1. Would you hit an animal or your spouse in front of your children?
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 1: Hook/attention grabber
• Would you hit an animal in front of your children? Would you hit your spouse in front of your children
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2. Kindness
excitement
laughter
safe
exuberance
loved
Good Feelings
caring
high spirits
confidence
happy
twitterpated
goofy
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 2: Hook/attention grabber
Kindness leads to all sorts of good feelings. Seeing one’s parents love and care for each
other gives a child hope that one day they can have that, too.

3. Monkey See
Monkey Do
Parents follow through
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 3: The Big Idea (pages 78-79)
Parents should always do what they say they are going to do and follow through, so their
children will do the same when they grow up.
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4. Less Violence
Children keep their dreams
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 4: What’s in it for your audience? Explain why your topic is important or worth discussing.
Less violent behavior from their children, less teenagers resorting to drugs and alcohol to
drown their doubts, their dreams, and emotions.

5. bullies both at home and at school makes one
feel unsafe
home feels safe because school is not
school feels safe because home
is not
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 5: Why should your audience listen to you? Explain your ethos (personal experience, expertise, and credibility).
• it starts at home, being bullied at home and at school made me feel worthless. Having feelings of doubt because no one at school wanted to play with me or be my friend carried from home because I got
teased by my brother and father. I understand that’s only one case but many start that way. If home doesn’t feel safe, school will. If school doesn’t feel safe, home will. If they both don’t feel safe then they
won’t be.
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6. DARK
FILTHY
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 6: Call to Adventure (pages 38-39)
Imagine a world where every adult was gone, the small children under the age of 15 might just run around, eating all the candy, pizza, chips, and having some fun,
while those over the age might convince those younger ones to try a drug or two. It’s a chain reaction. I can see this world being dark and filthy. Now imagine the
adults back in the equation, you just might see a change and not so many children doing drugs and there’s light back in the world

7. LIGHT
HAPPY
Sunday, November 10, 13
call to action:
Now imagine the adults back in the equation, you just might see a change and not so many children doing drugs and there’s light back in the
world
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8. Communication = confidence
Even tones when talking
Think before you speak
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 7: Preview the three main points that will support your big idea
Communication has become less and less with texting and Facebook. Even tones when
speaking can lead to a more natural conversation. Thinking before speaking can have a
different outcome than arguing.

9. QUIETWhat do you hear?
Now say, “You’re awesome.”
Nothing
How do you feel?
Did anyone respond?
If they did, how
If no response, one feels lonely, sad
did that make
you feel?
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 8: Introduce and set up Supporting Point One
communication, when it stops, its too quiet.

10. Bottled emotions = explosive
reaction
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 9: Factual or emotional evidence
Keeping quiet, keeping one’s feelings bottled up can have an explosive reaction when
someone does something so small

11. Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 10: Factual or emotional evidence
Dreams don’t become a reality
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12. LOUD
Aggressive
Shut Down
Conflict
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 11: Introduce and set up Supporting Point Two
Being loud can have one of two effects; it will either cause the other person to shut down or
the other gets loud and aggressive back.
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13. Stress level spikes
Heart rate quickens
One stops Thinking
Start to Sweat
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 12: Factual or emotional evidence
My own stress level spikes when a person gets intense and loud with me. My heart rate
speeds up, I begin to sweat and stop thinking.

14. Uplifting
self-esteem
Encourage
Confidence
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 13: Factual or emotional evidence
Being an encouraging voice to one could lift them up and make them feel lighter.

15. Breathe
Count Backwards
Positive Behavior
Clear Mind
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 14: Introduce and set up Supporting Point Three
• Taking a deep breath, counting 1,2,3 or backwards from ten can eliminate harsh words and clear one’s mind to have a straightforward conversation.

16. Rough and Tough Times
calls for serenity
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 15: Factual or emotional evidence
• As a child seeing the adults calmly talk about any situation teaches them that one needs to have patience when times are rough.

17. Brainstorming
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 16: Factual or emotional evidence
• Respecting the other person to listen to their side or their point of view of situations could bring out some great brainstorming ideas.
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18. Role Model
Example
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 17: Call to Action (pages 42-43)
Be the example your kids will want to look up to. Be that person they can go to for advice
when they need it.

19. Self Worth
Self-Confidence
Self-Image
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 18: Summarize the main points
Leading by example can contribute to a child’s self worth, self-confidence, and their selfimage.

20. Example = Responsibility
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 19: Restate big idea
Among all the technology, television shows, video games, adults are the responsible ones.
We need to show our children that as adults we always take responsibility for our actions, our
words, and our feelings.
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21. Good examples = Something to
Live For
Sunday, November 10, 13
• Slide 20: Clincher/new bliss (page 44)
Better choices in daily life makes for better adults. Better adults make for better children.
Leaving good examples, good choices, and successful lives gives one something to live for.