Rubi Escobar

9:00 A.M
COMM 108- Introduction to Human Communication
October 11, 2019
 AUDIENCE ANALYSIS WORKSHEET

Speaker : Rubi Escobar Topic: Pets

What is your audience for this speech?

● My Comm. 108 9:00am class

● College students
● Males/females
● Ages around 17-21.

What is the specific purpose of your speech?

To Inform classmates about the benefits pets have.

In choosing your specific purpose, how will you narrow the topic so it will be appropriate to this
audience?

Pet could be beneficial to stressed out students or students going through a tough time;
feeling lonely or depressed.

Demographic audience analysis: What special adaptation is necessary in the speech because of
the audience’s

age: 17-21- teenagers and young adults in Rockville community

gender: males and females

sexual orientation: Not applicable

religion: Not applicable

racial, ethnic, and cultural background: Not applicable

group membership: Families

Socio-economic status: Not applicable

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 INFORMATIVE SPEECH FULL SENTENCE OUTLINE

Rubi Escobar
Informative outline

Topic: Pets

General purpose: To inform.

Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the benefits pets bring to humans’ lives.

Thesis: From helping relieve stress to helping people who feel alone, pets are much more helpful

than you think.

I. Introduction

A. Attention Getter: Are pets good for you?

B. Reason to Listen: If you are ever going through something like the reasons i mentioned,

one option is to consider maybe owning a pet. Another reason is if you already have a

pet, think about how important they are and appreciate them even more.

C. Thesis statement: From helping people relieve stress, many more benefits that could

positively impact your life.

D. Credibility statement:

1. I have always appreciated pets and their benefits.

2. I have done my research online with multiple websites.

E. Preview of Main Points:

1. First, I will discuss about how pets can help relieve stress.

2. Second, I will discuss the health benefits pets can cause.

3. Lastly, I will discuss how pets help people who feel lonely or depressed.

II. From helping people relieve stress, many more benefits that could positively impact your life.

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BODY:

1. Main Point I: Pets can actually help people relieve stress

a. According to Fields, L. (2013, October 24). 6 Ways Pets Can

Improve Your Health. Retrieved October 11, 2019, from

https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-

pressure/features/6-ways-pets-improve-your-health, when people

pet their pet, cat or dog for example, it releases a relaxation

hormone and cuts down a stress hormone.

b. It also lowers your blood pressure according to Alan Beck,

director of the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at Purdue

University

Transition: Now that I've discussed how pets can help people relieve stress, I will now discuss

the ways they impact your health for the better.

1. Pets can bring so much good to your health and lifestyle.

a. According to Pets are good for your health, and we have the

studies to prove it. (2019, October 8). Retrieved October 11, 2019,

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/

amp/11-studies-that-prove-pets-are-good-your-health, living with a

cat or a dog on your first year of life could actually reduce the

chances of you having pet allergies as well as your chances of

getting asthma.

b. Study also found that newborns who live with cats have lower

chances of getting asthma, pneumonia or bronchitis.

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 c. Dog owners have lower chances of getting heart disease, lowers

blood pressure, and cholesterol.

d. Dogs benefit people who have cardiovascular disease. They're

four times more likely to be alive after a year if they own a dog,

and also more likely to survive a heart attack.

e. Exercise by walking

Transition: Now that I’ve discussed the health benefits pets have, I will now discuss how they

can actually help people who feel lonely or depressed.

1. If you have ever felt alone, and not wanted by somebody, here’s how pets

can help with that:

a. According to Robinson, K. M. (2017, December 4). How Pets

Help Manage Depression. Retrieved October 11, 2019, from

https://www.webmd.com/depression/features/pets-depression, 74%

of pet owners said having a pet improved their mental health.

b. Avigayil Brown a girl who suffered from depression mentioned

that pets gave her, “Comfort, companionship, and love. If

depression makes you feel lonely, pets can break the cycle.”

Brown also mentioned how her cat would snuggle her and follow

her and that gave her a calming feeling.

c. She also mentioned that “A regular schedule... Knowing you have

to feed, walk, or care for your pet may give you a sense of purpose

and routine.”

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 d. Desiree Wiercyski, a life coach in Fort Wayne, IN says that pets

have a relaxing effect, when patting or stroking an animal, it

improves your mood because “touch helps increase oxytocin levels

and reduces cortisol, the infamous stress-related hormone...Even

the sound of a cat purring can be soothing.”

e. Depression can make you avoid people, but pets can take you out

of that cycle because instead, pets can help you meet new people.

III. Conclusion

A. Review of Main Points:

1. First, I will discuss about how pets can help relieve stress

2. Second,Second, I will discuss the health benefits pets can cause.

3. Lastly, I will discuss how pets help people who feel lonely or depressed.

B. Restate Thesis :From helping relieve stress to helping people who feel alone, pets are

much more helpful than you think.

C. Closure: In conclusion, pets are much more important that what some people might of

though. They help humans in many positive ways that impact their lives for the better.

References:

Fields, L. (2013, October 24). 6 Ways Pets Can Improve Your Health. Retrieved October

11, 2019, from https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/features/6-ways-pets-

improve-your-health.

Pets are good for your health, and we have the studies to prove it. (2019, October 8).

Retrieved October 11, 2019, from

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/amp/11-studies-that-prove-

pets-are-good-your-health.

Robinson, K. M. (2017, December 4). How Pets Help Manage Depression. Retrieved

October 11, 2019, from https://www.webmd.com/depression/features/pets-depression.

Visual Aid: Emma is having a breakdown and her dog is shown helping her through it.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1086840595245600768