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Informative Speech Outline

Use this week to complete a one- to two-page typed outline for your Week 5 Informative Speech. Be sure to consider key ideas from the reading as you plan your speech: selecting a topic you are enthused about, creating a solid thesis, conducting good, thorough credible research, and so forth. (See Chapters 5 and 6.)

This outline is designed to help you structure and detail your speech and plan for delivery in front of an audience, whether it be a live audience or a recorded presentation. Having the outline completed well before the presentation due date provides you with ample opportunity to practice and ample time to review your performance and make changes as needed. Although a live audience is not required for this speech, it is always a great idea to practice in front of someone in order to get some feedback. (With a small amount of instruction, even children will tell you if you are saying "um" a lot, or moving around too much, talking too long, etc.)

Your topic should be strictly informative, where you are passing along information to your audience while remaining objective; for example, this is not the speech to take a stance or insert your opinions. (You'll get an opportunity to do that later.)

For a sample outline, download the Informative Speech Outline Sample document from the Files section of your course.

Submit your one- to two-page outline as a Word document, including three in-text citations and a list of your references at the end. Make sure your references are in APA format.

Name(s): Joemarie Cristi

Professor: Teresa Hayes

Assignment: Informative Speech Outline

Title of Presentation: The Health and Environmental Benefits of Mushrooms

Date: 05/24/2018

General Purpose: To inform the audience about the health and environmental benefits of mushrooms

Specific Purpose: To educate the young and the old about the world of medicinal and edible mushrooms with credible sources as reference

Thesis Statement: Most people probably think mushrooms are either edible or poisonous, but there is actually more to it than that.

I. Introduction
A. Attention-getter: Mycologist Paul Stamets believes that both the human population and Earth could benefit from the existence of mushrooms, which could one day save the world—from fulfilling our macronutrient needs to increasing our immune system in order to fight off viruses and diseases. (Stamets, 2009 & 2012)

B. Relevance statement: Whether you’re looking to go for a good scenic hike or a hobbyist looking to gain new skills and knowledge (for both personal/professional purposes). Doing some research on your own or learning from the experts in the field of mycology could very well benefit you in your quest.

C. Credibility statement: Teller Fennur, a young botanist whose passion lies in outdoor herb/mushroom gathering while sharing his knowledge with students who are willing to travel and pay for the class session. Also, let us not forget the mycologist Paul Stamets, or as I would like to call him, “the old and the wise,” is also a great source of information when it comes to health benefits of edible/medicinal mushrooms, how to grow them indoor/outdoor, and how to identify them in the wilds.

D. Thesis statement: Most people probably think mushrooms are either edible or poisonous, but there is actually more to it than that.

E. Preview statement: I shall present to you all the various types of mushrooms that are proven to have some nutritional and medicinal value by mycologists and experts alike, such as Paul, the physical benefits from hunting mushrooms in the wilds, and the personal/professional use of cultivating mushrooms.

Transition: Let me start off by introducing one of the endangered species of mushroom called Agarikon and Paul Stamets mission and research results.

II. Body
A. Agarikon is an endangered species of mushroom, and according to Paul Stamets, the mushroom is good for our immune system, which helps to fight off viruses and diseases.

1. “My current priority is culturing the fungal residents in old growth forests. One mushroom species in particular beckons me: Agarikon, Fomitopsis officinalis. This mushroom has been used

medicinally for thousands of years, and known for centuries as elixirium ad longam vitam (“elixir of long life”) (Stamets, 2009).

a. Paul believes Psilocybin mushrooms could one day be the medicine for PTSD, depression, anxiety, drug addiction, alcoholism, and more. We discover new things in the world every day.

b. Mycelium is the roots of white fuzzy threads or network where mushrooms spawn. Paul has briefly explained on www.fungi.com the impact Mycelium has on our ecology.

“Four components of mycorestoration are described in detail.

· Mycofiltration: the filtration of biological and chemical pathogens as well as controlling erosion

· Mycoforestry and mycogardening: the use of Mycelium for companion cultivation for the benefit and protection of plants

· Mycoremediation: the use of Mycelium for decomposing toxic wastes and pollutants

· Mycopesticides: the use of Mycelium for attracting and controlling insect populations (Stamets, 2018)

2. Mushrooms we see in grocery stores, such as white button, are good sources of Vitamin D, carbohydrates, and protein.

Transition: If you have ever thought of or actually have gone camping with family, friends, colleagues, or coworkers before in a forest along the coast or by the lake? (With proper training, the right books to use as resources and proper gears should do just fine.)

Camping can also be a great time to hunt for mushrooms, which can be a fun group activity that requires some leg work. It might have a few miles of hiking or so deep within the coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest, where Paul believes various kinds of mushrooms are found.

1. Paul also has many books for hobbyist and researchers to help identify and distinguish medicinal and edible mushrooms from poisonous kinds located on his website www.fungi.com.

2. Paul also sells products for cultivating any mushrooms in the comfort of your home. He also teaches how to grow mushrooms using spore solutions, containers of substrates, and materials to incubate and fruit the mushrooms. (Stamets, 2018)

a. Blue Wind School is also another good place to start if the general knowledge of how mushrooms grow in the wild is what you are seeking.

b. It has great scenic views of nature, companionships/friendships, and a mushroom identification experience.

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Transition: By attending a seminar and getting first-hand experience with the experts or learning on your own by acquiring the books or Google searching for instructions; anything can be achieved nowadays.

Being able to grow mushrooms would cut the cost of our groceries and could potentially open up new opportunities, such as the beginning of a mushroom farm.

1. By simply knowing how to follow instructions and apply the methods proposed on a reliable source, such as www.midwestgrowkits.com, you will be able to guarantee a higher success rate versus failure rate by thoroughly applying the methods acquired from the instructions provided by the source. (Midwestgrowkit, 2018)

2. With a little knowledge about growing mushrooms, we could spend less time hunting outdoors and grow more for either personal or professional use.

3. Once the techniques have been mastered, growing your own fresh batch of indoor-grown mushrooms can happen in a minimum of 2 months to a maximum of 3 months.

a. Every mushroom differs, and most prefer the temperature range of 77- 81 degrees Fahrenheit during the incubation (when live tissue of mushroom spores have been injected inside a jar of substrate made with a mixture of grains).

b. Once white fuzz starts to form, it can take 2–4 more weeks until the substrate contents of the jar becomes 100% colonized. It will have to be rehydrated, which is called the dunking phase (followed by the final stage fruiting phase).

Transition: Now that you have an idea of where to learn more about mushroom identification and cultivation, it is up to you what you want to discover further on your own.

III. Conclusion
A. Agarikon, an endangered species known to man for thousands of years, can possibly aid the length of human life. By obtaining books recommended by experts (ex: Mycologist Paul Stamets), we can have a hiking/camping trip along the coast while enjoying the mushrooms of nature, and by knowing how to grow mushrooms, we are allowing ourselves to cut cost with our grocery spending habit on mushrooms and possibly even start a mushroom business.

B. Whether you have a goal or not in the mushroom field, there are always new mushroom species waiting to be discovered since Paul Stamets stated that there are hundreds of thousands of unknown mushroom species. Although he has already discovered thousands of them, there is still a lot of work to be done in the fields of mycology, such as research. Being able to hunt and grow for either personal or professional purposes is your choice in the movement.

References

Ballroom, Jr. (2017). Psilocybin mushrooms and the mycology of consciousness. Psychedelic Science 2017. http://psychedelicscience.org/conference/interdisciplinary/psilocybin-mushrooms-and-the-mycology- of-consciousness

Fenner, T. (2018). 2018 Winter-Spring-Summer Class Schedule. Blue Wind School of Botanical Studies. https://mailchi.mp/26982a51bbfa/blue-wind-2018-schedule

Mcrae, M. (2017). Research shows magic mushrooms can offer real benefits in depression therapy. Science Alert. https://www.sciencealert.com/therapy-for-depression- gets-a-significant-boost-when-combined-with-psilocybin

Midwestgrowkits.com. (2018). The “Mush” Room. Midwest Grow Kits. http://www.midwestgrowkits.com/mushroom

Stamets, P. (2009, November 13). The search for Agarikon. Fungi Perfecti. http://www.fungi.com/blog/items/the-search-for-agarikon.html

Stamets, P. (2017, December 6). Agarikon: Ancient mushroom for modern medicine. HuffPost. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-stamets/agarikon-mushroom_b_1861947.html

Stamets, P. (2018). Mycelium Running. ). Fungi Perfecti http://www.fungi.com/product-detail/product/mycelium-running.html

Stamets, P. (2020). The Stamets Seminars. Fungi Perfecti. http://www.fungi.com/seminars.html