Presuasive+speech

== **Central idea : to persuade my audience that chocolate is good for their heart, can lowers blood pressure and mood enhancing qualities. ** ==

A. Attention getter

 * ===· Play a video about chocolate===

===B. Background information of the topic=== === · -Once upon a time it was used as a special drink only for men, and known as the drink of the Gods, where people believed it brought on wisdom.=== === · -The history is equally rich as the best dark chocolate around, and medical research has shown that there are many health benefits of eating chocolate.=== === · -It definitely shouldn't be a primary source of food, but including a small piece every day will definitely benefit our overall health.=== === · -Presently scientists are beginning to disapprove some of the myths related to the dangerous effects of eating too much chocolate.=== === · -It is not true that too much intake of chocolate will rot your healthy teeth.=== === · -Neither it triggers migraine headaches nor does it cause acne or makes it worse.=== ===C. Preview of the speech (central idea)=== === ( transition: I would like to start with how can chocolate be good to your health? ) ===
 * ===· Chocolate has been around since the time of the Aztecs.===
 * ===· But you must know that recent studies have proven that chocolates high in cocoa solids provide potential health benefits.===
 * ===· Chocolate is good for their health especially dark chocolate because dark chocolate is good for their heart, can lowers blood pressure and mood enhancing qualities.===

=== Main points 1: dark chocolate is good for their heart === === · -Recent studies conducted both in the U.S. and Europe seem to support chocolate’s beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system, encouraging chocolate manufacturers, such as Mars, to develop proprietary methods of processing cocoa beans aimed specifically at preserving flavonoid content.=== === · -Traditional roasting and fermentation methods are thought to destroy up to three-quarters of these compounds.=== === · -Mars uses its Cocoapro trademark on some of its products, indicating the use of this method, and Swiss premium chocolate company Barry Callebaut uses Acticoa.===
 * ===· Dark chocolate is naturally rich in flavonoids (or more specifically, flavanols, a sub-class of these antioxidants).===
 * ===· A small bar of it everyday can help keep your [|heart] and cardiovascular system running well.===

== (Transition: Let’s change direction for a moment, it is said that chocolate can increase your blood pressure. it is true?) ==

=== Main points 2: can lowers blood pressure === === · -The Journal of the [|American Medical Association] by a group of doctors at the University Hospital of Cologne, Germany that shows a fairly significant reduction in blood pressure is possible. Dr. Dirk Taubert and his team discovered that simply by eating 1oz of dark chocolate per day could lower systolic pressure by three units, and diastolic pressure by two units.=== === · -The study consisted of 44 participants with [|high blood pressure].=== === · -Half were given 1oz of dark chocolate per day for 18 weeks, while the other half of the group ate white chocolate and only those who ate dark chocolate saw a drop in pressure.===
 * ===· Dark chocolate is loaded with antioxidants and can lower [|blood pressure].===
 * ===· What is it in dark chocolate that lowers [|blood pressure]?===

=== (Transition: Finally, chocolate can change the person's mood) ===

=== Main points 3: mood-enhancing qualities. === === -Having a piece of chocolate or two, releases endorphins in the brain which make us feel much happier than we were before eating the dark stuff.=== === · -This combination of taste and texture make chocolate a favorite form of "comfort food."=== === · -Chocolate is not physically addicting, but it can be emotionally addicting when you enjoy this comfort food too often.=== === · -Xanthine, which is like caffeine, can make a person feel jittery.=== === · -Theobromine will stimulate the central nervous system, relax the bronchi in the lungs and your blood vessels.=== === · -Phenylethylamine (PEA) is similar to amphetamine. PEA reproduces the feeling someone has when he or she falls in love. So maybe chocolate may help soothe a broken heart.===
 * ===· Chocolate reduces mood swings in women during PMS, a difficult time for many women.===
 * ===· Chocolate lovers enjoy both the flavor and the feeling of chocolate melting in their mouth.===
 * ===· There are some interesting chemicals naturally found in chocolate.===

== (Transition: So what have we looked at so far? Over indulging in chocolate, just like over indulging in anything is healthy.) ==

A. Summary of main points
===B. Memorable final statement/Call for action===
 * ===· However, using common sense and consuming dark chocolate in moderation, a small 20g piece a day, is actually beneficial to our health, lower blood pressure and enhancing mood qualities.===
 * ===· Remember when choosing chocolate to go for 70% or more cocoa to make the most of these health benefits and limit your consumption of milk and white chocolate.===
 * ===· Looking and feeling younger, feeling happy, and getting some antioxidants and vitamins into your daily diet.===
 * ===Nothing beats a good piece of chocolate.===
 * === So, eat chocolate...it IS good for you. Just be sure to do it in moderation, and the darker the better. Enjoy!===

references: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsqWG1W_9WA [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []