Speech Outline

Ethos:

                This speech is about my stories and my experiences with my family, entertainment and career and how they all thread together. I get very nervous when talking in front of large groups, so I will need to work on making my speech come out fluent. I just need to practice it often and it should all come together.

Pathos:

                I want to keep my stories up-lifting, and not try to make them emotional and sad. So I kept them interesting and happy to keep the attention of the audience.  I’m using my hook for my emotional connection and will then relate that to my family story.

Logos:

1.       Introduction-

a.       Thesis:  The thread that ties my family, entertainment and career together is how I like to take charge of situations.

b.      Hook: This time last year my parents were divorced, and that is when I really saw myself start to take charge of situations, especially with my little sister. Ever since I could drive I always wanted to help out my dad when he was at work and made sure she had a ride to her cheerleading practice.

2.       Body Points-

a.       Family- I am the middle child, but at times I can act more like the oldest. When something goes wrong in my family, I like to take charge and try to fix it as soon as possible. This past year my parents divorced and since then I have become much closer to my dad. I love to cook and try new recipes, so I like to take charge and make my family dinner.

b.      Entertainment- When I am around my friends I am more outgoing and a bit sarcastic. When I am with a group of my friends I like to take charge and plan what we are going to do. I like to know when and where, we are doing something. One day last year we went on a shopping trip to Cincinnati with a few of my friends, and I planned a schedule of where all we were going to go, so we were sure to hit all the places we wanted to go.

c.       Career- When I am around my fellow classmates and professors I tend to be shyer then I am with my friends and family. I’m usually very shy with people I don’t know. Once I am assigned a task, I like to get it done and move on to the next. I tend to make lots of to-do lists and I love the satisfaction of checking things off them.

3.       Conclusion- My family, entertainment, and career are all merged together by the fact that I like to take charge of situations.