In this
version of the speech 2 project , Save a life by +Alice Nyamu , the speaker
chooses to use the cause and effect outline. She achieves the objectives of the
project. She also achieves her specific purpose – to inform.
The speech
was easy to follow because it has three clear points that are mentioned at the
beginning of each idea. She uses very easy to note transitions namely first,
second and last. She captures the listener’s attention because the opening
question pokes curiosity. Then she maintains interest by sandwiching her points
inside a very interesting story.
Notice too how she finishes with a call to action
Every Day
Hero
How do you
respond to disasters? Do you run away
from the scene screaming, or do you frozen in shock mumble a silent prayer, or
probably spectate craning over people’s shoulders to catch a glimpse of the
action and snap a photo?
One sunny
Saturday morning, four of my colleagues and I decided to have an adventure. We
settled on bungee-jumping, rock climbing and white water rafting at Sagana. It
seemed like the perfect get away plan, but alas, they say that if you want to
make God laugh tell him your plan
About
Makuyu, we found a 42 seater bus that had overturned. And as we joined the
pandemonium, I wondered whether we would sacrifice a fun trip that we had
planned for months to help the injured? Well, some sacrifices are worth making
because, I picked valuable lessons, three of which I would like you to take
home.
First, I
realized we can all donate blood. Just as we were about to leave Thika hospital
where we had taken the injured, the doctor on call, Dr. Maingi stopped us. He
thanked us profusely before dropping the bomb shell… “Can you please spare a
few minutes to donate blood; these victims will certainly require blood
transfusion. The idea of being pricked with a needle was just plain terrifying
to say the least. Even Jack, the dare devil of the group looked like he would
wet his pants. But when it was my turn to donate, the blood donation
representatives were very patient. They calmly took me through it and before I
knew it, it was over! Now I am regular blood donor.
Secondly, there
isn’t enough blood in the banks. In spite of there being a government policy
that every person in Kenya who requires blood has access to safe blood at
anytime, this is not achievable without our involvement. But, while Dr. Maingi
was leading us to a room labeled “blood donation centre” I noticed that most of
the other motorists who had willingly helped in rushing the casualties to
hospital had, at the mention of “donate blood“, miraculously vanished. The
responsibility was then clearly on us four and a few others. We obviously not
enough since one person can only donate half a litre every six months, but it
was all we could do.
Finally,
donating blood is good for one’s health.
And I don’t mean the free sodas we got. The doctor reassured me it would
only take a few minutes and emphasized how much someone would benefit from it,
but what won me over completely is a posta on the wall that read “The American
Medical Association found that giving blood every six months leads to fewer
heart attacks and strokes”. And it is true, having an excessive level of iron
in your body is one of the most potent ways that your body oxidizes, or
prematurely ages.
In my panic
I hadn’t noticed how short a time it took. It was only 10 am. We were heros.
Having evacuated accident victims, donated blood all within time to spare to go
and Challenge the might River Tana. Even though we set out in the morning
seeking to conquer the fear of heights, I conquered one of my biggest fears,
doctors’ needle.
Despite
appeals for blood donation, there are numerous cases where patients died due to
lack of blood in hospitals. Don’t ignore those calls; make it your
responsibility to donate blood.
It is the
easiest way to become – An Every day hero!
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