Speech Outline on Tornadoes

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Correct Outline Form Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about tornadoes. Thesis Statement: Understanding what causes tornadoes, knowing when and where they are likely to occur, and remembering safety rules can make this natural phenomenon less threatening. Introduction: I. (Attention Getter) A very common description by persons who have seen it is that it resembles the trunk of a huge elephant as it weaves back and forth across its path, seeming to draw objects into it much as an elephant’s trunk draws up water. II. (Credibility Statement) When I was nine years old, I survived a tornado and since then, have studied this natural phenomenon. III. (Preview) Today, I will tell you about tornadoes. A. First, I will illustrate and explain what causes a tornado. B. Second, I will tell you when and where they are likely to happen. C. Third, I will share safety rules to follow in the case of a tornado. (transition: Let me begin by explaining what causes a tornado.) Body: I. There are certain conditions that precede and occur during a tornado. A. Weather that precedes a tornado is often chaotic. 1. According to Snowden Flora, in his book, Tornadoes of the United States, several hours of warm, humid, and oppressive weather usually precede the formation of a tornado (Flora, 1983). 2. Heavy thunderstorms accompanied by lightening that is often brighter, bluer, and more vicious than lightening from any other type of storm. 3. In fact, a former manager of the Weather Service of United Airlines, believes that lightening might be one of the best ways of detecting a tornado in a thunderstorm

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