Informative Speech About The Bahamas

Bahamas
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the Bahamas.
Central Idea: The three fascinating things about the Bahamas are the festivals, Pirate Beach, and it`s music instruments.
Introduction
I. Anyone would like to experience what it’s like to go to the Bahamas.
A. Could you imagine what living in the Bahamas feel like?
B. Imagine what its like to lay out on the beach.
C. The Bahamas is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean maybe one day, you can experience how beautiful it is.
II. Today I will tell you all about the Bahamas.
III. You should know about the Bahamas because it will be a great place to take your family on a vacation.
IV. I have always wanted to go to the Bahamas myself. I have had other people

to go. I also researched my topic thoroughly.
V. Today I will be telling you all about the festivals, Pirate Beach, and the type of instruments that they use in the Bahamas.
(Transition: First, let us look at the first fascinating the Bahamas, festivals).

Body
I. According to A to Z World, The Bahamas Junkanoo Festivals is on December 26 and 31. It also is during June and July.
A. The Junkanoo festivals consist of a colorful costume and Junkanoo music.
B. According to TruBahamian, Junkanoo came from an African American tribal chief who demanded to spend holidays with his family after his enslavement in the West Indies
C. It is celebrated with drums and other instruments.
(Transition: Now that we have talked about the festival, lets move on to discuss the Pirate Beach).
II. According to The Bahamas Family of Islands, The Pirate Beach is considered the Disney World of the Bahamas.
A. Pirate Beach is a spot for water activities.
B. Pirate Beach has bonfires and a miniature golf course.
C. It also has a supervised water spot for kids.
(Transition: Now that we talked about the festivals and The Pirate Beach, lets move on to the final one, the music instruments.
III. According to the Island of the Bahamas, The Bahamas have a mixture of music instruments.
A. The Goombay drum is placed over fire so the tone can stand out more.
B. The Islanders use cowbells for an instrument but it`s not only one it`s multiple put

together.
C. They also use foghorns. According to the Island of the Bahamas, foghorns are usually found on smaller boats for fishing.
Conclusion
I. I hope you all have enjoyed learning about the fascinating things about the Bahamas.
II. Maybe one day you can experience the festival, the Pirate Beach, and the music instruments.