Persuasive Speech Outline

Thesis: ​Organ donation is the process of giving an organ or a part of an organ and transplanting

To inspire my audience to become an organ donor and to register in their state as a donor.

Today I will explain the need for organ donors, how you can become an organ donor, and finally, how ones decisions can and is affecting society.

Central Idea: The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be an organ donor when you no longer need your organs.

Specific Purpose: I want to educate my audience about organ donation matching process, the requirements to donate and to receive organs, and how donations can be found.

Specific purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate.

ORGAN DONATION General purpose: To persuade my audience. Specific purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs after they die. Introduction Attention Getter: According to transplants.org each one of us can save up to 8 lives and improve the lives of more than 50 people by donating organs and tissues.

“There is a need to instil in people's hearts, especially in the hearts of the young, a genuine and deep appreciation of the need for brotherly love, a love that can find expression in the decision to become an organ donor.” Pope John Paul II stated in the Address to International Congress on Transplants. In a culture of death and self-centeredness it is important to prompt the youth to consider becoming an organ donor. The number of people in need of a transplant is growing quickly, and already is at a large rate. Eighteen people will die each day waiting for an organ transplant; more must be done to help these people, yet it must be within the standards of medical ethics.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, every ten minutes a name is added to the National Transplant waiting list. As of December 1, 2015, there are 122,477 people that need a lifesaving operation and are on the transplant waiting list. While on the waiting list, there is an average of 22 people that die every day. So far, only 23,134 transplants have been done in 2015. (U.S. Depart.of Health and Human Services) This incredibly low number of transplants is why more people should become organ donors. Choosing to become an organ donor provides the opportunity to save up to eight lives and improve the quality of life for many others with tissue donation. An organ donor can also provide comfort to the grieving family: the loss of the loved one will be helping others to live. Becoming an organ donor is much easier than many think. The decision can literally be done in just minutes.

Hi, my name is Casey, and I will tell you of the Extreme importance of becoming an Organ Donor.

Organ donation begins with a person who recognizes an opportunity to help others, enrolls in a state donor registry, and shares the decision to be a donor with family members and friends. The culmination of

a) Attention Getter. Hi my name is, Lizette Vazquez, and I am here to talk to you about becoming an organ donor. Many people wait for years for organs to become available, the need for organ donors is growing. Donate and save a life. If you had a chance to save a life and or change their life, would you do it? If you answered no, to this question would your feelings change, towards organ donation if someone in your family or close to you need an organ transplant? Can you imagine, what it would feel like to get handed a death sentence like this and to know there is millions of people capable of saving a life and no one is stepping up. Many of these people waiting can have a happy ending to their story. However, the

Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate.

Every thirty minutes someone gets added to the waiting list for an organ transplant (‘Frequently Asked Questions”). Not only that, but the number of patients being added to the waiting list is growing larger than the number of donors (“Organ Donation Statistics”). Many people are in the need of some kind of organ donation, so anyone who donates can help to save many lives. Organ donation is also such a great way to give back to people. Another thing is that to donate an organ a person does not have to pay money (“Organ Donation FAQ’s”). The only part that costs money is for the funeral if they are a deceased donor (“Organ Donation FAQ’s”).

Thesis/Preview: We are going to talk about the need for organ donors, they misconceptions surrounding organ donation, and how you can become an organ donor.