Illustrated Talk Examples
PLANNING PROCESS SUMMARY PAGE EXAMPLE 1
Because this was our group’s first time at completing FCCLA’s Illustrated
Talk, we knew that we needed to use the handy five-step planning process for our
speech. The first step we used was Identifying Concerns. We realized that Santa
wasn’t the only one facing weight issues. When looking around at our student
population, we discovered that over half of us were struggling with weight issues.
We believed that after giving this talk, our fellow students and friends would begin
to discover how they could lose their excess weight.
Our group knew that if we wanted to make our Illustrated Talk a success, we
would have to make ourselves some goals. We had a few priorities that we knew
that we had to keep in line. One was to inform our audience on how American’s are
in trouble with obesity and weight gain.
We believed that we needed to tell them the statistics that we found about weight
problems in the United States. Secondly, we wanted to let them know what caused
obesity, so that they could protect themselves from it… (e.g. if many people in their
family had a slow metabolism, they could protect themselves by eating less and
exercising more). We also wanted them to know the effects of obesity. Lastly, we
knew that we didn’t just want to tell our audience about how they knew if they were
obese, but we wanted them to know how to not be obese/. What good is it to tell
someone’s problems without telling them how to fix their problem?
Now that we had goals in mind, our group went on to complete the step
Form a Plan. We began researching statistics on obesity on the World Wide Web.
We found out what negative effects obesity has on your life, and how you can
protect yourself from obesity. We worked together to write our speech, and make
our visual aids so that we could better inform our audience.
Finally, we entered into the Act step. As you have read before, it was our goal
to reach our fellow students with information about obesity and how to protect
them from it. We really felt the need to give our talk to our fellow classmates, so we
visited classes around our school, giving our talks for specific groups of students. We
knew that others could always give helpful advice to make our talk even more
effective, so we asked teachers, students, and parents how they thought we could
improve our talk.
Lastly, we reached the final step of the planning process—the Follow Up. In
this step, we were continually revising our speech, heeding the advice given to us by
people that listened to our speech. As said before, we delivered our talk to
numerous groups, and each time we improved. We perfected our visual aids and
practiced over and over again, always advancing in our overall effectiveness.
We believe that we have truly accomplished all of these steps in the FCCLA
planning process. We identified the concerns on obesity, set goals for ourselves (and
achieved them), formed a plan, acted out on our plan, and followed up. We have
used our concerns on obesity for good by informing others on a subject they need to
know about.
Meggan Witt
Allen County Scottsville
HS FCCLA
Allen County Scottsville
High School
Scottsville, KY
Central Region
“Lighting The Way to
a Safer Youth”
“Lighting the Way to a Safer Youth”
Planning Process Summary Page
Identify Our Concerns
- Alcohol is the number one drug of choice for youth in America
- thirty two percent of allen county Scottsville high school
seniors and twenty nine percent of sophomores have had at least
one alcoholic beverage in the last thirty days
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Goals:
Make students aware of the consequences of drunk driving
Educate teenagers and adults about drinking illegally underage
Identify and formulate plans to conquer underage drinking and
driving.
Form a Plan
Contact Tammie Taylor and Darla Douglas from the Family
Resource Center and get info on Allen County alcohol statistics
Contact Officer Jeff Cook, school resource officer, to research
Allen County Scottsville social host ordinance. And other
information
Fill out application and become official member of MADD Youth in
Action Team and apply for committee head
Organize a special MADD Youth in Action awareness presentation in
FCCLA meeting
Organize speech for competition
Set up meetings outside of school with advisor for editing and
work on event
Download and access Simple Plan video
Make list of all supplies needed
Act
-go to store and gather supplies
-compile and write research, bibliography, and visuals for presentation
-write and deliver speeches
Follow Up
-Receive feedback from students and teachers on speech. Make changes
and adaptations as needed
-identify projects that students and teachers believe would be beneficial,
and begin the whole planning process over again by lighting the way to a
safer youth by taking action!
EXAMPLE SPEECH
Lighting the way to a safe youth!
These 10 candles represent you 3 judges, myself, my mother, father, brother,
and three of my friends Chantal, Sarah, and Ashley. I can’t image my life with out any
of them. (Blow out one candle) One of us has just been in an alcohol related crash
seriously injuring or possible killing us. Does that scare you? It does me. That could
have easily have been my light that was just extinguished before our eyes. Statistics
show 3 out of every 10 Americans will be in an alcohol related accident.
Impaired driving isn't the only reason were here today. I'm concerned about
underage drinking and its effects on the brain, our school, and the lives of
adolescents.
2006 KTIP Survey Statistics for Allen County Schools
1 In the past 30 days 32% of seniors and 29% of the sophomores have
had at least 0ne alcoholic beverage.
2 In the past 30 days 26% of the seniors and 22% of the sophomores
have been drunk at least once. Did you catch that ¼ or our seniors at
ACSHS were drunk this past month. That’s crazy!
3 In the past 2 weeks 22% of seniors and 14% of sophomores have had
5 or more alcoholic beverages in a row on at least one occasion.
There are many reasons that teens resort to alcohol:
1 Lack of activities
2 Lack of law enforcement
3 Parents lack of interest in the subject
4 Limited consequences
5 Youth quietness
6 Willing adults
7 Easy access
8 And boredom
I’m sorry to say that i must stop and extinguish one of our candles. (Blow out
2nd candle.) Statistics show that every minute a person in our nation dies from
alcohol related crashes.
So we've talked about all these statistics and concerns, but what does family
consumer science and FCCLA have to do with this? Well- actually a whole lot! We
are in the process of evaluating and figuring out what actions will be effective for
out particular county, taking into consideration its personal factors. The first way to
address a concern is to become educated. Underage drinking directly relates to
family and consumer sciences because it has an immediate and direct effect on our
families. Life skills, parenting, child human development, relationships, and other
family and consumer science courses being taught at ACSHS teach teems the impact
underage drinking has on the family. Students are introduced to various careers
and skills that will be used in the family and consumer sciences world. The most
important job in the world would be a parent.- and all these classes prepare
students to have conservation about alcohol with their children at a young age, and
also teach skills to bring up speaking to their parents about it.
(Blow out 3rd candle)
(Blow out 4th candle)
“Come on just one drink.” “Yea come on just live a little.” The people you are
trying so desperately to fit in with say to you. After so many repeats and reruns of
this line, you begin to think, what’s the big deal. Its just one little drink. What could
one drink really hurt?
You never stop to think of the damage you are causing yourself or the
strangers you have yet to meet. Your younger sibling who wants to be just like you,
how are they going to feel when they find out there hero isn’t as great as they
thought? The lost brain cells, the permanent damage to your liver, being grounded
to the end of the century, your brand new car being crushed, the lose of your
parents trust…. The list goes on and on. All brought on by drinking. (Blow out 5th
candle)
Alcohol damages the brain no matter what age but the younger you are the
worse alcohol damages it. During adolescence the brain goes through dynamic
changes. Alcohol can have serious long term and short term effects. Teens frontal
lobes continue to grow and connect up into their mid 20’s. The damage from alcohol
during this growth period can be both long term and irreversible. Short term or
regular drinking can impair the learning and memory capability in teens more than
adults.
A teenager would only need to drink half of the amount of alcohol that an
adult would to suffer the same effects as an adult. Hence why we have drinking age
laws. Alcohol also affects a teens behavior and brain functions, as well as a teens
sleeping habits and the release of hormones necessary for growth and maturation.
Alcohol doesn’t just affect one part of the brain, it affects all parts.
Coordination, emotional control, thinking, decision making, hand-eye movement,
speech, and memory
Speaking of effects, our nation has been effected by another alcohol related
death, (blow out 6th candle)
After hearing all that disheartening statistics and facts we probably are all
feeling a little down in the dumps. ;lets face it- when were trying to solve really big
real life problems it takes a lot of optimism and focus on the light at the end of the
tunnel to make sure one doesn’t get left in the dark. Feeling hopeless? Well don’t .
Sometimes the dark is a good thing- it allows us to spotlight the possibilities. At
ACSHS we’ve been spotlighting various actions we could and can take to make a
difference in creating safer youth.
There are many ways that you can light the fire in the youth and adults of
your community. One blaze, sticker shock, is simply where you place warnings on
alcohol packages and freezer doors in supermarkets, gas stations, ext. This lowers
the chance that an adult will buy a minor alcohol. This also draws attention from the
media so the community is more likely to support the cause. (blow out 7th candle)
Tie one on is an awareness project that takes place in the month of
December. You tie a red ribbon onto cars to raise awareness. You also provide a
pamphlet or brochure that contains facts about drunk driving and the
consequences.
Roll call briefings are another way for us to show our support to our officers
and government. This shows them that we appreciate there enforcement on
underage drinking laws. You simply give a short speech about any topic dealing with
drinking and thank them once again for there services. It helps show them that they
are appreciated and valued.
Law enforcement recognition is just that. You have a ceremony set up where
you present officers with plaques and other type of trophies. Again you are just
showing your support for the ones that help to enforce underage drinking. (Blow
out 8th candle)
Another tool used to light the fire in our youth is the MADD youth in Action,
which is the youth branch of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. This is the second year
that Allen County Scottsville High School has participated in MADD youth in action.
When I first heard about the program I became very interested in it. I applied for the
position and eventually was appointed the director of it I was excited for all that I
could do through the organization and this is a part of the reason I stand before you
today.
Facts- which stands for Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety. Is an
FCCLA organization is a nation peer education program through which young
people gain a better understanding of how families work and learn skills to become
strong family members.
Other projects to raise awareness are news paper articles, ghost outs,
undercover agents, focus week at school, smashed video at club meetings, ect (blow
out 9th candle)
After examining each of these projects we, at Allen County Scottsville high
school, have decided to participate in news letters, sticker shock, ghost outs, and
alcohol awareness videos at club meetings. Each of these projects only cast a flicker
or light, but all of these project together light up the room as shinning examples of
the impact we can make.
(Blow out the last candle) It saddens me to say that while I’ve been here
giving my speech 10 Americans have passed away. 10 families have just lost
loved ones. But I am confident in my own flames strength that mine will not
extinguish.( light my candle) My family and friends all know how passionate I
am about this topic therefore I count on there lights to help the light the way
(light there candle). I only hope that I have lit your candle. (light judges candles)
Please help me to light a way to a safer youth.
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Introduction
I. 2006 KTIP Survey Statistics
II. Reasons Teens Result to Alcohol
III. FCCLA
IV. Effects
a. Others
b. Yourself
c. Teenage brain
VI. Spot light
a. Sticker Shock
b. Tie one on
c. Roll call briefings
d. Law enforcement Recognition
e. MADD Youth in Action
f. FACTS
g. Other projects
VII. Conclusion
a. My flame
b. Friends flame
c. Judges flame
EXAMPLE OUTLINES
“Slim Down Santa: America’s Obesity Epidemic”
Outline
I. Introduction
A. Santa’s on Naughty List
B. Statistical Data
C. Identifying Concerns and Setting Goals
II. America’s Weight Problem
A. Why is it a problem?
B. Contributing Factors
C. U.S. VS Others
III. Effects on Our Nation
A. Health Problems
B. Cost on Our Government
C. Quality of Life
D. Self Image/Mental Health
III. Education
A. United States Food Guide Pyramid – “My Pyramid”
B. Portion Distortion
C. Discretionary Calories
D. Physical Activity
E. Dietary Guidelines
IV.“Gifts” and Resources to Reduce Obesity in America
A. FCS EducationB. Student Body
C. Local Activities
D. Community Involvement
V. Santa Slims Down: One less statistic
A. Reveal the New Santa
B. “Naughty Lies” Song
“Sometimes I cry- but its okay”
I. Introduction
A. *lights out*…Baby Crying (30-45 seconds minute) *scene of
frustrated mother trying to calm baby*- then introduce yourselves and
school
B. Statistical Data- 6 and 7 and more on internet – 15, 16
C. True or False (GAME) – 4 and 5 **CHEESY*** WELCOME TOO…
Hit light…
D.. Identifying Concerns and Setting Goals
(Why is Shaken baby syndrome a concern? What do you want to do about
it? - make people aware, prevent, etc) SEE 17 and 18
II. Crying: The Trigger. Identifying
D. Profile of a shaker (Look through photo’s- babies first…then
others…does this guy look like one?)- people at risk for shaking a
baby
E. Profile of a ?
III. Effects on the Baby
A. Immediate Signs and Symptoms of Severe Shaking (11)
B. Long Term Effects- 12
C. Signs of Less Severe Shaking- 13
D. Why is a baby such a baby? Why easily hurt? (14)
E. Baby Brain (show baby and explain parts of brain- point out and
pass to judges)
III. The Cry Plan
-Why Babies Cry (19/20)
- 21 and 22: PURPLE PERIOD
- “Cool” Coping Skills …………..Keeping Cool When Baby Cries- ways
how… (24/25/26)- This can involve a funny holding baby skit
- The Chill Factor- p. 27/28
IV. No baby has died from crying to much
E. FCS EducationF. Student Body
G. Local Activities
H. Community Involvement
V. Shaken put to a Silence: One less statistic
A. Summarization of speech
B. Always Remember (29)
“FISHING FOR A CURE”
OUTLINE
I. Introduction
A. Message in a bottle
B. Cancer Statistics Overview
C. Relation to Family and Consumer Science
II. Types
A.
B.
C.
D.
of Cancers
Lung
Colorectal
Breast
Skin
III. Factors contributing to high rates of cancer
A. Adult and youth tobacco use
B. Alcohol Consumption
C. Diet/Obesity
D. Physical Activity
E. Sun/Ultraviolet Light
IV. Tackling the factors in America
A. Targeting tobacco use
B. Decreasing alcohol consumption
C. Improving diet and overcoming obesity
D. Increasing Activity
E. Reducing sun and ultraviolet light exposure
V. Organizations Battling Cancer
A. Drinksense Campaign
B. American Cancer Society
C. American Lung Association
D. Federal Government Production Reduction Program
E. Non-Smoking Policies
F. Kentucky Cancer Consortium
VI. Local Action Steps
A. Family and Consumer Science Classes
B. FCCLA Activities
VII. Conclusion
A. Poem