Sleep Deprivation

Purpose: To inform my audience of the dangers and consequences of not getting enough sleep. Open Intro: "How many of you get so much sleep at night you can hardly stand it?" (When no one raises their hands <SURPRISE SURPRISE!> start singling people out and ask them why THEY, personally, did not go to bed in time to get the sufficient 8 hours. You will get answers like, 'I had to stay …

…for those of you who don't know the purpose of the REM cycle, it is simply the process that our brain goes through as we sleep to store memories and lessons learned throughout the day. Another neat fact about REM: It starts from the end of your day and works its way forward so say you have a test to study for... study right before you decide to go to sleep and you'll retain more.