ctimb2002 needs your help!

[ctimb2002]

Ok guys i'm back after dealing with my car troubles...new alternator installed fine and car is back to charging normally yay!

So this is your assignment if you choose to accept it. I am giving a persuasive speech in my speech class one week from now. I have decided to do it on a snus related topic. I want to lean towards one of these topics...
1) FDA should approve snus for quitting smoking.
2) People should use snus as a smoking cessation product
3) Snus should be sold more widely in the U.S. and be supported by those who choose to snus over smoking.

Or anything that falls along the lines of those 3.

My quest for you is to help me pick and topic and to find supporting documentation. There are literally thousands of threads on this website alone pointing to different websites. Some would make great supporting articles for the speech others would be hurtful. Please post any relevant threads/articles/scientific studies and your pick for a topic. Thanks everybody for your help!

[HK11]

A harm reduction speech revolving around snus would be easy to plagiarize, er I mean write using the fairly large number of harm reduction articles around.

[rscott222]

So you want us to write you speech? Give a man a fish.....

[Badfish74]

I'm definateley no professional writer, but i do think the topics themselves might need just a little tweaking 1. It's gonna be hard to persuade people that the FDA will ever go for this. They will never approve snus for smoking cessation....Maybe try - The FDA should admit that snus is far less harmful than smoking or American ST, and is a far safer way to quit smoking. 2. I wouldn't use the word should. Because it tends to give people the idea that you're telling them what to do. Words and phrases like It's a good idea to use snus for smoking cessation, or It would greatly benefit you to switch to snus. And then present your evidence and personal experiences...but make sure it's hard evidence and as far as personal testimony...i'll let you quote me all day long, and i'm sure many others would too! And man it would take a man with gorilla balls to touch that one! With all the present raising of tobacco taxes- that one's gonna be a toughy! I'll get to a computer and send my findings to your email.

[ctimb2002]

So you want us to write you speech? Give a man a fish.....

And people wonder why I love this forum so much...when your short on smart ass remarks just post something...somebody will come through lol...
Thanks everybody for your p.m's and offering of help...i will let you know how things are going and get back to those couple of people.

[desirexe]

My 2 cents: If you go with option #2 or a topic along the lines of "Why snus is better than cigarettes", you could get away with using many of your OWN opinions, (how snus has personally helped you, how your health has improved since quitting cigs, etc) thus making your speech a persuasive speech. <--of course, you'll still have to back up your opinions with SOME literature. If you choose to state reasons why you think the FDA should approve snus, you'll probably end up having to cite LOTS of medical stuff. If you've done research on health risks/benefits of snus, you'll quickly discover that it's hard to find 'solid' medical info. Depending on who wrote the article, I've found that many professionals, M.D's, either slam snus or approve it. Basically, from what I've read, doctors are not all in agreement about snus. Just my input and what I personally would do. Thank god I am done with all that college crap! Don't miss it a bit! Well, I miss some aspects of it. Good luck...

[ctimb2002]

For anybody interested I completed this on Wed of this week and got an A.
http://www.mediafire.com/?zy5ikn0znvu

It should open in Powerpoint or Openoffice impress.

fixed link again

[Badfish74]

Right on! Great job...*sniff sniff* I'm so proud of you!

But seriously that really kicks ass!

[rscott222]

Sorry, I had trouble opening it but I'm sure it was awesome. I remember speech class from college. A theater professor taught it so he was really into helping us almost like actors bring the speech to life.


J/k about the whole write your report thing.....

Have you decided on a major yet?

[ctimb2002]

My major is Electrical Eng. but we are probably moving back to Georgia at the end of July so I may have to change that depending on what is offered around the area we are moving into. Maybe ill to P.R. and work for SM here in the states

[rscott222]

They have regional sales people, I think I saw an opening for Missouri.