Examples Of Persuasive Speech On Procrastination

“The first symptom of procrastination is saying, ‘I’ll do it in a bit.’ Then you forget about it. Then comes stage two: ‘I’ll have time later’. . . but you never find time to do it. Stage three is ‘OMG!’ When you realize you have a huge pile of work to do . . . all due tomorrow.

Besides this omission by Kalat, he still provided an accurate and detailed account of the research article written by Ariely and Wertenbroch. This article is essential in understanding procrastination and answered throughly the three questions it posed. 1.) Are people willing to impose deadlines, with substantial consequences if they are not met, on themselves: yes. 2.) Are these self-imposed deadlines actually helpful in improving overall performance:

Attention Getter: A famous author by the name of Wayne Dyer once said, “Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is incredibly heavy.”(1) In todays society it seems as if procrastination has become a normal and acceptable thing to do. It is often joked about amongst schoolmates and co-workers around the world. Nothing seems to get done until it absolutely needs to get done, then everyone runs around getting things done quickly and often times inaccurately. The trouble with this mentality however is that some things will never get done because something will come up tomorrow or the next day and what you are putting off now gets pushed even further back. Today I will persuade you to stop this habit from continuing. I will be explaining the problems we face when dealing with procrastination as well as how to deal with it and actions you can take to prevent it in the future.

When I am enjoying a nice event, or have an important task to tackle, procrastination somehow factors in my life. Even though I prepare by organizing for any event or task, somehow, I am asked to do something in between those times for others. The majority of the time I would say “Yes, I will do it,” but end up pushing it aside. Although I am giving advice on how to make it better, I tend to overlook the advice that is given to me. Procrastination in all tends to take up the best and important moments of my life, I just need to have the courage to do the work, so it would not happen again.

     Procrastination is something that you don’t naturally have an innate ability to do. It is often brought on by finding ways

Thesis Statement: Today, I will tell you about what exactly procrastination is, the causes, and the effects.

People who procrastinate do so to try and stop them from doing something that might be strenuous in effort. People that procrastinate will also do something called “Structured Procrastination.”This means that they will do something that they normally don't want to do to get out of doing something that might be easier.

Students at FIU need to learn more about procrastination because it would help to prevent them from the stress and health problems that procrastination causes.

“I’ll stop procrastinating…Tomorrow.” This is a mindset that is possessed by a majority of students today. Although putting off writing that English paper until the night before it is due may not seem like a big deal, it has many harmful effects. In fact, what better topic is there for that English paper? Very few are spared from the epidemic known as procrastination. Even less overcome this issue. In order to successfully defeat procrastination, we must first understand it.

Even though I may be a procrastinator, procrastinating is an effective tool. During school you get assigned a lot of assignments, some may be over fall break or even Christmas break. The best thing to do is to do your assignments as soon as you can and then the rest of your break is free time. When I get assigned something, I always tell myself, I am going to get it done before I do anything else, if not I will forget and have to do all my work on a Sunday before we go back to school. Not only can you be a procrastinator in school, but also when you have dentist and doctor appointments. “You even procrastinate when it comes to dieting, saving money, and sending important emails.

Transition: After learning about the science behind procrastination, I want to talk about why we procrastinate.

The self-test that was taken during this assignment gave so much insight into the ways of procrastination. Some of the ways that humans procrastinate in are such things that typically would not be thought of. Items such as returning emails and phone calls, never registered as a form of procrastination however; things such as waiting until the last minute to do homework would seem to fall into that category.

I am happy to admit that over the past year I have grown a lot with managing this issue. I accept the responsibilities of the things I need to do and take charge. I say more ‘yes/okay’ rather than ‘I will do it later’. This is one way that I have been strategizing and will continue to do so; say ‘No’ to Procrastination and ‘Yes’ to what I have to do. I AVOID Procrastination with this method.

Preview: Throughout this speech, I will discuss the concept of procrastination. First, I will discuss what procrastination is, the science behind procrastination, and tips to combat procrastination.

I found I’m not alone according to two leading experts on procrastination, Joseph Ferrari, professor of psychology at DePaul University and Timothy Phikul, professor of psychology at Carleton University 20% of people identify themselves as chronic procrastinators and up to 70 percent of students in one study said that they procrastinate. This habit affects so many and it one of the most difficult tendencies to kick but fortunately there are ways to go about solving the issue so today I would like to inform you all about why people procrastinate and the effects it can have and also ways to overcome it.