Informative Speech Outline
Locks of Love
Purpose: To inform the audience about the Locks of Love organization.
Thesis/Central Idea: Locks of Love is an organization which takes donated hair and turns it into wigs for individuals suffering from hairloss.
Organizational Pattern: Topical
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: Our hair is a huge part of our identity, how your hair looks can change how confident you are that day. Now imagine one day you look in the mirror and notice you're starting to lose your hair. You would probably feel a little embarrassed, that’s how people with premature hair loss feel everyday.
B. Relevance: Locks of Love takes donated hair from anyone to make hair pieces for children who suffer…show more content… Alopecia is a disease which results in hair loss anywhere on the body. It happens in one in every one thousand people. There is no known cure, but doctors are starting to suspect that it has something to do with autoimmunity or stress.
2. Hair loss from cancer treatment is the second most common reason for a recipient.
a. A cancer patient will lose their hair depending on the drugs given, the amount given, and the combination of the drugs. Hair loss in cancer patient happens approximately 90% of the time according to a study done by Ridderheim, 2003.
b. According to McGarvey, 2001, many women reported that losing their hair is the worst psychological trauma they’ve ever experienced.
3. Another common cause of hair loss is trichotillomania, which is repetitive hair pulling in one part of the body which results in noticeable hair loss.
a. It happens in 0.5% of people, and usually starts in early childhood. There are different forms of TM, ranging from pulling all scalp hairs out, to just eyebrows or eyelashes. Many parents think their child will grow out of it, or think it’s easy for them to just quit, but it is a disorder that needs to be treated to be cured. Sadly, most children suffering from TM also suffer from other mental disorders according to a study done by Clinical
