Informative Speech, Outline

Title: Caffeine and its effects on the body

Topic: What caffeine does to your body

Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my audience about the benefits and harms

caffeine can play on the human body.

Thesis statement: Even though caffeine may affect the body in a negative way, there are also

many great factors that are beneficial.

Introduction How many people drink caffeine in the United States? Over half of the US population

drinks coffee every day. Caffeine has more good benefits than it does negatively unless

too much is consumed at once. This speech will go over those benefits and will also

lay out the negative sides.

Body 1. Effects in the torso region

a. Diarrhea

b. Digestive system c. Heart burn d. Respiratory system

e. Fertility Issues 2. Effects on the brain

a. Alertness

b. Headaches c. Decreased suicide risk d. Alzheimer’s & dementia

e. Confusion f. Jitters

3. Skeletal system

a. Cancer b. Withdrawal c. Blood pressure

Conclusion

Yes, caffeine may have some negative effects but there are so many more positives

effects. If it’s not an excessive amount of caffeine consumed, you will still get some

great benefits drinking it.