Informative Speech Outline: Pragmatism, Mentoring, and Benefits

This assignment presents two informative speech outlines. The first outline focuses on pragmatism, covering its educational implications, forms (humanistic, experimental, nominalist, biological), and principles (pluralism, change, utilitarianism, individualism). It includes a detailed introduction with an attention getter, purpose statement, credibility, significance, and preview, followed by body paragraphs exploring the educational aspects and forms, and concluding with a summary of the principles, forms, and educational implications. The second outline discusses the benefits of mentoring, starting with an engaging introduction that highlights personal experiences and the importance of mentoring. It outlines the benefits for both mentees and mentors, structured with an attention getter, significance, credibility, purpose statement, and preview. The body of the speech covers the positive impacts on mentees and mentors, concluding with a summary of the main points. Both outlines adhere to the required structure, including pre-introduction elements, a full introduction, two main points, sub-points, and transitions. The assignment also provides references and a grading rubric for evaluation.

Brief Informative Speech Outline
P re- Introduction:
Topic: pragmatism
Narrowed Topic: understanding pragmatism theory
General Purpose: Towards informing
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the pragmatism theory
I ntroduction:
i. Attention Getter: educational implication of pragmatism
ii. Purpose Statement: understanding pragmatism
iii. Credibility: relation to education
iv. Significance: developing social experience and knowledge
v. Preview: principles and forms of pragmatism
Transition – the first subtopic of pragmatism is educational implication
Body:
I. Educational implication of pragmatism
a. Source of knowledge for life
b. To help in growth
c. Developing social process,
d. Continuously restructuring experience
e. State’s responsibility
(Transition) – The next topic involves the forms of pragmatism
II. Pragmatism forms
a. Humanistic
b. Experimental
c. Nominalist
d. Biological
(Transition-the last topic includes the principles of pragmatism
III. Pragmatism principles
a. Pluralism
b. Change
c. Changing values and aims
d. Utilitarianism,
e. Individualism
f. Emphasis on social aspects

IV. C onclusion:
a. Principles
b. Forms
c. Educational Implication

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