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Keisha Brown-Dixon

Caeli-Grace Dixon

Oral Communication

October 20, 2020

Informative Speech Outline

Creative Topic: Maintaining a stable and productive study life.

Specific objective: To inform the audience about the importance of maintaining a stable and

productive study life.

Introduction

a. Attention Getter: It was the great scientist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein

who once said “Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to

learn.”

b. Thesis Statement: Maintaining a stable and productive study life will be highly

beneficial to students of all ages and can be achieved by using three (3) general

methods: starting with a positive mind-set, creating a reward system and finally

getting enough sleep and rest.

Body

1. Main Point: The first method of improving your study life is by starting with a

positive mindset.

Supporting details:

a). A negative attitude significantly reduces the effectiveness of your study.

b). Stay motivated by believing in yourself and using time wisely.

c). Let go of unrealistic expectations and self-criticism.

Transitional Sentence: Along with starting with a positive mindset you must also ensure

that you create a reward system.

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2. Main Point: It is often said that “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”

therefore, creating a rewards system, the second method, is very important.

a). Prevents exhaustion and burnout.

b). Keeps you on track and motivated.

c). Creates a positive reinforcement cycle around your study sessions.

Transitional sentence: While it is essential to start with a positive mindset and create a

reward system it is even more essential to get enough sleep.

3. Main Point: Getting enough sleep and rest is the final method of effective studying.

a). Sleep helps learning and memory. (What is your source?)

b). A good night’s sleep will rejuvenate your mind.

c)

Transitional Sentence:

Conclusion

1. Summary: A highly effective study life can be achieved and can be maintained by

having positive mind-set, creating a reward system and by getting enough sleep and

rest.

2. Closure: Implementing these methods will result in better grades, greater knowledge,

and higher self-esteem.

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Works Cited

“11 Good Study Habits for a Breakthrough Routine.” Develop Good Habits,

www.developgoodhabits.com/good-study-routine. Accessed 21 Oct. 2019

“Sleep, Learning, and Memory.” Healthy Sleep,

healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/benefits-of-sleep/learning-memory.

Accessed 22 Oct. 2019

Chadron State College. “Ten Study Methods That Work.”

http://www.csc.edu/learningcenter/study/studymethods.csc. Accessed 22 Oct. 2019

Dowd, Mary. “What Strategies Can You Use to Keep a Positive Mindset to Stay Motivated in

College?” Education, 21 Nov. 2017, education.seattlepi.com/strategies-can-use-keep-

positive-mindset-stay-motivated-college-4965.

Link, James. “12 Methods To Significantly Improve Your Studying.” Cornerstone

University, 17 Feb. 2017, www.cornerstone.edu/blogs/lifelong-learning-matters/post/12-

methodsto-significantly-improve-your-studying.