Student Name: Misbah Ali
Class:SPEECH 1315 ONLINE
Karen Prisner
Date: 02/10/21
Instructor’s name:
Specific Purpose: To introduce myself to the class
Central Idea/Thesis: ​This is just the beginning.
INTRODUCTION
Attention-getter: ​Hello everyone. I’ll be introducing myself. There are many
inspirational quotes, but what drew to my attention is this quote, “Successful
people begin where failures leave off. Never settle for ‘just getting the job
done.’Excel!” by Tom Hopkins. Every single day in my life, I live by this
quote from the moment I get up from bed to the moment I sleep. I just have to
remember that every day I need to take it easy and keep hustling till I reach the
goal.
Preview of Speech: I would like to share some parts of my life to help you
all know me better. ​ I will share some things about me like how I grew up
with a lot of positivity and negativity in my childhood to early adulthood. In
addition to this, I will be sharing some random facts about me.
Beginning with the bittersweet moments of childhood to early adulthood.
Body
I There were times when I sometimes thought I wasn’t living the best times of
my childhood to teen life because of how my surroundings felt fast forwarded
to me and how mature I felt.
A.
Facing a difficult situation like having a father not being home from
time to time and seen my mother doing most of the hard stuff alone
like dong the chores and taking care of me especially during the
night time was difficult because I would be getting up from bed
because of nightmares. My dad was going in and out from the house
for a lot of business related work. As time went by, me and my
family got more involved in the family business we established and I
would spend half of my time at the shop and half time at home.
B.
​ s time went on, I started my freshman year in college. My first
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semester was tough because of a lot of things happening in my life
like parents’ arguments every day, work stress, trying to keep my
mental health stable, and deal with college. Especially in the present
time due to the COVID pandemic. My dad was struggling with
business and we had tough times paying the bills. My parents did not
have a full understanding with each other therefore, they were about
to file for a divorce until they sought help.
That was a negative aspect of this part of my life, I’ll tell you how I managed
to succeed again by remembering the sweet moments of my childhood.
II There were also the times when I had full emotional support from my teachers
and mom.
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After having a rough year in college, I had picked up during the
summer and took the classes I think I was able to manage better
with 100% dedication.
The skills I learned during the teen years especially is how to take
over a situation like the business if there is a tough phase going on.
And be ready for anything if there are times, I have to balance my
school and family work.
My mother had worked day and night to make sure I am getting
the care such as going to school, eating good food, and many other
things that you could possibly think of while my dad was at the
shop handling the business work. I was still able to manage to have
a great childhood and great moments in my early adulthood.
Now that I have shared some childhood moments and early adulthood, here I
will share random things about me.
III. There are some random things I would like to share
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I am a Scorpio, born in November 4, 1998
I love to drink bubble tea, especially oolong tea is my fav.
My favorite down time activity to do is play games or paint.
I like to sing sometimes and workout too.
I love learning about different cultures, that's why I was involved
with an organization called iLead.
I like to explore new places to eat.
I can be very spontaneous sometimes.
My family and I are from Pakistan.
I ​ was born and raised in Houston.
My favorite sports to play is soccer and basketball
I try to think optimistic in every situation.
And one motto I live by is “One step at a time but always forward.”
That’s all for now.
Conclusion
Summary Statement:​ I hope now you all have a better idea about
me. We all have a phase in life, but we always need to live by how
we think and it is up to us whether we think optimistic or not.
Wow Statement: ​ A wise man quote by, Winston Churchill said​,
“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportun
ity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”