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Essay / Persuasive Speech: Donate blood through the American Red Cross...
Specific Goal Statement: To persuade my audience to donate blood through the American Red Cross.Introduction: 1. Did you know that blood donated to the American Red Cross saves 30 lives every year?2. People should donate blood because it's easy and although it may be a little painful, it's worth it because it saves many lives and you get great snacks. Body: I. Donating blood is easy . It only takes about an hour. You just lie back and let the nurses do the work. Usually it doesn't do much harm. The blood you donate saves lives. People in accidents, people with cancer, people who have had surgery and women giving birth are saved. Tell the story of Linda K. whose life was saved when she began hemorrhaging after the birth of her twins.III. If that's not reason enough, you get some great snacks. You are not allowed to leave until you have eaten or drunk something like crackers, cookies and juice. At some blood drives, restaurants donate food. Conclusion: 1. There is a blood drive this Friday at the fire station from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please start donating blood immediately.2. If you can't donate this Friday, I urge you to donate blood through the American Red Cross at another time because it's easy, you'll get great snacks, and most importantly, you will save lives! You can see how in this persuasive speech, the topic and thesis are stated in the introduction, the reasons for donating blood are the main points of the body of the plan and the conclusion contains the call to action. Other ways to organize a persuasive speech plan are "problem-solution", comparative advantages, meeting criteria, and motivational sequence. the public to share your belief or take a particular action.