Alzheimer's Informative Speech

Upon review of my informative speech, there was multiple positives and negatives with the whole process, research to delivery. This speech was done to inform the audience about the prevalence of Alzheimer’s in the nursing home population. I found this to be a very relatable topic for the class at the age we are. My speech included factual and moderately shocking statistics, coping methods as well as how it has affected me as a caregiver. I chose this topic because of my connection to my residents at work. Where I work, I have a consistent assignment, meaning that every day I go to work, I help the same people. This is beneficial for the residents with Alzheimer’s as well as me. The residents benefit because there is not a new scary face every day (which would make an already bad mental situation, worse) and for me because I can get to know each of the 15 people …show more content…
I knew that some of the material in my speech might be a sensitive topic for the audience members (as well as me), so I tried to give it in the most clear and direct way, without too much sadness involved. With that said, after I talked about how someone with Alzheimer’s can cope, I included a personal story about how it has changed my life. I included this story, at the risk of chocking up, to give the audience raw emotion from someone who has been indirectly affected by Alzheimer’s. Like I said above, these consistent assignments at work enabled me to get close to my residents for the two years or so I have been working there. During the preparation for this speech, I was searching for graphics to give visual aid. When I came to the point in my speech for this personal story to have aid, I couldn’t find the right picture. After thinking about it for a while, I decided to use a direct phrase that this man said to me on the night of his death. I felt that this was a gripping message when accompanied by my