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Informative Speech : A Speech On Halloween Weddings

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All of us know that feeling, you know, that one when you walk into a room full of strangers and have a nervous pit in our stomach. You know, kind of like each time we have to come in front of this class to give a speech? Some of us will come up with a wide, teeth showing smile, with confidence and attitude, like, ya, I got this! While others will awkwardly approach the front of the class with pierced lips, maybe even biting them a little without showing much of our pearly whites, rather a nervous smirk of a smile. No matter how you present yourself in front of this class, the definition of smile, according to Merrian-Webster dictionary, is, "a facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward and which expresses especially amusement, pleasure, approval or sometimes scorn". A smile tells us many things about a person and today, I will be presenting you with what smiles mean to all of us.

When I think of people's each unique smile or presentation of how people smile, I relate it to costumes at a Halloween party. People all have a certain way and a reason they smile the way they do in certain situations just as people choose different Halloween costumes to present themselves a certain way at parties. There are three points I will be discussing further in regards to people and their smiles. My first topic will explore why people smile. My second one will be how nerves can cause people to smile with certain situations. My third topic is the benefits of smiling. And lastly, is if smiling is contagious or isn't it.
After reading the blog by Leo Widrich, The Science of smiling: What happens to the brain when we smile, I learned that, "Smiling stimulates our brain's reward mechanisms in a way that even chocolate, a well-regarded pleasure-inducer, cannot match". This in itself would make many understand the benefits of smiling all of the time. It gives us rewards that benefit our lives. I also believe that smiling is like picking a Halloween costume for a party. You see, having a big, open smile makes you approachable, just like picking a Halloween costume such as Mickey Mouse. When you use your smile to be the first thing others notice, you seem more warm, open, welcoming,

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