communications week 7

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Informative Speech Outline

Learner’s Name

Nightingale College

COM 301: Oral Communication

Professor’s Name

February 13, 2022

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Example of Full-Sentence Speech Outline

General Purpose: (To inform or to persuade)

Specific Purpose:

Central Idea:

Introduction:

Do you have a close elderly family member, take care of elderly patients, or simply want to get

educated on the positive impact physical health has throughout the aging process? Understanding

the health benefits of physical health is essential to maintaining an active lifestyle. This speech is

not intended to call for a change in physical lifestyles, but rather a chance to educate those who

want to know how exercise enhances elderly patients’ mentally and cognitively and the physical

benefits of exercise. Elderly patients can experience enhanced nerve transmission within the

brain and benefit physically from nurse teachings. Today, I will discuss how physical exercise

benefits the brain, what it does to the body, and how you can teach this to patients.

(Transition: First, let’s look at how physical exercise benefits the brain.)

Body

I. Exercise and how it impacts the aging human brain mentally and cognitively

A. According to the University of California, San Francisco (2022), Elderly

individuals who maintained an active lifestyle later in life have shown higher

levels of proteins which is essential in sending signals between neurons.

1. Proteins help you retain information

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B. The hippocampus oversees memory storage, therefore, having sufficient levels of

protein is necessary according to the University of California, San Francisco

(2022).

1. The hippocampus needs proteins.

C. Also mentioned by the University of California, San Francisco (2022), toxic

proteins called amyloid and tau are present in dementia or Alzheimer’s patients.

1. Through studies, it is shown that with higher levels of proteins because of

exercise, there is a negative trend to these conditions.

(Transition: Next, exercise has physical benefits to the aging person.)

II. Exercise, as you get older, has endless physical benefits.

A. Harvard University (2021) states that through exercise you are “dealing excess

energy away from potentially harmful mechanisms, like excess fat storage”.

1. Those who do not exercise are not getting rid of harmful components

within their body.

B. Exercise strains the body and requires healing, but results in the body replacing

muscle fibers, cartilage damage, and microfractures to be stronger than before,

also stated by Harvard University (2021).

1. Exercise makes the body stronger.

2. Repetitive use and rebuilding contribute to overall physical health.

(Transition: Lastly, there are multiple teachings nurses provide to their patients.)

III. Nursing teachings serve to make sure elderly patients are achieving maximum health benefits

from exercise both physically and mentally.

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A. According to Professor Miller of Rush University and Professors Sabol and

Pastva of Duke University (2017), it is recommended that older adults take part in

“150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes of

vigorous aerobic activity”.

1. If physically possible, elderly patients should follow this set time.

2. Muscle, cartilage, and microfracture healing prevent dementia and

Alzheimer’s disease.

B. Professors Miller, Sabol, and Pastva (2017) also state that in the acute care

setting, exercises for elderly patients include a chair stand test, balance tests, and

slow-paced walks.

1. Falls and injuries should always be avoided.

2. Conditions and the abilities of elderly patients will vary.

3. Professors Miller, Sabol, and Pastva (2017) share that when patients

follow these exercises regularly, patients can improve their conditions of

vascular disease, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and many more.

(Transition: With health promotion from nurses, elderly patients will be able to benefit from

physical exercise and prevent further health deterioration.)

Conclusion:

As I wrap things up, it is important to remember that exercise impacts nerve transmission within

the brain, results in physical benefits, and can be learned through teachings nurses provide to

elderly patients. Exercise elevates levels of protein needed for nerve transmission and keeps the

hippocampus within the brain fully functioning. Those with more proteins show fewer chances

of having Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Although exercise is technically damaging muscles

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and cartilage, the building back of muscles, cartilage, and healing of microfractures make the

body stronger. 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes of intense exercise per week is

recommended for this age group. Lastly, nurses can teach their patients exercises such as chair

stand, balance, and slow-paced exercises to follow. I talked about three aspects such as ___.

There are things we can do to help patients, so I hope this information will help you do that.

Thank you for listening today!

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References

University of California - San Francisco. (2022). Exercise alters brain chemistry to protect aging

synapses: Enhanced nerve transmission seen in older adults who remained active. ScienceDaily.

Retrieved February 3, 2022, from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220107100955.htm

Harvard University. (2021). Taking it easy as you get older? Wrong: New research outlines how longer

lives are tied to physical activity. ScienceDaily. Retrieved February 3, 2022, from

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211122172720.htm

Miller, J. M., Sabol, V. K., & Pastva, A. M. (2017). Promoting older adult physical activity throughout

care transitions using an interprofessional approach. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 13(1),

64–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2016.08.006