Generic Purpose: To entertain the audience
Specific Purpose: Is she the one?
Speech organizing
type: Three incidents in chronological order
Idea/Foundational phrase:
Is she the one?
Characters: My father, the girls
I Visited
Project 4: ACB Entertainment Manual
Title: Is she the One?
In India, you get to marry only once. And marriage is like skydiving.
You only get one chance to get it right. And the secret to get it
right is find the right person. So, the puzzling question for me and for most
of us was how do you find the right person? How do you know if “she is the
one”?
Dear Toastmasters, Guest and all the people who eagerly want
to get married, Good evening!
Today I am going to narrate you my experience of finding the
One.
My Intro (97 words)
I am an engineer with good understanding of grids and graphs
but not girls. I didn’t know what to look for in a life partner. So
I went to my godfather, google and asked “How to check if she is the one?”
There came 1 lakh 67 thousand results. I skimmed through
each of them carefully and made a check list of top ten aspects to look for.
She should be educated, slim, beautiful, fair working woman with long hair and
so on. I was quipped and ready to meet girls in an arranged setting.
Girl 1 (165 words)
The first girl I visited was a software engineer. After
initial discussion with her family and light snack and tea, I was eagerly
looking at the door for the girl to enter. A slim, cute and short girl came and
sat in the chair opposite to me. She was good looking and seemed to match my
checklist. The question puzzled me was “Is she the one?”
With permission of her father I went to talk to her
privately. After initial Hi-Hello, I hesitantly asked” What are your hobbies?”
Girl: “ I am interested in Travelling. I want to visit all
the countries after marriage and finally settle in US.”
Me: “Nice. That’s a good hobby.”
I do not plan to settle in US. We were not compatible to each other. I immediately
started looking eagerly at the door. This time to exit.
A software programmer updates his code after failed case, I
updated my checklist. Point 11. Girl who is willing to settle in India.
Girl 2 ( 155 words)
The next Girl I met was a Doctor. She was a fair, tall and
confident person who came in a green saree. Whenever she talked, the swinging
ear rings with the white glittering stones caught my attention. My heart
pounded heavily and asked me: Is she the one?
It was time for the private talk. I asked my well prepared
question:
What are your hobbies?
Girl: My work is my hobby. I am a veterinarian surgeon who
operates rats and frogs : cut them, observe the functioning of heart, liver..
Before she could finish, I was running away throw the exit door.
Point 12. No Doctors
Months passed by. I met many girls and had many debacles.
One day I sat at my home, sadly looking at my check list. It grew from one page
into 10 pages and from 10 points to 101 points. Somehow I was unable to answer
myself “Is she the one?”
Guidance ( 50 words)
My mother came and sat beside me, looked at the check list
in my hand and gave a sigh. she put a hand on my shoulder and said, “Son, Stop
asking the Question : Is she the one?
Instead, take the conscious decision of making a person your
soulmate.
Climax (108 words)
It was 10 in the morning. She gracefully walked through the
door and sat on the chair opposite to me. She wore a white creamish dress that
went well with her skin tone. The strands of hair were falling on her forehead
and she was gently pushing them back of the ear. She was looking gorgeous. I mentally pushed aside the check list and the
question- Is she the one?
Instead of matching
her to my check list, I tried to understand her. We also chatted online and
understood each other better. We were not perfectly aligned on all views, but
were compatible and respected each other. After a week, I consciously chose my
soulmate.
Conclusion ( 84 words)
Dear Toastmasters and friends,
some of you have successfully chose your life partner and some of you are in
the process. The process of finding the right girl in an arranged setting is
dramatic, fun filled and nervous experience all at the same time. I realized
that we cannot find our Cinderella who fits our magic shoe. Instead, first I chose
my Cinderella and am planning to make her a magic shoe that fits her. That’s
how I know that “She is the one!! “ J
