SPC 1600- Fundamentals of Speech

 

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SPC 1600- Fundamentals of Speech

 

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Title:  “India: Land of Diversity”

 

Specific Purpose:  After listening to my speech, the audience will understand some of India’s diversity, particularly in geography and languages.

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Attention-getter: “Namaste.” Do you know what I just said? I greeted you the way I would in India. The same word- namaste– is also used when saying good-bye. The identical word can have two entirely different meanings. This is just one example of the diversity of life in India.

 

Audience Motivation: Here in the United States, we are surrounded with people from all over the world. It’s important to learn where they  come from so that we can appreciate them, which is why I’m standing before you now.

 

Credibility: As a first generation Indian-American, I know a lot about Indian life and culture.

 

Thesis Statement/Preview: For the next few minutes, I invite you to explore with me the diversity of the land of my family by  taking a look at at India’s geography and language.

 

(Transition: Let’s start with geography)

 

BODY

 

  1. India is a country with diverse landscapes.
  2. The northernmost part of India consists of the Himalayan Mountains.
  3. The highest mountain system in the world, the Himalaya, separate India from China.
  4. The Indian Himalaya have many mountains more than 20,000 feet high.
  5. The central part of India consists of the Nortthern Plains.
  6. About 200 miles wide, the Northern Plains stretch across India from the Arabian Sea on the west to the Bay of Bengal on the east.
  7. Within the Northern Plains, there is considerable diversity.
  8.      There is fertile farmland.
  9. There are major cities, such as Delhi and Calcutta.
  10.   There is the great Indian Desert
  11. The southern part of India consists of the Deccan plateau
  12. Extending from the edge of the Northern Plains to the southern tip of India, the

Deccan plateau is more than 1200  miles long.

  1. The Deccan plateau includes many geographical features.
  2. It consists of farming and grazing land.
  3. It contains tropical forests.
  4. It contains most of India’s seacoast.

 

(Transition: Now  that you know something about the geographical diversity of India, let’s look at its linguistic diversity.)

 

  1. India is a land of many languages and dialects.
  2. As linguist Kamala Singh has stated, the diversity of India’s language is “unrivaled by any other “nation.”
  3. The official language is Hindi.
  4. Hindi is spoken by 40 percent of the people.
  5. The opening word of my speech- namaste –  is Hindi.
  6. In addition to Hindi, there are 17 regional languages recognized in the Indian constitution
  7. These langauges are as distinct from each other as English is from French.
  8. Each language has its own grammar and pronunciation.
  9. Some languages even have their own alphabet.
  10. Many of these languages have literary traditions that are 2,000 years old.

 

  1. India has also more than 1,000 minor languages and dialects.
  2. These can change entirely from village to village.
  3. This often makes communication very difficult.
  4. Most educated Indians also speak English.
  5. The use of English comes from 300 years of British rule.
  6. English is spoken by 2 percent of the population.
  7. It is widely used in colleges and universities.

 

CONCLUSION

 

Summary: I hope you can see from India’s geography and languages why it is such a diverse- and fascinating- country.

Refocus/End with Impact: In this presentation, I have opened the door for you to explore the land of my  family.  I invite each  of you to someday go to India and experience it for yourself.  Thank you, and “Namaste.”

 

 

WORKS CITED

 

Arnett, Robert. India Unveiled. 2nd ed. Columbus, GA: Altman Press, 1999.

 

Gupta, Sourendu.  “Major Indian Languages.”  14 Aug. 1999  [last update].

<http://theory.theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/history/people/language/>  12 April 2000.

 

Kulke, Hermann, and Rothermund, Dietmar. A History of India. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 1998.

 

Kinzer, Stephen.  “Nehru Spoke It, But It’s Still ‘Foreign’.”  New York Times 28 Jan. 1998: A4.

 

Tharoor, Shashi.  “Who Is an Indian?”  New Perspectives Quarterly  (Summer 1999):  27-28.

 

United States Central Intelligence Agency.  “India” . World Factbook, 4 Feb. 2000  (last update).  <http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/in.html> 12 April 2000.

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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