Outline

A. INTRODUCTION

B. Today I am here to talk to you all about a problem that is sweeping the nation.

1. Attention-Getter:

a. 500,000 to 1,000,000 cases of Elderly abuse or neglect are recorded every year by authorities. Most of them are true, but the saddest thing is for every one of those cases there are between 12 and 15 cases that are not reported to proper authorities. ( Video ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgl8MkjHcPk

2. Bond: Link-to Audience:

a. I recently had the misfortune of having to put my grandparents into a nursing home, or assisted living facility and have already had an issue with the facility. My grandmother was recently rushed to the hospital from the nursing home. They said it could have possibly been a “ med error” meaning they gave her the wrong medication causing her sugar to drop severely resulting in her collapsing in a type of seizure.

3. "Credentials" of Speaker (Credibility):

a. I have done much research on this topic before I had to move my grandparents into their facility.

4. Destination / Objective Sentence:

a. I have decided to talk to you all about Nursing home neglect and abuse because I want to make you aware of the dangers in nursing homes. My goal in this speech is to help spread the word about this disgraceful behavior. I hope that after my presentation you will possibly help me spread the word about nursing home abuse and neglect.

b. Today I want to make you realize that nursing homes are an industry nothing more and nothing less.

5. Explain your Map to your Destination: Speech Preview:

a. Today I plan to

1. Types of Elderly Abuse

2. Statistics behind Nursing Home Abuse

3. Nursing Homes are an Industry

4. What needs to be done.

Transition:

B. BODY of your Speech

“Tell them”

1. Main Point #1

a. First to define elderly abuse and its...