Persuasive+Speech

CENTRAL IDEA:
== Breakfast kickstarts your metabolism, helps you to concentrate and perform better in class, and aids in maintaining a healthy weight. ==

= INTRODUCTION: =


 * === Attention getter: show video (57 seconds)===
 * === Background information of the topic: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.===
 * === Preview of the speech (central idea): Breakfast kickstarts your metabolism, helps you to concentrate and perform better in class, and aids in maintaining a healthy weight.===

Reference: breakfast 1
=== ** (Transition to main point 1 of the speech: Now, let us take a look how breakfast can** helps to improve the body’s metabolism** .) **===

= BODY: =


 * = __ Main Point 1 __ : Breakfast can improve the body’s metabolism. =

Supporting details:

 * 1) === Breakfast is a very important meal of the day, as it breaks the night long fast your body has been through. ===
 * 2) === According to Arthritis Foundation, people who eat breakfast, on the other hand, get their metabolism humming and tend not to consume as many calories during the entire day, so they wind up weighing less than those who don’t get the benefits of eating breakfast. ===
 * 3) === Avoid eating late at night because your metabolism naturally slows down in the afternoon and evening, so eat a hearty breakfast. ﻿ ===

References:

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=== ( Transition to main point 2 : Now that we have seen how breakfast can helps to improve the body’s metabolism, let's take a look on === === how breakfast helps you to concentrate and perform better in class )===


 * = __ Main Point 2 __ : Helps you to concentrate and perform better in class. =

Supporting details:

 * 1) === There is a study among undergraduate students from Loyola University New Orleans, which was conducted by Benton & Parker (1998), it was found that breakfast did improve memory because those who ate breakfast before taking the memory tests did receive higher scores than those who did not eat breakfast. ===
 * 2) === Children who skipped breakfast on a regular basis experienced more behavioral problems than those who did not. ===
 * 3) === Even though you have busy lifestyle, you still can spend some minutes to have your breakfast if you wake up early. When you have breakfast your day will be brighter. ﻿ ===

References:

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=== ( Transition to main point 3 : Now, we focus on how breakfast aids in maintaining a healthy weight. )===


 * = __ Main Point 3 __ : Aids in maintaining a healthy weight. =

Supporting details:

 * 1) === Studies prove that healthy weight may associated with reduced risk of chronic disease such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. ===
 * 2) === Many studies, in both adults and children, have shown that breakfast eaters tend to weigh less than breakfast skippers. ===
 * 3) === One theory suggests that eating a healthy breakfast can reduce hunger throughout the day, and help people make better food choices at other meals. ===

References:

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=== ( Transition to conclusion : Now that we have discuss all the benefits of taking breakfast, I'm sure from today onwards you will not miss your breakfast. )===

= CONCLUSION: =

Summary of main points:

 * === In a nut shell, in my speech I have spoken about the how breakfast kickstarts your metabolism, helps you to concentrate and perform better in class, and aids in maintaining a healthy weight. ===

Call for action:

 * === With all these reasons, one finding is common throughout the studies: A healthy, nutritional breakfast is the most important thing for the performance through out the day! ===

My Persuasive speech recording (reading) :
Duration time: 6.14 minutes not include the video show (1 minute)

media type="file" key="breakfast.mp3" width="240" height="20"

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