PERSUASIVE SPEECH

Your second recorded assignment is to prepa-re a 6-minute speech to persuade. Choose a topic you feel truly passionate about, like motivating people to donate clothes to a homeless shelter or volunteering at a local nursing home. If you choose a controversial topic, be sure to present both sides AND provide solid academic sources. In fact, a minimum of 4 academic sources is required for this assignment.There is also a visual aid required for this speech.This does NOT have to be a PowerPoint...feel free to get creative with the visual.

Begin by filling in the document attached - All sections need to be filled out!

Title of Speech: [Your title should announce the topic clearly, concisely, and creatively]

Specific Purpose: ENTER INFORMATION

Central Idea: ENTER INFORMATION

INTRODUCTION

1. (Attention) [Start with a catchy opening that gains audience's attention. Do not simply announce the topic!]
2. (Reveal Topic) [Tell what you are going to talk about - reveal your topic]
3. (Relevancy) [Tell us why this topic is relevant/significant]
4. (Credibility) [State your credibility: what makes you an expert on the topic? What experience do you have with it?]
5. (Preview) [Give us a preview of topics you will be discussing - this is the list of the main points below]

Transition: [include a transition statement. Simple "Let's begin by talking about x" (name first main point) would suffice]

BODY

1. [Main Point I: In a full and complete sentence state your first main point]
   1. [Sub-point A: In a full and complete sentence state the first supporting point that provides justification for your Main Point I above]
      1. [Sub-sub-point A: In a full and complete sentence state provide support for your Sub-point A above]
      2. [Sub-sub-point B: In a full and complete sentence state provide support for your Sub-point A above]
   2. [Sub-point B: In a full and complete sentence state the first supporting point that provides justification for your Main Point I above]

Transition: [Provide a transition that tells us that you finished talking about Main Point I, and are now mowing on to Main Point II]

1. [Main Point II: In a full and complete sentence state your second main point]
   1. [Sub-point A: In a full and complete sentence state the first supporting point that provides justification for your Main Point II above]
      1. [Sub-sub-point A: In a full and complete sentence state provide support for your Sub-point A above]
      2. [Sub-sub-point B: In a full and complete sentence state provide support for your Sub-point A above]
   2. [Sub-point B: In a full and complete sentence state the first supporting point that provides justification for your Main Point II above]

Transition: [Provide a transition that tells us that you finished talking about Main Point II, and are now mowing on to Main Point III]

1. [Continue building your outline, add or remove points as you see fit]

B.

Transition: [Provide a transition that tells us that you finished talking about Main Point III, and are now mowing on to Main Point IV, if you have one]

1. (ONLY USE 4^th MAIN POINT FOR PERSUASIVE SPEECH IF NEEDED)

Transition: [Provide a transition that tells us that you finished talking about all your main points, and are ready to wrap up. You may simply state "Let's review"]

CONCLUSION

1. [Provide a review of Main Points]
2. [End with a clincher/tag/exit line or final appeal]

PERSUASIVE SPEECH ONLY: Students, please wr-ite a small paragraph about what your visual aid will be for the Persuasive Speech. You must have some type of visual aid for this presentation to highlight aspects of your speech. Please specify and clarify what this will be below:

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