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: Dangers of Cell Phones : Monroe’s Motivated Sequence : Power point slides : To persuade : To persuade my audience to use their cell phones in a way that will protect their health. : Cell phones pose serious health risks and therefore, we must change the way we use them or face the medical repercussions.

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(Monroe’s Motivated Sequence  Attention) Your cell phone is your constant companion. You use it everywhere you go, day and night. A. According to my class survey, everyone in this room has a cell phone, and all of us use it dozens of times every day. But what if your constant companion is dangerous? What if it is hazardous to your health? A. Evidence is piling up that long-term use of cell phones can lead to tissue damage, tumors and even brain cancer. B. Given that there are 4 billion people worldwide using cell phones, we’re looking at a problem of potentially staggering magnitude. 1. According to Devra Davis, epidemiologist and author of the 2010 book Disconnect: The Truth about Cell Phone Radiation, we may be watching “an epidemic in slow motion”. I have never thought much about the possible perils of cell phones until I saw a CBS news report earlier this year. After doing extensive research for this speech, it made me realize that cell phones do in fact pose a danger to our health. Today, I hope to persuade each of you to use your cell phone in a manner that will protect your health. Because cell phones pose a health risk, we must change the way we use them or face the medical repercussions.

(Transition: Let’s look more closely at the health risks posed by cell phones.)

Adapted from Lucas, S. (2012). The Art of Public Speaking. (12th ed.). NY: McGraw-Hill

Updated: 5 March 2018

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(Monroe’s Motivated Sequence  Need) Although cell phones are safe in the short run, they pose serious long-term health risks. A. Using a cell phone exposes you to radiation that builds up over time. 1. The amount is miniscule in comparison to that given off by Xray machines. a. However, Ronald Herberman of the University of Pittsburg Cancer Institute explains that the problem with cell phone radiation is not how much is emitted at a single time, but how much we are exposed to with repeated use. B. More and more scientists are warning about the long-term dangers of cell phone use. 1. In one study the World Health Organization tracked 10,000 cell phone users over the course of 10 years. a. The data in this study indicated that subjects who used a cell phone for 10 or more years doubled the risk of developing brain tumors. 2. Another study from the Journal of Occupational and Environment Medicine surveyed all the previous research on cell phone use. a. It found a “consistent pattern of increased risk” for developing brain tumors among people who used cell phones for more than 10 years. i. One example is Alan Marks, a 58-year-old real estate developer and father of three who talked on his phone an hour a day for 23 years. Two years ago, doctors found a golf-ball-sized tumor in his brain. C. Even cell phone manufacturers warn against keeping phones too close to the body. 1. Apple, for example recommends keeping the iPhone fiveeighths of an inch away from your body. 2. Makers of the BlackBerry recommend that you keep their phone a full inch away.

(Transition: So what’s the solution?)

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(Monroe’s Motivated Sequence  Satisfaction) You can guard against these risks by making simple changes in the way you use your cell phone. A. Do not press your cell phone against your head while talking. 1. You should hold the phone one-half an inch to one full inch away from your ear. B. Get in the habit of using earphones or your phone’s internal speaker.

(Transition: Your health can be protected if you make these adjustments to the way you use your cell phones.)

Adapted from Lucas, S. (2012). The Art of Public Speaking. (12th ed.). NY: McGraw-Hill

Updated: 5 March 2018

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(Monroe’s Motivated Sequence  Visualisation) There will be serious medical repercussions if you do not change the way you use your cell phones. A. Holding the phone close to your head will increase the chances of you developing brain tumors. 1. Changing the way you talk on your cell phone may be slightly inconvenient at first but will soon become second nature. 2. You will avoid the fate of people who have developed cancer and other conditions from prolonged cell phone use. i. If Alan Marks had known the dangers of prolonged cell phone use, he would have done things a lot differently.

Conclusion (Monroe’s Motivated Sequence  Action) I. In conclusion, cell phones pose health risks and we must change the way we use them or face the medical repercussions. II. So get in the habit of keeping your cell phone away from your head when talking, and encourage your friends and family to do the same. III. Start today with your next phone call. IV. We can avoid the slow-motion epidemic that doctors and scientists are warning us about if we just remember to keep cell phones away from our heads.

References Davis, D. (2010). Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family. Boston : Dutton Hardell, L., Carlberg, M., Sordeqvist, M., Mild, K. J. and Morgan, L. L. (2007). Long-term Use of Cellular Phones and Brain Tumors: Increased Risk Associated With Use for 10 Years. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Retrieved from http://oem.bmj.com/content/64/9/626 Herbermen, R. B. (2008, September 25). Turmors and Cell Phone Use : What the Science Says. Presented at Oversight and Government Reform Committee, US House of Representatives. Retrieved from http://cellphones.procon.org/sourcefiles/Herberman_Testimony.pdf Parzonik, A. (2010, August 5), Cancer Calling?: East Bay Couple on a Mission to Warn of Cell Phone Risks. JWeekly.com. Retrieved from http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/58831/cancer-calling-east-bay-couple-on-a-mission-towarn-of-cell-phone-risks/ World Health Organization (2014) Electromagnetic Fields and Public Health: Mobile Phones. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs193/en/

Adapted from Lucas, S. (2012). The Art of Public Speaking. (12th ed.). NY: McGraw-Hill

Updated: 5 March 2018...