Informative+Speech+Outline

Topic: "Laughter as a medicine"

 * General purpose:** To inform the health benefit of laughter. (Causes)


 * Specific purpose:** I would like to inform the audience some facts about laughter.


 * Central idea:** I am going to talk about how laughter can be strong medicine for mind, how it help us stay emotionally healthy, and its social benefits.

**I.** **INTRODUCTION**

 * A. Attention getter**

1. Show the video and pictures of laughing happily.

2. From my own experience. i. Sometimes I will get migrain or headache. ii. When I am stress, I can feel more pain. But, if I laugh, for example while watching comedy movie, I can feel that the pain was reduced. iii. Unconsciously I will forgot about the pain for a while.


 * B. Background information of the topic **

1. Laughter can be infectious. i. Have you suddenly laughing when you heard someone laughing crazily, although you actually have no idea about what actually happen?

2. Humor can triggers laughter. i. From a research by Prof. Robert Provine, less than 20% of laughter was in response to anything resembling a joke. ii. Based on definition from Wikipedia, laughter is an audible expression or the appearance of happiness, or an inward feeling of joy. It may happen as a physiological reaction from jokes, tickling or other stimuli.


 * C. Preview of the speech (central idea) **

1. Now, what does this have to do with health? From my research, laughter have several benefits to human health, especially to mental.

2. Today, I will tell you how laughter can be strong medicine for mind, how it help us stay emotionally healthy, and its social benefits.


 * (Transition to body of speech: **Let me begin the first benefit of laughter.)


 * II. BODY**


 * A. Main Body 1:** Laughter is strong medicine for mind

- Laughter reduces levels of certain stress hormones which suppress the immune system, increase the number of blood platelets - which can cause obstructions in arteries, and raise blood pressure - By laughing, we can relieves physical tension and stress. It will leaving our muscle to relax for up to 45 minutes after.
 * i. Supporting detail 1:** Laughter can relax the whole body

- Laughter can decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies. Thus, this can improve our resistance to disease.
 * ii. Supporting detail 2:** Laughter can boost the immune system

**iii. Supporting detail 3:** Laughter triggers the release of endorphine
- Endorphine is a body's natural feel-good chemicals. As endorphine released, it can promote an overall sense of well-being. This will also can even temporarily relieve pain. - According to physiological studies, the laughter can also stimulates our cardiovascular systems. Laughing can increase the rate at which the heart beats and contracting the muscles. As doing so, laughter can protects our heart.


 * (Transition to Main Point 2 **: Next, we are going to the second benefit of laughter.)


 * B. Main Body 2:** Laughter and humor help us stay emotionally healthy

**i. Supporting detail 1:** Laughter dissolves distressing emotions
- When laughing, we cannot feel anxious, angry or sad. So that, laughter can make us feel happy.

**ii. Supporting detail 2:** Laughter helps us relaxes and recharge
- Laughter can reduces stress and increases energy. This will enableus to stay focused and accomplish more.

**iii. Supporting detail 3:** Humor shift perspective
- As we laugh, we have trouble seeing life's difficulties the same way. Suddenly, our problems don't seem quite as bad. - Laughter allowing us to see situations in a more realistic, less threatening light. A humorous perspective creates psychological distance, which can help us avoid feeling overwhelmed.


 * (Transition to Main Point 3: ** Finally, laughter also have its social benefits.)

- Laughter is one of my all-time favorite stress management strategies because it's free, convenient, and beneficial in so many ways.
 * C. Main Body 3:** Social benefits of humor and laughter

**i. Supporting detail 1:** Be more spontaneous
- Laughter can make us out of our head and away from troubles. So that, we can deal with our stress.

**ii. Supporting detail 2:** Release inhibitions
- Laughter helps us forget judgements, criticisms, and doubts. We also can holding back our fear.

**iii. Supporting detail 3:** Can express our true feelings
- We can deeply feel our emotions. Without any uncomfortable feeling, we can just allow our emotions to be expressed and rise to the surface.


 * (Transition to conclusion: ** Now, we already know the benefits of laughter ** .) **

III. Conclusion:
-So, what have we look so far? Well, l aughter can be strong medicine for mind, can help us stay emotionally healthy, and its also have social benefits. As a conclusion, laughter really are important in our life. So, let's smile, laugh and spend our time with fun.
 * A. Summary of main points **

- You don't stop laughing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop laughing. - A barrel of laughs a day keeps the doctor away
 * B. Memorable final statement/Call for action **

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