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SPCH 1311 Daily Naps Benefits Final Draft Outline

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The general purpose of the speech: to persuade

The general topic of the speech: We will persuade the audience to take a brief nap each day.

The specific topic of the speech: We will persuade the audience to take a brief nap each day to

receive physical and psychological benefits.

The thesis of the speech: Adults should incorporate a brief daily nap to enhance their physical

energy and alertness, cognitive memory and learning abilities, and mood.

A) Introduction

a. Attention-Getter: *Wakes up from a nap and turns on lights (or opens blinds), yawns

and stretches* Good afternoon, everyone! Ever think that naps were just for little kids

or lazy people? Well, think again! When I was a freshman in high school, I fell asleep

in my science class. I was extremely tired from staying up late the previous night

from doing homework. Unfortunately for me, my teacher at that time was teaching us

about density. While she was going over the PowerPoint, we were responsible for

taking notes for our daily grade. Sadly, the lack of sleep I had from staying up late

had affected my ability to concentrate. The whole lecture I was just wishing to have a

quick twenty-minute nap. Suddenly, I felt my head slowly drifting downwards and

my eyelids getting very heavy… . I definitely didn't mean to fall asleep, but I was just

so exhausted. When suddenly, I heard my teacher scream “Gabi!,” to catch my

attention. The screaming voice of my teacher alarmed me so much that when I woke

up, I ended up farting very loudly - in front of the whole class. I was so humiliated,

but on the bright side, I didn't seem so tired anymore. I may have embarrassed myself

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in front of my classmates, but that nap was all I needed to enable me to go on with my

day.

b. Audience, have you ever wondered why the night before a big test, or perhaps some

important event, you find yourself tossing and turning? As I’m pretty sure most of

you answered yes, here’s why. In an article written by Abdullah Alotaibi and other

co-authors, they state that loss of sleep is directly related to stress. More, specifically,

they say that, “ Sleep deprivation has a wide range of harmful effects on human

biology and is associated with fatigue, daytime sleepiness, and reduced

neurocognitive performance,” and that, “cognitive performance in students, including

concentration and estimated efforts to complete tasks, is negatively affected by sleep

deprivation.” This is why adding a nap into your daily schedule is so imperative.

Because we don’t get back those lost hours of sleep, naps have become a viable

means of quick sleep that offers many of the same benefits as a full two nights of

sleep (“Naps Boost Learning” 7).

c. Thesis: Adults should incorporate a brief nap every day to enhance their physical

energy and alertness, cognitive memory and learning abilities, and mood.

d. Preview of points:

i. Naps enhance physical energy and alertness.

ii. Naps enhance cognitive memory and learning abilities.

iii. Naps enhance psychological attitude and mood.

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i. Naps enhance physical energy and alertness.

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SPCH 1311 Final Draft Outline The general purpose of the speech: to persuade The general topic of the speech: We will persuade the audience to take a brief nap each day. The specific topic of the speech: We will persuade the audience to take a brief nap each day to receive physical and psychological benefits. The thesis of the speech: Adults should incorporate a brief daily nap to enhance their physical energy and alertness, cognitive memory and learning abilities, and mood. A) Introduction a. Attention-Getter: *Wakes up from a nap and turns on lights (or opens blinds), yawns and stretches* Good afternoon, everyone! Ever think that naps were just for little kids or lazy people? Well, think again! When I was a freshman in high school, I fell asleep in my science class. I was extremely tired from staying up late the previous night from doing homework. Unfortunately for me, my teacher at that time was teaching us about density. While she was going over the PowerPoint, we were responsible for taking notes for our daily grade. Sadly, the lack of sleep I had from staying up late had affected my ability to concentrate. The whole lecture I was just wishing to have a quick twenty-minute nap. Suddenly, I felt my head slowly drifting downwards and my eyelids getting very heavy… . I definitely didn't mean to fall asleep, but I was just so exhausted. When suddenly, I heard my teacher scream “Gabi!,” to catch my attention. The screaming voice of my teacher alarmed me so much that whe ...
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