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The Negative Effects Of Social Media

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Meghan Glover Speech 1315.055 Professor Knipe 20 June 2015 The Negative Effects of Social Media Introduction 1. Attention Getter: a. What is the first thing most people do in the morning? i. Brush teeth? ii. Go to the bathroom? iii. Feed your dog? iv. The correct answer is actually checking your phone. 1. According to a recent study by IDC Research, 80% of smartphone users check their phones within 15 minutes of waking up each morning. b. What on your phone is so important? i. Social media c. Social Media i. According to Dictionary.com, social media is considered websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts ii. Some popular social media sites are Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. These are probably the most used with Facebook being at the top. d. Millions of people are constantly interacting i. Facebook has received 95 million views to date according to a statistic provided by Archives.gov 2. State Topic a. Although social media provides many great advantages through its use, there are also some detrimental effects that we need to be cautious about when using it. 3. Preview Main Points a. Today I will discuss 3 negative impacts that we need to be aware of when we use social media: i. narcissism, addiction, and a loss of interpersonal relations. 4. TRANSITION: First I would like to talk about narcissism… Body Main Point 1- Narcissism 1. With social media

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