Persuasive Speech
The speech will be evaluated on eye contact, body movement/gestures, voice and the points of persuasion that you incorporated. It must be extemporaneous. You will need an audience of at least 3 people. Please see separate information on audience.
Objective: The purpose of this assignment is to effectively research, organize, and deliver a persuasive speech to your audience. Extemporaneous delivery is required for this speech. In a persuasive speech you are acting as an advocate to bring about change in the attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors of your target audience. The purpose of the speech is to change the attitudes or behavior of your audience about some issue or cause that you care about. (Please do not pick the usual "hot-button" issues like abortion or the death penalty.) Utilizing persuasive techniques such as emotional appeal, argument repetition, and credible evidence are encouraged. A visual aid is required for this speech. This speech makes up 20% of your overall grade.
Procedures: You are to prepare a 5 minute speech on a topic of your choosing. A detailed preparation outline, audience analysis, and reference list with a minimum of three sources must be submitted.
Step 1: Choose an academically challenging topic. Refer to the course notes on topic selection.
Step 2: Begin your research trying to answer a specific question about the topic. Keep in mind that you need a minimum of 3 sources for full credit on the speech.
A note on sources: You may use electronic sources but avoid web-based sources. Wikipedia.org may not be used as a reference for your speeches!
Step 3: Formulate your specific purpose statement and central idea.
Step 4: Prepare a detailed outline of your speech. Be sure to include a thorough description of your topic in the introduction.
Step 5: Write your audience analysis and compile your reference list.
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