For the purpose of Speech and Script course

1. Member for Rockhampton
Madeline McDonald
Maiden Speech Presentation

2. Introduction & Background
 Introduction and background life
-Childhood, family, current life in Rockhampton
 Why I love Rockhampton
-Benefits of growing up/raising my kids in Rockhampton
 How youth are an integral part of shaping a
community

3. Beliefs
 Maintaining a safe and secure social environment for our youth
 Tackling the issue of alcohol abuse amongst youth in the community
 Introducing suitable laws, solutions and punishments for those who
cause harm or could potentially cause harm to another in an alcohol
related incident.
 Provide more resources for youth in the community (e.g reopen
music bowl, revamp Great Western etc…)
I believe in…
“I believe in providing a safe and secure social
environment in the Rockhampton community; I
believe in enforcing suitable laws in order to save
our youth.”

4. Topics/Agenda
 Introducing such laws that result in decreasing alcohol
related violence
-One punch law, Don’t turn a night out into a nightmare, introduce tougher
bans.
 Maintaining a safe and secure social environment for
our youth
-more police supervision, over intoxicated youths being taken to ‘sober
centre’ for a night instead of walking streets sparking violence
 Providing more things/places where youth can spend
their time
-reopen music bowl, more community events etc…

5. Effective speech tools I will use:
 Rhetorical devices
 Rhetorical questions
 Eye contact, projectability, clarity
 Statistics, facts, data
 Personal stories of youth (one punch victim)
 Repetition
 Analogy

6. Summary &Conclusion
 Summary of arguments
 Give thanks to…
Family and friends
My campaign team
Members of the local electorate
Members of parliament
“I am so thankful for the Rockhampton people;
They have trusted me in being a voice for their
community and I promise to proudly represent and
support them at all times.”

7. Summary &Conclusion
 Summary of arguments
 Give thanks to…
Family and friends
My campaign team
Members of the local electorate
Members of parliament
“I am so thankful for the Rockhampton people;
They have trusted me in being a voice for their
community and I promise to proudly represent and
support them at all times.”