info speech introduction

M. Zakir Khan - SPC1608 – MW 6pm-9pm.

SAMPLE INFORMATIVE SPEECH

I. Introduction

a. Attention Getter:

i. “Am I wrong for thinking out the box from where I stay?

ii. Am I wrong for saying that I choose another way?

iii. I ain't tryna do what everybody else doing

iv. Just cause everybody doing what they all do

v. If one thing I know, I'll fall but I'll grow

vi. I'm walking down this road of mine, this road that I call home

vii. So am I wrong

viii. For thinking that we could be something for real?

ix. Now am I wrong

x. For trying to reach the things that I can't see?”[footnoteRef:1] [1: “Am I wrong,” AZ Lyrics, Accessed on April 5, 2015, http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/nicovinz/amiwrong.html. ]

b. Topic Reveal: These lyrics come from Nico and Vinz’s song “Am I wrong?”

i. Similar to Nico and Vinz, the U.S. and Iran are being made to feel as if they did something wrong because they came to a nuclear agreement.

ii. Source: According to the New York Times on April 5, 2015, the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal as to Iran’s nuclear program.[footnoteRef:2] [2: Peter Baker, "Obama Strongly Defends Iran Nuclear Deal," The New York Times, April 5, 2015, Accessed April 6, 2015, http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/world/middleeast/obama-strongly-defends-iran-nuclear-deal.html?_r=0.]

c. Thesis: Today, I will inform you about the Iranian nuclear deal.

d. Preview:

i. First, I will speak about why the agreement was reached.

ii. Second, I will discuss what the agreement actual says.

iii. Third, I will explain why Israel is upset about the agreement.

II. T1) So first,

III. Main Point 1: The agreement was reached because Iran needs relief from sanctions, and the U.S. wants to stop Iran from getting a nuclear bomb.

i. According to NPR on April 5, 2015, Iran has been under sanctions by the west for decades, which has led to their economy being constricted.[footnoteRef:3] [3: "Lifting Sanctions Would Be Watershed Moment For Iranian Businessman," NPR, April 5, 2015, Accessed April 6, 2015, http://www.npr.org/2015/04/05/397620748/lifting-sanctions-would-be-watershed-moment-for-iranian-businessman. ]

1. When sanctions are placed on a country, it hurts both their domestic economy and their international trade.

a. Domestically, if there’s goods they need to produce but don’t have the materials and don’t have the ability to get them they can no longer make those goods.

b. Additionally, if countries can’t participate in international trade, they aren’t able to make as much money through trade, which means services provided by the government are lessened.

ii. According to the Associated Press on April 4, 2015, Iran could theoretically have gotten a bomb in two-to-three months, but instead under the nuclear agreement will have to wait until a year from now.

1. The concept of the time period before a country gets a nuclear bomb is called the “breakout” time.

2. People were scared that if the U.S. and Iran did not reach a nuclear agreement, that the breakout time would happen quickly.

3. Thus, Iran would have a nuke, and nobody would be able to stop them.

IV. T2) Now that I’ve discussed why the agreement was reached, I will now discuss what the agreement actual says.

V. Main Point 2: The agreement has a variety of different parts.

a. According to Time Magazine on April 3, 2015, Iran is going to cut their supply of centrifuges by 13,000, going from 19,000 to 6,000.[footnoteRef:4] [4: Noah Rayman, "Here's What You Need to Know About the Iran Deal," Time, April 3, 2015, Accessed April 6, 2015, http://time.com/3770850/iran-deal-explainer/.]

i. The Time Magazine article goes onto state that such a cut in centrifuges will mean that this will keep Iran from being able to make a nuclear weapon and also that the International Atomic Energy Association will enforce that Iran stays at 6,000 centrifuges.[footnoteRef:5] [5: Ibid. ]

1. Less centrifuges means less of a chance of getting a nuclear bomb.

2. Iran not having a nuclear bomb means that Israel will be the only country in the region with a nuclear bomb.

b. According to The Economist on April 5, 2015, says that many of Iran’s nuclear facilities will either be setup for an alternative purpose, rather developing nuclear weapons.[footnoteRef:6] [6: "Everything You Want to Know about the Iranian Nuclear Deal," The Economist, April 5, 2015, Accessed April 6, 2015, http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2015/04/economist-explains-3.]

i. Not having facilities to produce nuclear bombs will greatly increase the breakout time.

ii. More so, because IAEA inspectors will be able to visit all facilities, it will mean that Iran will not be able to hide its nuclear program anymore.

VI. T3) Now that I’ve discussed what the agreement says, I will finally discuss why Israel is upset over the agreement.

a. Main Point 3: Israel is upset over the agreement and has called it a bad deal.

i. According to the Huffington Post on April 5, 2015, the President of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu said that the deal was bad because it left Iran with a nuclear infrastructure.[footnoteRef:7] [7: Nick Robins-Early, "Netanyahu Goes On Sunday Talk Shows To Blast Iran Nuclear Deal," The Huffington Post, April 5, 2015, Accessed April 6, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/05/iran-netanyahu-nuclear_n_7006854.html.]

1. Israel has in the past been unwilling to allow Iran to have any nuclear structure and have showed a willingness to use force.

ii. In a news article on January 27, 2013 in Israel Today, sources reported that Israel had bombed an Iranian nuclear facility.[footnoteRef:8] [8: "Reports: Iran Nuclear Facility Destroyed," Israel Today, January 27, 2013, Accessed April 6, 2015, http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/23644/Default.aspx. ]

1. This shows that because Israel views the agreement as bad, they may choose to go their own route around the Obama administration and bomb more Iranian nuclear facilities.

VII. T4) So today,

VIII. Conclusion

a. Thesis restated: I informed you about the Iranian nuclear deal.

b. Review:

i. First, I spoke to you about why the agreement was reached.

ii. Second, I discussed what the agreement actual says.

iii. Third, I explained why Israel is upset about the agreement.

c. Tie-Back to Attention Getter: At the beginning of this speech I started with the song, “Am I wrong? By Nico and Vinz,” the reason why I chose the song was because of its parallels to how the U.S. and Iran must be feeling after their nuclear agreement.

i. Clear sense of closure: Only time will tell if either party was wrong in coming to said agreement.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Baker, Peter. "Obama Strongly Defends Iran Nuclear Deal." The New York Times. April 5, 2015, Accessed April 6, 2015, http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/world/middleeast/obama-strongly-defends-iran-nuclear-deal.html?_r=0.

Rayman, Noah. "Here's What You Need to Know About the Iran Deal." Time. April 3, 2015. Accessed April 6, 2015. http://time.com/3770850/iran-deal-explainer/.

Robins-Early, Nick. "Netanyahu Goes On Sunday Talk Shows To Blast Iran Nuclear Deal." The Huffington Post. April 5, 2015. Accessed April 6, 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/05/iran-netanyahu-nuclear_n_7006854.html.

“Am I wrong.” AZ Lyrics. Accessed on April 5, 2015. http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/nicovinz/amiwrong.html.

"Everything You Want to Know about the Iranian Nuclear Deal." The Economist. April 5, 2015. Accessed April 6, 2015. http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2015/04/economist-explains-3.

"Lifting Sanctions Would Be Watershed Moment For Iranian Businessman." NPR. April 5, 2015. Accessed April 6, 2015. http://www.npr.org/2015/04/05/397620748/lifting-sanctions-would-be-watershed-moment-for-iranian-businessman.

"Reports: Iran Nuclear Facility Destroyed." Israel Today. January 27, 2013. Accessed April 6, 2015. http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/23644/Default.aspx.

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