More Related Content
What's hot (20)
Viewers also liked (11)
Similar to Info Speech Outline (20)
Info Speech Outline
- 1. Informational Speech Outline: Ronald Reagan Jess Heetland I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Can you guess which president started eating jellybeans in order to stop smoking? Could you guess what his favorite flavor was? (Source) According to Waxmans article, his favorite was licorice. B. Introduce Topic/State Thesis: Ronald Reagan was a great actor, and it really influenced his role as the President of the United States. C. Refer to Audience: I suppose all of you have heard that having one skill can help you with another skill. That is exactly what happened in Reagans life. D. Establish Credibility: (Source) Timothy Raphaels book, The President Electric, is all about how Ronald Reagans acting career affected his presidency, and it really helped me to learn more about this topic. E. Preview of Main Points: I think it would be impossible to tell about Ronald Reagans life without starting at the beginning, so first I will tell you about his childhood, then his acting career, and finally his career as the President of the United States. II. Body A. Main Point #1: Ronald Reagan spent his younger years as an ambitious young adult. 1. Subpoint #1: He recalled wandering around in the forest looking for adventure and making sure he was back by noon to see his dad. His mother also taught him how to read before he was five years old. a. Supporting Evidence: (Source) According to Sullivans book, Ronald Reagan: A Life in Pictures 1911-2004, little Ronald waited for his dad to push him around on his brothers old bicycle every day at noon. b. Supporting Evidence: He remembers playing pickup football, even though he was scrawny and would be covered in bruises after every game. 2. Subpoint #2: While growing up, his nickname was Dutch, even though he wasnt a Dutchman. After he grew out of his scrawny stage, he was a lifeguard and played varsity football in college for three years. a. Supporting Evidence: Reagan saved 77 lives as a lifeguard. He carved a notch into a log for each life that he saved. b. Supporting Evidence: According to Sullivans book, Ronald Reagan: A Life in Pictures 1911-2004, He played varsity football for three years at Eureka
- 2. College, starred in swimming, was the president of the Boosters Club and the student senate, wrote for the school paper and was a features editor of the yearbook. He also got the lead in most plays. Transition: Reagan moved from college onto bigger and better things. B. Main Point #2: Reagan was immune to the economic troubles of his family while he was at college, but he soon became interested in acting. 1. Subpoint #1: Hollywood did not introduce new stars quickly because they wanted to gradually break them in. a. Supporting Evidence: Reagan started out being on the radio as an announcer for baseball. He soon signed with Warner Bros., and in his first three films, he barely even had a part. b. Supporting Evidence: In his first film, Love Is On The Air, he played a radio announcer. 2. Subpoint #2: The two films that made Reagan a household name, his favorites, were Knute Rockne and Kings Row. a. Supporting Evidence: Everyone started to recall lines from the movies that he was in, and it became a part of Reagan. One of his most famous lines comes from Kings Row where he plays a man whose legs are needlessly amputated, and he wakes up after surgery and cries out, Wheres the rest of me?. This line would challenge Reagan himself within the years to come. b. Supporting Evidence: He was looked up to as a loving father and husband, which needed no role- playing to portray. Transition: Ronald Reagans acting career affected his career as President, even though he might not have known it at the time. C. Main Point #3: Ronald Reagan became President in 1981. 1. Subpoint #1: Reagan learned various skills from his acting career. a. Supporting Evidence: He learned how to be a people-pleaser, which might not be looked at as an important trait to have, but it certainly is if youre the President. b. Supporting Evidence: Another skill Reagan acquired from his acting career was patience. From being an actor, he learned that you wouldnt get exactly what
- 3. you want from the beginning; you have to be patient and wait for it. 2. Subpoint #2: (Source) According to Gibbs article, The All- American President, Reagan learned his listening skills from his travels. a. Supporting Evidence: Reagan learned about what the people wanted, hoped, and thought from his travels. He got to actually listen to people. III. Conclusion A. Brakelight: Reagan was a great President, and some of his main attributes came from his acting career. B. Restate Thesis: Reagan learned a lot from his acting career, and it really showed through in his position as the President. C. Review (Summarize Main Points): Ive talked about Reagans childhood, his acting career, and his career as the President. D. Refer to Audience: I hope you all learned a little more about Ronald Reagan, and that you know more about how his acting career influenced his presidency. E. Closure/Clincher: Someday, you might need to break away from a bad habit, and I hope you remember this speech and think of trying jelly beans. References Gibbs, N. (2014, June 6). The all-american president: Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004). Time.com, p. 1. Raphael, T. (2009). The president electric: Ronald Reagan and the politics of performance. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press. Sullivan, R. (2000). Ronald Reagan: A life in pictures 1911-2004. The editors of LIFE (Ed.). Andrew Blau. Waxman, O. B. (2014). 10 things you might not know about Ronald Reagan. Time.com, 1.