INFORMATIVE SPEECH - INTRODUCTION

Topic: Amazon's poor work conditions, which led to employees attempting to form a union 3 main points: 1. Due to Amazon providing a less than adequate workplace, a vote for the union has arisen. 2. What unionizing would mean for Amazon on a financial level 3. Amazons response to the attempts at a union forming (i.e., appeals, anti-union website, texts)

Fill in the following introduction guideline.

Introduction

I. Attention Getter: A personal reference, rhetorical question, startling statement, statistic, quote, funny story, or joke that is used to get your audiences attention and make them want to listen to you. It must always be relevant to your topic.

II. Listener Relevance Link: A brief description of why your topic is relevant to your listeners.

III. Speaker Credibility: A brief description of why you are qualified to speak on the topic. It may be due to personal experiences, research, etc.

IV. Thesis/Preview: Tell your audience the three main points that you will cover. Be specific! Transition: Used to keep your message moving forward. Think of it as a bridge to take you from your Introduction to the first main points of your Body.

Transition: Used to keep your message moving forward. Think of it as a bridge to take you from your Introduction to the first main points of your Body. It can be as simple as Lets first look at . . .; however, something more creative is better.