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Babysitting Informative Speech

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Pasillas, Julia Fundamentals of Public Speaking 101 MW 8am Informative Speech Speech Title: How to make money and maintain a flexible schedule as a college student Specific Purpose: To inform fellow college students on various ways to make money. Introduction: I. Attention Getter: First off how many in this room would like extra income, without sacrificing your grades? Let’s all take a moment to imagine what life would be like if we all were to make a little extra cash on the side during each free minute we got. The problem most of us can relate to is we already have a jam-packed schedule, however the benefit of various opportunities to make extra money is that you can say yes to the jobs you can take and no to the ones you can’t according …show more content…

You can start babysitting by reaching out to family and friends and letting them know you are available. It may be difficult at first to sit for your first family, but once you get one under your belt, ask them if you can put them down as a reference. For example, during my sophomore year of high school I began to drop fliers at doorsteps for babysitting and although it took about four months for a family to contact me in the meantime I made sure to get CPR/first aid certified, as well as took a babysitting course. Today, I now babysit on a consistent basis for a handful of families. 2. In the Red Cross’s article titled “Survey Shows Parents Struggling to find Trusted Babysitters and Would Pay More for Well-Trained Teens” “About half (51 percent) of Americans rely on unpaid babysitters, and nearly a quarter (24 percent) pay between $6 and $10 an hour for someone to watch their children. Ten percent pay between $11 and $15 an hour; while four percent pay between $16 and $20 an hour, making babysitting a potentially lucrative option for qualified teenagers.” 3. The benefits of babysitting include choosing which families you want to sit for, setting your own rates, and the flexibility to pick when and how many hours you

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