Unit 3 Discussion Question: Informative Speech Outline Estimated time to complet
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Unit 3 Discussion Question: Informative Speech Outline
Estimated time to complete: 2 hours
Please complete the following steps for your discussion post and response.
Prepare the informative speech outline. To prepare the outline, use the full-sentence outline method. The outline should have enough content in order to deliver a 5-7 minute informative speech. The outline should include the following:
Purpose
Thesis Statement
Audience Analysis
Introduction
Capture Attention
Establish Credibility
Preview the Speech
Transitions
Conclusion
Support References (minimum 3)
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.
Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria.
Cite any resources/references in APA formatting that were used in the discussion – if applicable.
Explanation / Answer
Topic: Titanic, the great ship
Purpose: to inform the audience about the facts and figures related to the Titanic
Thesis: Once an exciting ride, the sinking of the Titanic became one of the most sorrowful ship disasters in history.
Audience Analysis: This can be done based on the demographic analysis of the audience data. The age group and occupation can state the ideologies range and state of mind of the audience. This helps in devising the content of the speech accordingly, so as to leave a greater impact.
Introduction: RMS Titanic, or the Titanic, as is fondly called, was a British ship liner. It was the largest ship at the time it became afloat and had a capacity to hold more than 3000 passengers. It became operational on 10 April 1912. Within 4 days of its launch, it hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. Almost 1600 passengers and crewmembers died, making it one of the most dreadful maritime disasters of all times.
Capture Attention: There was a book called the Wreck of the Titan written by an American author, Morgan Robertson. This book was about a big ship that was considered unsinkable. It became afloat from England with many rich people aboard and was sailing towards New York. It hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. Do you know what’s the most strange and fascinating thing: this book was written almost 15 years before the Titanic was launched.
Credibility Statement: The story of the Titanic has always fascinated me. I have read many books, researches and have seen many documentaries about the Titanic and have very credible sources of information about it.
Titanic was deemed as the unsinkable ship at its launch. The ship had a luxurious setup aboard and had attracted the attention of many rich people all around the world. It held one of the biggest dining rooms of all times which could serve 500 passengers at a time. There were swimming pools, squash courts, library, Turkish baths, souvenir shops all aboard. It had the capacity to hold around 3000 people aboard.
The built of Titanic was very strong, it was deemed unsinkable. Seepage of water inside the ship was unimaginable. There were 16 water compartments in the bottom of the ship with automatic watertight doors which shut automatically if water seepage started in the ship. Such was the technological expertise used in the Titanic.
The crew considered the iceberg that came in the way of the Titanic very small. But most of the part of the iceberg was under water and was rock solid. The hit with the iceberg was so massive that 5 watertight compartments got filled with water within seconds.
There were 20 lifeboats aboard with a capacity to hold around 1100 people. Women and children were the first to be evacuated from the ship. Around 1500 passengers and crewmembers drowned with the Titanic.
Conclusion: So, we have discussed the story of one of the major maritime disasters of all times. The thing, which fascinates me till date, is whether Morgan Robertson, the author of the wreck of the Titan, had foreseen the sinking of the ship or was it a mere coincidence.
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