INFORMATIVE SPEECH (Chronological Pattern) HOW TO HANDLE LOSING YOUR JOB

Mark Goldhagen Outline How to Handle Losing Your Job Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my audience about how to cope with losing a job Central Idea: If you handle a job loss in the right way, you can turn a disappointment into a triumph INTRODUCTION I.Attention Goldhagen begins with a hypothetical illustration. aterial A. Imagine that you are wor!ing at a job in your field one day, and then the "ery ne#t day you are told that your position has been eliminated. $. %osing a job can be de"astating, but you will ma!e a bad situation e"en worse if you react in the wrong way. II.&rienting The speaker gives his central idea aterial A. If you handle it well, you can turn a disappointment into a triumph. $. I'd li!e to gi"e you tips on how to handle the situation. Citing his sources bolsters the speaker s credibility. C. y information comes from Carole (ousseau, an employment counselor, and articles in !ewsweek maga)ine and the Toronto Star.

(Transition* %et's start with the moment you find out you'"e lost your job.)

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BODY The speaker uses the chronological pattern# showing what to do first# then second# and so forth I. Cope with the immediate crisis in a healthy way. A. At wor!, control your emotions. 3. If you lash out angrily at your super"isors, you may say or do something that will haunt you the rest of your life. ,. 4on't commit petty acts of "andalism, such as brea!ing e5uipment. $. At home, allow yourself to feel angry and depressed. 3. 6hare your feelings with family and friends. ,. As! them for their moral support during the rough time. C. Pamper yourself. 3. If possible, ta!e a "acation. ,. &therwise, gi"e yourself treats. a. 0o to a good mo"ie. b. 7at at a new restaurant. The speaker creates a graceful bridge from the first part of the speech to the second. (Transition* After you ha"e had time to adjust to the blow, you can turn in a new direction.)

Goldhagen shows an awareness of the trauma of losing a $ob and the need for %pampering.&

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Plan for the future. A. 7"aluate the job you lost. 3. %oo! for mista!es that you made. a. Candidly admit errors or misjudgments. b. 4ecide how these problems can be a"oided in the future. ,. As! yourself if you were in the wrong field. 8. Tal! to a career counselor. $. %oo! for a new job. 3. As! friends and associates to inform you of promising options. ,. 6earch newspapers and the Internet for positions. 8. 9arrow the search to two or three top possibilities. a. In"estigate each on the Internet. b. Inter"iew people who wor! or ha"e wor!ed for each. c. 4on't panic and jump at the first job offer.

The speaker gives helpful advice.

Goldhagen offers hope but wisely refrains from making unrealistic promises of success.

:. 6ee! and inter"iew with your final choice .. If you are li!e many people, you may find a new job that is better than the one you lost ;. If you fail to get the job you are see!ing, don't despair1!eep loo!ing. (Transition* %et me summari)e.)

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CONCLUSION I. The speaker gives a brief summary of the key information of the speech 6ummary A. If you lose your job, don't react with hostility at wor!, but do let yourself feel anger and depression at home. Treat yourself well. 7"aluate your past job and plan your future with a careful analysis of job possibilities. If you follow these steps, there's no guarantee of success, but you increase your chances of success. <ou might e"en come out ahead. 3. 7mployment counselor Carole (ousseau has a hopeful "iew. ,. =%osing your job seems li!e a disaster, but if you handle it the right way, it is really an opportunity in disguise>. BIBLIOGRA HY ?ir!, @anis. =Assess Past @ob %oss $efore Trying to o"e &n.> Toronto Star 3A Beb. ,--3* C(-3. c0inn, 4aniel. =/ow 6afe is <our @obC> !ewsweek . Beb. ,--3* 8;2::. (ousseau, Carole, employment counselor. Personal inter"iew. ; ar. ,--3. DI6EA% AI46 Poster with !ey points

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Clincher A.

$. ' (uotation makes a nice finale.

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