ELC590

SAMPLE PREPARATION OUTLINE

PERSUASIVE SPEECH

Student’s Name : Yasmeen binti Mohd Fauzi

Matric Number : 2019702405
Faculty / Group : BA2493D
Lecturer’s Name : Miss Hana Nadia

Speech Title : Stop Wasting Food

Organizational Pattern :Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
Visual Aid : Power point slides
General Purpose :To persuade
Specific Purpose :To persuade my audience to reduce food waste to save money, and
boost health
Central Idea :Food waste is costly—and not just dollars and cents. Food waste
also has significant environmental and health implications.

Introduction

(Monroe’s Motivated Sequence  Attention)

I. Food waste are quickly becoming a top global issue, because whiles there are
millions of families with children starving, others are living in abundance, with
many others carelessly throwing food away.
II. Many of us have wasted food in one way or the other, but the real food losses
and waste matter is bigger than just consumer food waste.
III. From farming fields and storage places, through transportation, processing,
market places, down to consumption places such as homes, schools, restaurants
and workplaces, more than half of all food produced globally go to waste. This is
a tragedy!
IV. Let us take a look at this interesting comparison.
A. Out of the world’s 9.3 billion people (approx..as of 2011) an estimated 868
million people are chronically under-nourished.
B. This makes it one out of every 8 people. At the same time, a third of global
food production goes waste.
1. In the UK, 5.6M people live in deep poverty, where basic food
provision is a daily challenge; yet at the same time, 15 million
tonnes of food is wasted annually, with nearly half discarded
within UK households
2. In England, for example, schools throw out some 123,000
tonnes of food a year at a cost of $250 million a year.
V. As I give this speech, one ninth of the population around the world continue to
starve or die from starvation
VI. After doing extensive research for this speech, it made me realize that wasting
food isn’t fair to the people who are in need of it and help by limiting what you
throw away into the trash can like you have a sandwich and aren’t hungry, give it
to a friend or save it for later.
VII. Today, I hope to persuade each of you to reduce your food waste to save money,
and boost health.
VIII. Because wasting food for these irresponsible excuses are unfair to the poor who
can’t afford food like us.

1 Adapted from Lucas, S. (2012). The Art of Public Speaking. (12th ed.). NY: McGraw-Hill
(Transition: Let’s look more closely at the causes of food waste.)

Body

(Monroe’s Motivated Sequence  Need)

I. First, what are the causes of food waste.
A. Lack of appropriate planning purchase and preparation of too much food.
1. One of the top contributors to food wastage is because of lack
of appropriate planning.
a. Sometimes people buy lots of food without
appropriately making plans on when and how the food
will be prepared for consumption. Coupled with the
contemporary schedules of work and appointments,
people therefore tend to change food preparation plans
or fail to remember using it on time

B. Over preparation of food in restaurants, hotels and the food service industry.
1. Most restaurants, hotel and the food service industry alike
have a tendency of over-preparing/producing food
a. While the intention is good especially in anticipation of
high customer volume and the ability of not running out
of menu, over preparation often leads to wastage if all
the food is unsold

C. . Purchase and preparation of too much food

1. If one purchases or prepares too much food than is needed,
then it’s obvious the excess food on the plate will go to waste.
In such scenarios, leftovers and partially used food account for
the food that goes to waste.
2. Alternatively, the partially used food is at times put at the back
of the fridge and is never reused.

2 Adapted from Lucas, S. (2012). The Art of Public Speaking. (12th ed.). NY: McGraw-Hill
 (Transition: So what’s the solution?)

(Monroe’s Motivated Sequence  Satisfaction)

II. Simple steps on how to prevent food waste.
A. First, plan your meals.
1. Planning your meals is one of the most effective ways to
prevent food waste. By keeping your family organized, you can
also help to maintain healthy eating habits and save money on
groceries.

B. Second, get the whole family involved

1. Involving the whole family is a win-win. Children learn essential
food skills and are more likely to eat the meals you prepare
because they’ve helped make it. When it comes to the meal
itself, allow family members to serve themselves, so everyone
gets the portions they want.

C. Third, store your food to last

1. The way we store our food can have a big impact on how long
it lasts. It is important to make sure your fridge is set between
0-4c to ensure your food’s utmost freshness. Keep milk and
other dairy products out of the door where the temperature is
the warmest
(Transition: Planning, prepping and storing food can help your household waste less food.)

(Monroe’s Motivated Sequence  Visualization)

III. The cons if we keep going the food wasting behavior.
A. Lessen the chances to make our mother nature sustainable for future.
1. According to ThinkEatSave, most uneaten foods ends up in
the dump. When food waste decomposes in a landfill without
oxygen, this creates anaerobic sequence that produces the
methane, which is approximately 20 times more harmful to the
atmosphere than carbon dioxide.
2. When waste is burnt, gases from incineration may cause air
pollution and contribute to acid rain, while the ash from
incinerators may contain heavy metals and other toxins.
i. This will effect on our body immunity system
and all living things especially will increase the
number of sick people all around the world.

Conclusion

(Monroe’s Motivated Sequence  Action)

I. In conclusion, having access to sufficient, nutritious food is a basic human right. No
human alive deserves to go to sleep on an empty stomach, or lack the energy and
vitamins needed for survival.
II. Hence, we all need to take action immediately.
III. We need to minimize our domestic food waste. We need to be aware of the
consequences of food wastage to humans, nature and the economy.
IV. We need to donate to organizations that strive to end world hunger, and we need to do
this right now before the consequences destroy us and everything we live for.

3 Adapted from Lucas, S. (2012). The Art of Public Speaking. (12th ed.). NY: McGraw-Hill
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4 Adapted from Lucas, S. (2012). The Art of Public Speaking. (12th ed.). NY: McGraw-Hill