Monroe's Motivated Sequence Sample Outline is a Persuasive Speech example.
Monroe's Motivated Sequence is a classic structural pattern used in the persuasive speech example below.
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The speech marks begin "One fine Spring day..." after the first attention step.
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Through their desire to support the people they meet through their work more meaningfully, the community cross-section brought together.
The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, on behalf of the Ministry of Health, runs the After suicide website, which contains information about the special needs of family members, friends and colleagues in the immediate aftermath of a suicide.
One fine spring day, I biked home from school and found policemen guarding our back door.I'll never forget the sound of my mother screaming."You can't go in," he said.
I kicked him in the shins.My father died three days before my birthday.He was killed by himself."Suicide."
Fortunately, it wasn't that high.In New Zealand, there are 500 suicides per year.Being kicked because you are the messenger of bad tidings is not likely.It's cold comfort for those who are.
Death may be part of the normal cycle of life, but death by any sudden, unexpected, traumatic form, particularly suicide, is not.Personal, family and community challenges are brought about by these deaths.They touch us all, like a stone thrown into water.
What do you tell the woman whose husband went out one morning and never came back?What do you think about the mother of the boy who was found dangling from a tree?How do you communicate with the family and friends of someone who died by suicide?What do you say to children and teenagers differently than you would to an adult?
Recovery is dependent on responses: good, bad or indifferent.What we say matters.As teachers, parents, friends, neighbors, business partners, employers, medical or social workers, who ever we are in relation to those who are experiencing bewilderment and pain, our actions count.
Research shows that how we handle the aftermath affects what happens next.
You don't need to do anything to perpetuate the myths and stigma of suicide.
I have experience with this.You can avoid them.Cut them from your life.If they're contagious, reject them.
They could be blamed and shamed.It was something they did.The fault was in them.This person who is gone, talk about anything else.You'll get over it and time will heal.The event is evidence of that person's tragic but heroic personality.They were too big, smart, and sensitive for this life.They only had one option and that was suicide.
The long term effects of not being allowed, able or encouraged to express ourselves openly or honestly about our father's disappearance haunted all of us.
We were fascinated by danger despite being frightened of change.We knew we were flawed, but didn't know how or what to do about it.We behaved like victims, trapped in a silence compounded and strengthened by time, because our relationships suffered accordingly.Life was not easy.The fight was to find balance.
To be part of the solution, which I know you want to be, is to open yourself, to acknowledge your own fear of suicide, and to learn how to support yourself or others who need it.
We can't take away the initial pain, horror, sense of betrayal, shame or anger, but we can help people to emerge from the experience strengthened and healthy.
For teachers, health workers and others who work in a professional capacity with people affected by suicide, it means knowing where to turn for credible, helpful advice.
Understanding and respecting cultural difference is what it means for communities.
In New Zealand, we are fortunate.The country whose youth topped the charts for topping themselves in the 1990's has gone on to develop an extraordinary program whose main aim is suicide prevention.The program saves lives and reduces long term harm frequently visited on the nearest and dearest.
Due to in-depth studies, we know more about factors leading up suicide and how to recognize them.
There is no need to cause more pain throughIgnorance or the misguided belief that it will disappear.I am grateful for that.It wasn't there when my family needed it the most.
Let's make sure we find out as much as we can about depression and what to do about it, so we know what resources are out there for those groups in our communities already identified as vulnerable.
Let's support each other in learning to live without judgement and name calling.
There is a lot of concern about discussing suicide.Our media is governed by law.If no inquiry into the death has been completed, the Coroners Act 2006 makes it illegal to publish particulars of a death publicly.There are further guidelines on what can be reported after a death is found to be self-destructive.There is a correlation between how suicide is reported and subsequent events.Coverage of a high profile celebrity suicide which romanticizes and idealizes the person's action and life creates copy-catting.The method of making the event front page news is described.The final act of the story needs to be told in order to protect us from our own vulnerabilities.It's the one stripping out hysteria, fear and any glorification and instead focuses on the road leading to the act.There were signs along the way.Why did we not read them?What can we learn from that?
There is a lot of concern about discussing suicide.Our media is governed by law.If no inquiry into the death has been completed, the Coroners Act 2006 makes it illegal to publish particulars of a death publicly.There are further guidelines on what can be reported after a coroner has found a death to be self-destructive.
There is a correlation between how suicide is reported and subsequent events.Coverage of a high profile celebrity suicide which romanticizes and idealizes the person's action and life creates copy-catting.The method of making the event front page news is described.
The ending is the final act in a much longer story, which is why the desire to protect us from our own vulnerabilities is forgotten.
That story needs to be told.It's the one stripping out hysteria, fear and any glorification and instead focuses on the road leading to the act.
There were signs along the way.Why did we not read them?What can we learn from that?
Knowledge is power.Changes occur when it is shared.Destructive patterns are broken.There are new pathways and attitudinal shifts.
It's true that they don't need to walk their path alone, who ever needs it, where ever they are.
The internet makes it possible to get the information you need quickly.You can find it on the website.You can use the navigation menus to find what you want.
Community Organizations, Family and Friends, the Media and Health practitioners have information.You can find links to both national and international resources.
What can I do?How to support a suicidal person is one of the personal issues addressed in the tab.
Whatever group you belong to, you'll find stories.Teenagers, celebrities, sports people, parents, and professionals have all been affected by suicide.They have been forced to stop and think.
What can you do to make a difference?Donate your time and expertise if you want to join the discussion.It's easy to find a way that works for you.
There are at least six people profoundly affected by a death by suicide.The impact on those six people is not as great as it could be, but it is still there.Those six know six more.There was another heart wrenching headline last week.A young person jumped off a bridge.The public was quick to point out his family and school.
We may not be able to reach everyone in time, but we can each do what is within our power to spread understanding and compassion.
If you need to talk to someone related to what I've said, please either see me afterwards or one of the people in the audience.You can see them by their smiles and badges.
The shame and stigma surrounding my father's death was enormous, despite the fact that there were well-meaning friends and family around us.
We were treated differently after that.We didn't hear about the whys of his death.It wasn't until we were adults that my mother was able to share that information.
To make sense of it all, we made our own stories.They were flawed and self-limiting.It took more suffering and pain to heal from the original event.
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