Informative Speech: The Persuasive Speech To Save The Environment

Specific Purpose:

To persuade my audience to become more involved in their environment. My main purpose is to convince them to purchase and recycle goods.

Central Idea:

Recycling items can both help preserve the Earth and save it from pollution. Every resource on Earth will not be around forever.

Organizational Pattern:

Topical

Introduction

I. Attention Getter:

Raise your hand if you have ever been given a balloon at your birthday party. Raise your hand if you have ever been given a balloon on Valentine’s Day. I have an interesting quote for you all to hear. According to Independent.com, “The world could run out of helium within 25 to 30 years”. I’m guessing that you never thought about running out of helium. We often takes the little

Recycling is very important factor in protecting both humans and animals.

1. According to LovetoKnow.com “Over 40,000 trees could be saved if all morning newspapers in the United States were recycled for one day”

2. Areas such as the rainforest are home to many different species of animals and even some humans.

B. Landfills have been a constant issue all over the entire world

1. Landfills are large locations used to dispose garbage and other forms of waste. In a recent study by HowStuffWorks.com “Today, we still dump more than 100 million tons of trash into landfills annually”.

2. The problem with landfills is the pollution caused by them. Different toxins are put into the landfills in order to break down the waste. This waste often runs off into water which can harm both humans and animals.

(Transition: Now that I have discussed why we should recycle, I want to discuss what types of objects we can recycle.)

II. You are probably asking yourself what type of items can be recycled. (Monroe – Satisfaction)

A. Electronics can easily be recycled into new things 1. DVD’s, CD’s, Cell Phones, MP3 Players, TV’s , etc

2. We all have an old cell phone or CD we don’t use anymore. If you recycle it instead of throwing it away you can decrease the amount of trash in

Reducing simply means using less things in your daily routine. An example of this is using both sides of the paper when writing or printing. If everyone did this thousands of trees would be saved ever year.

B. Reuse means using an item for another purpose before throwing it away or recycling it. A simple way to do it. An example of this is using reusable bags for multiple purposes instead of immediately throwing it away.

C. I have already covered recycling. This step is simply putting objects such as newspapers and cans inside a recycle bin. Again this will drastically decrease the amount of waste in the landfills.

Conclusion:

Review: To conclude my speech, recycling is very important when it comes to the preserving the environment. We only have one Earth and the things we do everyday are constantly destroying it. We can create a better and safer environment to live for today and the next generation.

Final statement: Most people believe that in order to reduce, reuse and recycle you need to spend more money and long hours devoted to it. Little things you do will make a huge difference. Things such as turning off your water while brushing your teeth, using one less napkin or turning off the lights will help create a better