PUBLIC SPEAKING

Full name: Trần Nguyễn Thùy Linh

Group: 14

PUBLIC SPEAKING OUTLINE

Topic: Dream interpretation

General purpose: to inform

Specific purpose: to inform our audience about some significant lessons that we can learn from the dog-
man’s best friend.

Thesis statement: From observation on dog’s behaviors, we ourselves realize many significant lessons
for our own life.

I. INTRODUCTION:
A. Attention getter: +showing the video “Hachiko- the story of a loyal dog” .
It is about the famous dog: Hachiko, symbol of loyalty in Japan.
+asking some questions.
B. Reason to listen: the dog has been man’s best friend since the ancient
time but we rarely pay attention to what they can teach us in life.
Therefore, it is important to be knowledgeable about lessons that we
can learn from dog- our special friend.
C. Credibility statement:
1. For many years, one of our group members has lived through good
and bad times with his dog- also his closest friend so he has learnt a
lot of significant life lessons from his dog.
2. Being inspired by “The tribute to a dog”(by U.S Senator George
Graham Vest), we have carried out a research on Internet for further
information about this topic.
3. We have read two wonderful books about dog: “Spiritual lessons
from the dog whisperer” by Shafin de Zane and “The call from wild”
by Jack London.
D. Preview of main points:
1. For one thing, we will discuss about dog’s behaviours in life.
2. Secondly, we will present about dog’s enjoyment in everyday life.
3. Finally, we will talk about dog’s ways in working.
II. BODY:
A. Lessons from dog’s behaviours in life
1. Behaviours with people
a. Be loyal with their owners through easy and hard times
 + Hachiko, the Japanese Akita dog, is a perfect example for the
loyalty of dog
+ In “The tribute to a dog”, G.G. Vest wrote brilliant words
about dog’s loyalty: “A man's dog stands by him in prosperity
and in poverty, in health and in sickness”, “When the last
scene of all comes, …there by his graveside will the noble
dog be found, …faithful and true even in death.”

+ In famous book “The call of wild” of Jack London, the dog

Buck saved his owner(Thornton) two times from death(from
a drunk guy and from a river)

b. The dog behaves with people gently and pleasantly

+ When family members come home, the dog will always run
to greet them and wag tails
+ When someone has a bad day, dog will be silent, sit
closely and nuzzle them gently
c. Dogs are always willing to save people, no matter how hard it is
+ Dogs have saved many human lives from drowning, rattle
snakes…( more information at: [Link]
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+ the dog Roselle saved Michael Hingson and some others
from World Trade Center on September 11, 2011
2. Behaviours with other dogs
a. Dogs always share the meals, sleep side by side and run
together to have the same fun.
b. They never leave friends alone(unlike humans in some cases)
+ In these days, we are shocked by a video on Youtube about
the little girl’s accident in China: she was hit several times by a
lorry because the driver did not want to be fined highly for
making her injured(if she died, he would be fined lower). There
were many people around there at that time but they ignored
the poor little child. In fact, she was died because of heartless
people.

+ Also on Youtube, we can see a contradictory image: A black

and white dog dragging a brown injured dog, which had been
hit by a vehicle, from a road to a grassy area near its edge,
across several lanes on a highway in Santiago, Chile, as cars
were flowing one by one spontaneously.

Transition: we have discussed about dog’s behaviours, now we move to a funny point: dog’s enjoyment
of life!
 B. Lessons from dog’s enjoyment of his life
1. Be pleased and happy all the time
a. Eat with enthusiasm if others serve you something
+ In a poor family or in a rich one, dogs always enjoy what he
is served, whether it is tasty or not
b. Every dog dances and wags his entire bodies when he feel
happy
c. Always have a reason to be excited! Rarely we can see a “sad”
dog
2. Dogs have intelligent ways in relaxing themselves
a. Take nap and stretch before rising up: they usually have a nap
at noon(like human) and make a full stretch before moving
body.
b. Never pass a chance to go for a joy run or walk: dog is the only
animal that people take out for a walk and it seems that he
enjoys walking very much! And if you bring your dog out for
walking, he would always run happily in front of you
c. On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree to
enjoy the shade and save energy: a great interest!

Transitions: we turn to the final point: dog’s way to work and what we can learn

C. Lessons from dog’s ways in working

1. Never be lazy to work
a. If dog wants something which is buried, he will dig until
finding out.
b. For dogs, working is surely a nice way of entertainment.
2. Smelling all the time to stay happy
a. Sense of smell is the most important sense of a dog
b. According to scientists, a dog needs an average of 50 new
smells a day to stay psychologically alert and happy
c. If you catch a dog smelling something thoroughly, you should
be aware that he is working hard to maintain their sense, their
health. For dogs, smelling is working
3. Dogs have been trained by people to become excellent workers
in various fields of life. These are typical “jobs” which dogs can
occupy:
a. Service or assistance dogs help people with various disabilities
in everyday tasks. Some examples include assistance dogs for
the physically handicapped, guide dogs for the visually
impaired, and hearing dogs for the hearing impaired.
 b. Therapy dogs help people who are incapable of moving or
difficult to move; these dogs provide cheer and entertainment
for the elderly in retirement facilities, the ill and injured in
hospitals, and so on
c. Rescue dogs assist people who are in difficult situations, such
as in the water after a boat disaster.
d. Search dogs locate people who are missing; lost in the
wilderness, escaped from nursing homes, covered in snow,
buried under collapsed buildings, …
e. Herding dogs : these dogs contribute their great part in
keeping cattle(sheep, cows…) on the immense grassland;
Modern herding dogs help to control cattle and wild geese in
parks or goats. A well trained dog can adapt to control any
sort of domestic and many wild animals.

f. Police dogs, also sometimes called K9 Units, are usually

trained to follow criminals, to assist officers in making arrests.
Some are even specially trained for anti-terrorist units, as in
Austria. …

III. CONCLUSION:
A. Review the main points:
1. Today we first talked about dogs’ behavior in life.
2. Secondly, we discussed dogs’ enjoyment in everyday life.
3. And in the end, we analyzed what dogs have done in the society.
B. Restate the thesis: After all, we are sure to restate that there are many
useful life lessons we can learn from the dog- man’s best friend.
C. Closure: The dog is undeniably the most successful domestic animal
of all time. He shares his life with ours, has integrated into our society, and
won the hearts and minds of millions of us. We call ourselves dog lovers
because we do sincerely love them. A proverb goes: “Did you ever stop to
think that a dog is the only animal that doesn't have to work for a living? A
hen has to lay eggs, a cow has to give milk, and a canary has to sing. But a
dog makes his living by giving you nothing but love.”
 REFERENCES

Books: London, Jack. The Call of the Wild. New York: Scholastic Paperbacks, 2001.

Zane, Shafin. Spiritual lessons from the dog whisperer.

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