Coming-Of-Age Ceremony Speech Outline

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Speaker: Xiaorui Li
Speech Title: coming-of-age ceremony speech
General Purpose: Special Occasion
Specific Purpose: College students may experience the transition to adulthood in their college life.
Thesis Statement: Although we know the transition to adulthood is meaningful for college students, we still need to figure out what we can learn during this period of time.
Introduction:
• Getting Attention: Today, on this sunny day, I congratulate you all on entering the ranks of adults and embarking on a new journey of life. 20 is the year to have the most brilliant smile, 20 is the time to write the most beautiful chapter of life. Today, standing at the gate of the 20-year-old, we solemnly swear.
• Topic and Purpose: We all know that coming …show more content…

Body:
I. [First idea (strongest)] The first thing we think about is Thanksgiving.
A. [Support] We should be thankful to our parents
1. Who is busy in the kitchen to make their children eat delicious food? Who will buy you new clothes when the cold is coming? The answer is parents.
2.. Instead of waiting for what we want to do, we need to use real action to repay them as soon as possible and no matter the size of your action. Otherwise, you will be regret if you lose this opportunity forever.
B. [Support] We must be thankful to the teacher.
1. Who made me learn a lot of knowledge and become a target? Who in the school gave us meticulous care? The answer is the teacher.
C. [Support] We also have to Thanksgiving friends.
1. Thank them for their quiet companionship and their understanding or support, but also to thank them for their trust and concern.

Transition: Although thankful is an important lesson to know, it is also the time to change from childish to …show more content…

[Second idea (second strongest)] Adulthood also means maturity
A. [Support] In fact, maturity has nothing to do with age, a person's maturity is psychological.
1. You can control your desires. Even if you really want to be in the circumstances, you can absolutely control yourself.
2. Can you stay calm when you meet something? If you have a big hit or something, your first act should be to calm down and find a solution.
B. [Support] At the same time, we must have mature behavior.
1. Be independent enough, not dependent on anyone, including parents. In the event of trouble or misfortune, the first thought should be to consider how to deal with it on your own, not to think to get help from others at once.
Transition: The twenty years old is not only let you become maturity but also means you take more responsible III. [Third idea] And adulthood also means responsibility.
A.[Support] An unavoidable feature of adults is to take responsibility for themselves.
1. In all relationships or situation, the adulthood does not degenerate into a child.
B.[Support] Learn to bear and overcome all the difficulties and setbacks on the road of life. 1. Although we are still students, we should also try to change our

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