Comms 101 Informative Speech

INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE

COMS 101-037

Organization: Topical

Audience analysis: College aged Men and Women. Including Caucasians and African Americans from various states within the United states in a class room setting.

Topic: Misdiagnosis

Rhetorical Purpose: To inform my audience about Misdiagnosis.

Introduction:

I. Attention-getter

Picture this. It is a beautiful August day and you are at your pediatrician's office for a physical, before soccer pre-season begins next week. After running some tests, the doctor leaves to evaluate them. You patiently wait in the room for him to return and when he does, he looks concerned. "you have 3 months to live" he says frankly.

II. Motive for Listening

Doctors are not perfect, they too make mistakes. Everyone will see a...