Informative Speech - Siamese Cat - 1873 Words

Informative Speech Title: Siamese cat Speech outline: Specific Purpose: To inform my audience the interesting facts about Siamese cat. Central Idea: These facts include the Siamese cat’s history, standard, personality, and their roles in human’s life. Main Points: 1. The Siamese cat originated from Siam (now Thailand) and it is fairly well established that the cats were originally owned only by the king and the royal family in Siam. 2. There are two types of Siamese cat: Traditional Siamese cat and Modern Siamese cat, but both have similar coat pattern. 3. Siamese cat has a marvelous personality: intelligent, fastidious, entertaining, loyal, compassionate, coy, capricious and amusing. I am glad to be here today to†¦show more content†¦He is a lovely and the most intelligent cat that I ever owned. Unfortunately, not much local people, Chinese especially, know well about this cat breed. People tend to know more about Persian and other longhair cat breeds rather than Siamese. Well, the Siamese cat is originated from Thailand, formerly known as Siam. These cats were held in such high esteem in their native country that no one except the king and members of the royal family were permitted to own them. According to an ancient book, Cat Book Poems, which is now on display in the Thai National Library in Bangkok, Siamese is described as having black feet, tail, face and ears. Further, this cat is said to have red eyes. The blue eyes of the Siamese cat reflect a reddish glow, blood colored, when the wide-open pupil is met with a flash bulb or light in the dark. The written records also reveal that Siamese cats were venerated as guardians of the temples in Siam. When a person of high rank like the king or the royal family died, it was usual to select one of these royal cats to receive the dead person’s soul. The cat was then removed from the royal household and sent to one of the temples to spend the rest of its days living a ceremonial life of great luxury, with monks and priests as its servants. These cats were considered sacred and were reputed to eat the finest foods from gold plate and to recline on cushions made of the most opulent materials. At that time, SiameseShow MoreRelatedInformative Speech on Michael Jackson3232 Words   |  13 PagesInformative Speech Purpose: To inform or educate the audience about a topic of your choice. Time: 4-6 minutes Topic: Choose a topic that interests you and would probably interest your audience (the class). Consider what your audience already knows about this topic and what their attitude about this topic will be. Do not inform us of something we already know tons about. You may not choose something that could be done as a demonstration speech. Requirements: - You must inform the audience