Water Is Life Persuasive Speech

Persuasive speech outline Purpose: To persuade Goal/proposition statement: I want to persuade my audience to donate $10. 00 to the non-profit charity Water is life. Title: Water is Life Hello everyone! THE INTRODUCTION l. THE ATTENTION GRABBER: Imagine getting up at 6am to walk long distances in 88 degree heat. Just to be able to dink 80z of contaminated water. Now imagine giving that same contaminated water to your child. II. The Relevance: 880 million people lack access to clean drinking water. ,100 people die every day from waterborne diseases, most of them children under the age of 5. 1 child dies every 21 seconds ecause of water related disease. (citation#l World Health Organization) Ill. The credibility: From my own charitable work and the research I have done I know you also will want to participate in the Water is Life project. IV. The Proposition Statement: Today I am here to convince you to donate $10. 00 to the Water is Life organization. $10= one strav. ''F one year= one life. Transition: You are probably asking yourself how $10. 0 can save someone''s life. Please allow me to explain. The Body l. What is Water is Life A. Water is Life is a non-profit, dedicated to providing an accessible clean water solution to create healthier communities. . The founder Ken Surrite. (citation #2 Ken Surrite) 2. Water is Life is dedicated to saving children all over the world utilizing an integrated program to transform entire villages this happens in three parts. Distribute Water is Life personal straw filters to partner villages and disaster situations to provide an immediate clean water solution to save lives.

Provide hygiene and sanitation education in village schools and community centers. Research and implement a long-term, sustainable clean water solution in villages. II. What your $10. 00 can do (citation#3,4,5 TIME, Esquire, Forbes) A. The Straw is a ortable water filter/purifier that can be used in any water source to provide clean, safe drinking water. (citation#6 Waterislife. com) 1 . What is the straw is made of? 2. How does the filtration system work? 3. How is The Straw used? 4.

How long does The Straw last? 5. What is the plan once The Straws stop working? Ill Where does your money help A. Water is Life is proud of their efforts over the past four years to dramatically expand program development and funding, They have distributed over 60,000 Water is Life personal water filters in 32 countries and have distributed filters during emergency/disaster relief initiatives. . Haiti 2. Northern Ghana - Tolon and Kumbungu Districts 3. Kenya - Maasai Villages: THE CONCLUSION l.

Brake light: Hopefully I have convinced you what a worth wild organization Water is Life is and inspired you to open your wallets to save a life. II. Restate Proposition: I hope to have convinced you to donate $10. 00 to the Water is Life organization. $10= one strav. ''F one year= one life. Ill. Tie back to your audience: Many of us take for granted our faucets, water bottles and drinking fountains. Can you believe the majority of our toilet bowls contain purer water than the murky, disease-infested ater that is currently available to over a billion people? IV.

Memorable remark: Your $10= one strav. ''F one year= one life Sources #1 UNICEF and ea n Organization 2012 nttp:/ . wno. int/ #2 KEN SURRITTE''S STORY 2010: internet publication httpwwatenslife. cowabout/ the-founder/ #3 Clean water, invention of the year, Life straw, Time magazine January 14, 2013 #4 Price C. Esquire magazine December 1, 2005 Innovations of the Year: Life Straw http://www. esquire. com/features/ESQ1205LifeStraw #5 Randals J. Forbes magazine Help: Yourself by Helping Others 2006 #6 Water is Life 2013 website http://www. waterislife. com/about/