I'm new, and i have to do a speech...

[Miera ElfPrincess]

Hi. I'm new, and I dohave a snake, but I need info for a speech I am supposed to do for school. What pertinent info should i put in? I'm 15, and my mom has all the critters. natch

[STORMS]

Hi. I'm new, and I dohave a snake, but I need info for a speech I am supposed to do for school. What pertinent info should i put in? I'm 15, and my mom has all the critters. natch

What exactly is your speech about?

[Miera ElfPrincess]

That's Kinda what I'm trying to figure out...what, exactly, about snakes should I put in? Myth, scientific facts, anatomy, current fears and why they're wrong, that sort of thing. How can I put snakes into a favoriable light while informing/teaching about them? M.EP

[STORMS]

How about something along the lines of Facts vs Myths I haven't had to do a speech or paper on anything in years ....

[Miera ElfPrincess]

Thanks, that might work. Like take stuff from the Bible about the serpent, then do other myths and where fears have come from, and refute them with truth and facts? Thanks! natch M.EP

[Blu Mongoose]

Good luck on your paper!! I love it when someone puts forth the effort to educate people on animals. If you don't mind, maybe you could post your paper when it's done so we could all enjoy it! At least let us know how it went!

[Neal]

Thanks, that might work. Like take stuff from the Bible about the serpent, then do other myths and where fears have come from, and refute them with truth and facts? Thanks! natch M.EP

i wouldnt go into bible talk, esp for a speech about snakes. dont get me wrong i believe in god, but id rather not hear about him in public, and i know alot of other people that look at it like that.

a good speech will last about 30 mins, because most people cant sit longer then that without getting bored or wanting to pay attention to something else. like some animals we have short attention spans also. speak loud & clear. id print some larger pictures out with facts, habitats, feeding, mating and such alongside the picture. keep 2-3 sentences per picture, the longer appealing pictures you can keep on display longer and go more into the snakes history and such. if you use any kind of graphs, keep that to a minimum. go over pros and cons, the dos and donts, you just pretty much have to research, theres no set speach you can do, it all varies on waht species of snakes you want to do the speach on. most of that came from an article i read btw. i had to do a speach on scorpions thats why i put my 2¢ in.