Life in the future informative speech

Speech Outline

INFORMATIVE SPEECH SAMPLE OUTLINE

Student’s Name:

Title: NASA Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

General Purpose: to inform

Specific Purpose: After my speech, my audience should know that NASA has brought many benefits to the average American and will continue to in the future.

Introduction

I. Attention Getter: I will grab my audience's attention by telling the joke about the astronaut who walks into a bar with a salami and a duck.

II. Thesis: NASA's success has enriched all of our lives, and will continue to for a long time.

III. Motive: Appeal to my audience that they are paying for the program as taxpayers and may be surprised what their tax dollars are buying.

IV. Credibility: (Good will approach) When I learned of all that NASA has done that is relevant to my everyday life, I was shocked. I think you will be too. Now I'm no rocket scientist, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to recognize a good thing. Give me five minutes and you be the judge.

V. Preview of Main Points: Today we will examine NASA's impact on your life by focusing on three areas; its past, its present, and its future course. So buckle up and get ready for Blastoff.

Body

I. Main Point: First, NASA has enjoyed a rich and successful past.

A. Stats on fatal injuries, etc. Facts on NASA's mission and successes

B. Expert testimony from Senator John Glen on NASA's legacy.

C. Show clip from APOLO 13 movie.

Transition: Now that we understand some of the great things NASA has done in the past, you may be wondering what those smart folks are up to today.

II. Main Point: Second, NASA is vigorously active today.

A. Facts of current missions. Stats on funding

B. Expert testimony from Dr. Rosenfeld of NASA. Celebrity testimony from Jay Lenno on space shuttle.

C. Tell story of how the development of the computer today is related to the space race of yesteryear.

Transition: So, we can see that NASA is busy improving our lives even now, but what does the future hold for NASA, and us?

III. Main Point: Third, NASA has an ambitious future planned for all of us.

A. Facts on agenda for the new century.

B. Celebrity testimony from Ray Bradbury on life on mars.

C. Give examples of how our daily life will be changed soon.

Conclusion

I. Signal End: So in conclusion,

II. Summary

A. Motive: When you file your 1040 this year, remember that some of that money is actually working miracles. It is money well spent on NASA -- the governmental program that really benefits you.

B. Thesis: Our lives have been enriched in many ways by NASA and they are still at it today for all of our tomorrow.

C. Main Points: We saw how the successes of the past led to technology improvements we benefit from today, like computers, and cellular phones. We learned that the current scientific research being conducted might revolutionize medicine and agriculture as we know it. And we learned that the future is even brighter, with very ambitious plans for colonizing Mars.

III. Closure: Refer back to Joke of the Astronaut and the duck and then end with a quote from movie 2001; a Space Odyssey, "This is the beginning of something beautiful."

Bibliography

Sellars, P.A., (2006). The new space race. Newsweek, Vol.78, IV. P.46-49.

Jeffords, E. F., (2003). NASA is Back. Time-Life Publishers. New York.

Sky-Lovejoy, I. B., (2005). Sex in Space. Time Magazine, Vol 129, III, P 29-31.