Post University Believing in Yourself Informative Essay An informative essay needs to be created off the following information. APA format
1. Believe in Yourself
2. General Purpose
a. To inform the audience on why we all need to believe in our self.
3. Specific Purpose
a. By the end of my speech, the audience will be better informed about knowing and understanding why stress doesn’t have to be the cause of death.
4. Thesis Statement
a. You will find that believing in yourself can/will change your life.
Introduction
1. Attention Getter
a. How many of you have spent time being your own worst enemy instead of being your own best friend?
2. Introduction of Topic
a. Let’s all use the paper and pencil we were given at the door and write down a list of our big and/or small successes in life.
3. Credibility and Relevance
a. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” (Bernard Baruch)
b. “All you can be but have not yet become, all you can do but yet not accomplished, Potential is unexposed ability and power.” (Myles Munroe)
4. Preview Statement
a. The list that everyone has created should be with you at all times, so when you feel like you lost yourself, look at that piece of paper and find yourself again.
5. Transition Sentence
a. We must remember that we have the rest of our lives to spend with our self.
Body
1. Believing in yourself would be the best choice to success
a. Success is a choice, choose wisely
b. Choices you make today determine your tomorrow
c. Decisions made in the past have determined your present
2. Define yourself on your terms
a. Self-doubt never disappears as overtime you become better with knowing how to deal with it.
b. Remember hearing yourself use the words, “I can’t,” “What if,” or “I don’t know.” That is when we all should be seeing the red flag go up.
c. We all must find our self with defining our self on our very own terms.
3. See your big goals by visualizing them
a. Have a clear vision of your life in order to have focus and be meaningful
b. If you can imagine something better for yourself, you can create it.
c. Never worry about making mistakes as we all do it but we must learn from them
Conclusion
1. Transition to Conclusion and Summary of Importance
a. Would you mentally abuse a loved one? Would you allow a loved one to suffer? Our answer would/should be simple and quick with NO! So why would you say those same words to yourself? So, this is what we must remember to think about when we are doubting our self and remember believing can/will change each and every one of your lives.
2. Review of Main Points
a. No one is perfect in this world so never be scared and act inspite of fear and discomfort while staying focused on your goals. Being different is beautiful and it attracts others to you. Don’t change for others change for you!
3. Closing Statement
a. We do not need to see far into the future, we only need to see as far as our next step. If we never try, we will lose the opportunity to improve our life. Remember that every action there will be a reaction.
References
1. List a minimum of three academic references/sources you will use in proper
APA format.
Visuals
1. List what visuals you plan to use and how they will be incorporated/integrated
into your speech.