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Format for Cultural Speech

Introduction A. Attention getter (20-30 seconds) B. Thesis Statement: “Today I will discuss the culture of _____________.” C. Statement of Credibility: “I have researched/experienced this topic…. _____________.” D. Preview Statement: “The areas I will focus on will be ________, ________, and ____________.

The word Guyana is indigenous symbolizing “the land of many waters”. Today I will be discussing the culture of Guyana. I have experienced this culture years ago. My entire family was born in Guyana besides the newer generation. I was able to gain more knowledge from them in addition to further research. The areas I will focus on will be identity, communication context, and power distance.

(transitional statement)

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Body A. The first thing I will focus on will be _______________ (description of country/culture). a. Supporting material b. Supporting material c. Supporting material (transitional statement) B. The second thing I will focus on will be ____________ (cultural dimension/influence). a. Supporting material b. Supporting material c. Supporting material (transitional statement) C. The third thing I will focus on will be _____________. (cultural dimension/influence). a. Supporting material

The first thing I will focus on will be their cultural identity. Guyana is generally a collectivist society; however, some aspects of the society are shifting to more of an individualist culture. There could be several reasons, one of which could be the change in family structure – more single parent families and less extended families, another reason is, employment – more persons in families are now employed. Nevertheless, the sub-culture among Indians in Guyana seems to have maintained a higher level of collectivist culture than some other groups. Part of the reason for the collectivist culture among Indians is based on their historical cultural context which goes back to Asia and Asians being more high context than other regions. The second thing I will be focusing on will be communication context. Low-context communication are direct and explicit with meaning simply conveyed verbally. The official language of Guyana is English, introduced in colonial times by the dominant British culture. Guyanese culture utilizes low-context communication as demonstrated by their direct and even blunt speech, at times. Being “very direct and to the point”, Guyanese are known to

b. Supporting material (transitional statement)

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Conclusion “In conclusion, ____________________.” (repeat thesis and preview statements in past tense) Something memorable

be friendly and easy to talk to using humor readily in communication. The third thing I will focus on will be Hierarchy/Power Distance. Members of the society, the followers in this case, are moving towards a small power distance culture while the leadership seems to be more large power distance.

In conclusion, I spoke today on the culture of Guyana in the aspects of their identity, communication and hierarchy.

**The supporting material should include a variety of facts, statistics, examples, stories, etc.** ** Remember that all researched information must be cited!!!**...