COFFEE SPEECH
Josh Cole
Jessica Martin
11/12/14
Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the history of coffee as well as the positive and negative health effects.
Central Idea: I will be explaining how and where coffee first came into human culture, some of it’s health benefits such as increased awareness, while also discussing some of it’s negative health effects like increased heart rate.
Organizational Pattern: Topical
Introduction
Attention Getter: You probably wouldn’t believe me if I told you that a drug that creates the same signaling activity in the brain as cocaine is sold legally on almost every street corner across the nation. This is a fact however, and the drug is caffeine. It is one of the main ingredients in coffee, and is currently the most frequently used recreational drug in the world.
Establish Credibility: I personally consider myself a coffee expert, and have been drinking at least one cup of coffee almost every morning for the last three years.
Relate to the audience: Now, I know not every one of you drinks coffee but as you can tell by the multiple Dutch Bros, Starbucks, and other coffee shops around town it is a very big part of our culture today.
Preview: Throughout the course of this speech, I will discuss three major points relating to coffee. First, I will give some information on the history of coffee and when it first came into human culture, followed by the positive health benefits and some of the negative health risks associated with coffee.
[First of all, I’m going to talk a little bit about the historical side of coffee and how it first got popular in our culture.]
Body
I. Main Point: To understand why coffee is such a big part of modern day society, we must first understand where it originated.
A. Sub-point: Coffee was first cultivated on the Arabian Peninsula in the 15th century.
1. Supporting details: Not only were the Arab’s the first to cultivate coffee, but they also were the first to trade coffee.
2. By the 16th century,
Jessica Martin
11/12/14
Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the history of coffee as well as the positive and negative health effects.
Central Idea: I will be explaining how and where coffee first came into human culture, some of it’s health benefits such as increased awareness, while also discussing some of it’s negative health effects like increased heart rate.
Organizational Pattern: Topical
Introduction
Attention Getter: You probably wouldn’t believe me if I told you that a drug that creates the same signaling activity in the brain as cocaine is sold legally on almost every street corner across the nation. This is a fact however, and the drug is caffeine. It is one of the main ingredients in coffee, and is currently the most frequently used recreational drug in the world.
Establish Credibility: I personally consider myself a coffee expert, and have been drinking at least one cup of coffee almost every morning for the last three years.
Relate to the audience: Now, I know not every one of you drinks coffee but as you can tell by the multiple Dutch Bros, Starbucks, and other coffee shops around town it is a very big part of our culture today.
Preview: Throughout the course of this speech, I will discuss three major points relating to coffee. First, I will give some information on the history of coffee and when it first came into human culture, followed by the positive health benefits and some of the negative health risks associated with coffee.
[First of all, I’m going to talk a little bit about the historical side of coffee and how it first got popular in our culture.]
Body
I. Main Point: To understand why coffee is such a big part of modern day society, we must first understand where it originated.
A. Sub-point: Coffee was first cultivated on the Arabian Peninsula in the 15th century.
1. Supporting details: Not only were the Arab’s the first to cultivate coffee, but they also were the first to trade coffee.
2. By the 16th century,
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