This persuasive speech outline aims to convince the audience to donate their organs and tissues upon death. The introduction provides an anecdote about the author's cousin needing a kidney transplant to highlight the importance of organ donation. The body of the speech notes that there is a constant growing need for organ donors, as only 6,000 donors are obtained nationally each year while over 120,000 people are on waiting lists. It also emphasizes the importance of donation through a poem about giving one's organs to help others. The speech concludes by explaining to the audience how they can ensure their organs are donated after death.

1. Persuasive Speech Essay
Joseph Froehle
Public Speaking Class
Persuasive Speech Outline
Topic: Organ Donation
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to
act upon their decision to donate.
Thesis Statement: The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be an
organ donor when you die.
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Attention material/Credibility Material: How do you feel when you have to wait for something
you really, really want? What if it was something you couldn't live without? Well, my cousin was
five years old when he found out he needed a new kidney. He went on the organ waiting list right
away. He was called twice during a six month span that they had a kidney available only to...show
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2) The reason is that there are only on the average 6,000 donors nationally per year (Life Source:
Statistics).
c. You can choose to donate any needed organs or you can specify which organs or tissues you wish
to donate.
2. Organ donation is very important.
a. The following poem by Robert Test entitled, "To Remember Me," shows the importance of organ
donation.
"Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby's face or love in the eyes of a
woman. Give my heart to a person whose heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain... Take
my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child
walk...Take my cells, if necessary, and let them grow so that, someday, a speechless boy will shout at
the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain against her window
b. Not only is this a problem nationally but also it is a big problem right here at home in Colorado.
1) Nationally, there are over 120,000 people waiting as of November 1, 2011. As of November 7,
2011, there are 1,142 people from Colorado that are on the organ waiting list (Life Source: Statistics).
2) The sad part is that there have only been 137 donors in Colorado so far from January 2011
through November 2011 (Life Source: Newsnotes).
[Transition: I'm sure that you can see the need for people like you to donate your organs. But you
might be asking, well, how can I make sure my organs are donated after I die? Let me tell you.]
B. This
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2. Persuasive Lying Essay
Persuasive Lying Essay
People often say that honesty is the best policy. You should listen to them they know what they're
talking about. Lying. In the dictionary the definition of lying is an "intentionally told false
statement" but the dictionary doesn't list the consequences of a lie or why said false statements
were used. So, I'll have to do it.
I know that no one wants to hear that they look fat or grotesque , or that the ugly sweater they gave
someone for Christmas will never see anything but the inside of a closet. We as humans believe that
telling a lie will avoid unnecessary conflict. Does it though? They also think lying could gain
themselves attention. But would they want the attention after a while? Some people also believe
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Or to you having a boyfriend or girlfriend before they think your old enough? Each parent in the
world is different but they all have some form of punishment. One other example would be lying
to a teacher, someone with a position of authority in a school. A student can lie about the reason
they were late to class to the old "my dog ate my homework" excuse. This kind of lying is very
difficult for the person telling the lie, because it involves telling someone who is in a position of
authority what he or she wants to hear. The student lying doesn't tell the truth to avoid
unnecessary conflict and it is studied that always telling the truth leads to more bad than good.
Another example would be those who lie to a police officer or any person related to the law. You
could tell him or her you didn't murder your algebra teacher just because you hate math but you
actually did or you could be selling drugs and telling them you aren't. If you do it once whose to
say you won't do it again? These things are very serious as well as having serious consequences. So
just tell them the truth. At the very least you'll feel better without the heavy burden of knowing that
you've lied. Lying to avoid conflict will only result in an even bigger confrontation of what it
could've been if you had told the truth in the first place.
Another reason someone might lie is to gain attention. It can be from parents, strangers, and even
your friends. Children. From the day they're born
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