensive powers of the President in foreign affairs can be sharply constrained by the limits on his domestic powers. Constitutionally, the American political system favours a separation of powers with each branch of government being backed up by a system of checks and balances. As such, although the President has...
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...The president only has the power to persuade. Discuss (30 marks) Although the president of the United Sates may been seen globally as one of the most powerful men in the world, it is argued that this is only a perception and in fact his power is restricted to persuasion of others who call the final shots. Due to the separation of powers in America the legislature, executive and judiciary are all completely separate which means to get items pasts of decisions made, people from each of these 3 main sections needs to do work. As the president is only head of the executive, he must rely on the support of other people to get hi desired bills and legislation passed. From this comes the argument that his only real main power is to persuade, as it is the 3 departments combined which actually do the work and all he has done is persuade people in these departments to side with him. The president actually has many specific powers he has responsibility for, ranging from the proposition of legislations, submitting the annual bill and veto of legislation, to acting as chief executive, negotiating treaties and acting as the overall commander-in-chief. These powers burden the president with great responsibility; he is looked to for advice and guidance from all areas of government. The president is the chief executive of the United States, putting him at the head of the executive branch of the government, whose responsibility is to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” To carry...
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...Name: Instructor: Course: Date: How Old Major Uses Language Purposively to Persuade the Listeners in his Speech Introduction In the introductory chapter of the allegorical fable, ‘Animal Farm,’ written by George Orwell in 1945, the first paragraph presents an attractive welcome into the satirical masterpiece. In spirit to augment the trending prospects of the schools of thought and the political ideologies, the author settles on animal characters to help present his views in the catchy story. Old Major is the twelve-year-old boar, the most respected animal, and the major character in the chapter. He enjoys the loyalty of the other animals, especially their regular assembly for his custom speeches. Indeed, the allegiance is not with respect to age alone, but mainly the ability to hold the audience and grab their attention amid profound linguistic skills. It is equally significant to comprehend that the primary reason for the speech was to persuade his “comrades” to understand the need to rebel against humans. It was, therefore, his obligation to possess the full attention of the audience throughout the session. Hence, this paper uncovers fundamental language concepts that he employed in his speech to keep the listeners’ attention glued to him. Indeed, Old Major’s listeners would follow every sentence of his address due to the outstanding oratory and persuasive techniques he employs in almost each of them. The techniques involves the use of emotional language, repetitions...
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...The Trafficking of Women and Children in China Imagine walking down the street to class, when all of a sudden two men come out from around the corner, grab you, and throw you into a van. After what feels like hours, the van finally arrives at a building and the men take you and put you in a small room, filled with frightened women and crying children of all ages. When asking another lady where they all were and what was going on, she explains that everyone in the room had been either sold or abducted and must now work as a prostitute to earn profits for the owners of the sex business. Human trafficking is the act of transporting, enlisting, or harboring an individual by use of force or intimidation for the sole purpose of exploitation (China). China is a source, transit, and destination country for thousands of women and children who have been either forced or sold into trafficking (China). Chinese women are often recruited by false promises of employment and are later forced into prostitution while children are often recruited by traffickers who promise their parents that they will send them a percentage of the money the child makes. Between 2001 and 2005, police in China investigated over 28,000 trafficking cases and the Chinese government arrested more than 25,000 suspected traffickers and rescued more than 35,000 victims (China). Despite this investigation, the Chinese government have not increased their efforts to stop trafficking since 2005 and claim that they...
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...writes about the 1918 flu outbreak in his novel The Great Influenza, in it he talks about scientists and their research. In his account he tries to motivate the scientific community to have the courage to find a cures. By using rhetorical questions, juxtaposition, parallel structure and metaphors to persuade scientists. In the passage from The Great Influenza author John M. Barry characterizes good scientific research as having the ability to be courageous and certain in order to convince scientists “that a single step can take them through the looking glass” to find the answers to the unknown. In his novel John M. Barry uses rhetorical questions and juxtaposition in his attempt to persuade scientists to have confidence in his work. By asking rhetorical questions like “If the rock is impenetrable, if dynamite would destroy what one is looking for, is there another way of getting information about what the rock holds?”, makes scientist think of what they would do in that position. Would they have the confidence to do what is needed? Barry also uses juxtaposition to persuade scientists to be confident. He compares successful...
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...The Best Way to Persuade: Fear “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, by Jonathan Edwards, is a speech that attempts to persuade individuals to join the Puritan movement. Edwards aims the speech towards everyone who is a part of the Puritan village and also those who are not. To sway the audience, Edwards uses a wrathful and intimidating tone. Jonathan Edwards believed that if you did not give your life to God then you would face God’s wrath. Edwards uses imagery and metaphors to persuade his audience to join the Puritan movement. Edwards, undoubtedly, uses imagery to persuade and affect his audience. Multiple times throughout his speech Edwards attempts to intimidate the audience using negative imagery. An example of this is, “There are black clouds of God’s wrath now hanging directly over your heads, full of the dreadful storm, and big with thunder;” (Edwards). Edwards uses negative imagery to intimidate his audience to give their lives to God. He is telling his audience that God can strike his wrath at any point in time, which almost forces people to give themselves to God. Edwards paints a vivid image using thunder and clouds to scare the people and portray God as a...
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...challenging individuals, and open minded people. While communicating with an audience, a person must be able to best present their ideas, and persuade your audience to that your ideas are logic and valid. It is also helpful to remember that each audience is different. When speaking to an audience the speaker must identify specific points of disagreements and agreements, that way it is much easier to focus on your arguments. Using persuasive with a manager, the employee should always plan ahead of time. Before someone sell an idea to their manager, it is very helpful to include backing sources that will help persuade your idea. For an example if an employee wanted a raise, the best way to start to persuade their manager is to start a conversation, and spontaneously mention how high the cost of living is, or mentioning that your current bills may have increased drastically. The persuasion approach with a peer may be less difficult as if you were communicating with an audience or manager. Although, in order to persuade peers, trust and credibility are very important because more than likely if your peer trust you, they will trust your word of being in the best interest. Therefore it may be less difficult using the persuasion approach because of the close relationship you may have with a peer. Challenging people can be very difficult to persuade because most people will not believe in your word, but will ask verifiable sources. It is always best to present your ideas and be concise...
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...both a “Prescriptivist” and “Descriptivist” point of view. MacNeil ultimately sides with the latter and persuades his audience of Americans reluctant to language-change to accept, or at least recognize regional dialects other than their own. He uses historical illustrations to show how language has changed in the past, expert opinions to validate his arguments, and appeals to pride to his American audience. MacNeil uses these rhetorical choices to effectively persuade his audience of reluctant Americans to at least acknowledge, if not accept, other ways of speaking English in America. Since much of MacNeil’s argument is about how language has changed in the past to become more diverse by region, using historical illustrations is an effective way to show how language has always been evolving. By referring to instances in the past where language changed for the better, MacNeil can persuade his reluctant audience to change because it is not a new idea and has worked before and therefore can work again. For example...
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