Informative Speech Outline Sample (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

Informative Speech Example by Brian B. Carter, MS, LAc

a. Explain when something becomes too yin, it turns into yang, as if on a

circle, and if it gets too yang, it turns to yin - tai chi tu – winter to summer,

summer to winter, night to day, day to night – just like the rotation of the

earth (spinning day ?? night), or the orbit of the earth around the sun

(year = seasons)

b. Examples

i. If you overwork (yang), you get tired (yin) and have to sleep (yin).

ii. If I speak too long (yang), you’ll be silent (yin) too long, and

you’ll get restless (yang) – of course, if you don’t have enough

yang to pay attention, you might just fall asleep (yin) during my

speech (yang) and I’d have to yell at you (yang) to get you to wake

up (yang)

iii. Did you pay more attention after I asked for audience feedback? If

I get you to speak (yang), you listen better afterwards (yin)

c. ask audience for examples

4. Practical applications of yin and yang

a. Now, so what, how do you use this info?

b. We already use this instinctively with heat and cold. Summer (yang) we

use A/C (yin), and drink cold drinks (yin). When tired (yin), we drink

caffeine (yang). When revved up (yang), we look for calming things like

chamomile tea (yin).

c. Now you may not know that seasonally, in the winter, everything is more

yin, so it takes more of your yang to do the same things – it’s easier to

overwork, so learn from the animals that hibernate, and at least do less, be

calmer, and so on. Take yang herbs, drink coffee… and the same goes for

when we get older – we lose our yang over time, so we need to

supplement it with herbs.

d. In the summer, everything is more yang, so stay cool, keep your temper,

etc. It’s natural to do more (yang) at this time, so take advantage of that,

but don’t overwork or get overheated (both yang)

e. Recognize the cycles of nature, life, and relationships so you can take

advantage of them for maximum efficiency. You can’t always grow

(yang) but must sometimes consolidate and rest (yin). Sometimes we

argue or have sex (both yang), other times we are at peace and we snuggle

(both yin). These are natural cycles, nothing to get out of joint about.

f. Now that I’ve been yang here for a while, it’s my turn to be yin. I thank

you for listening (yin). Ms. Toastmaster…

NOTE: The content of this outline is much harder to understand than the final

speech. Making a complete outline is only part of the process. There are specific

obstacles to succeeding in informative speaking, and a big part of it is how you

deliver it, so I suggest you check out the audio mp3 of my actual speech at:

Get the rest of the 8 Step Informative Speech Writing Process and the Audio Version of this speech

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