SPEECH 4: PERSUASIVE SPEECH
Objective
When you complete this section, you'll be able to prepare a reasoning or
motivational speech to persuade your audience about a topic that's important to you.
For this speech assignment, you must prepare and present a five-minute persuasive
speech.
PREPARING YOUR SPEECH
1. Choose the topic for your persuasive speech. If possible, choose something with
which you're familiar and about which you have strong feelings. Your speech will
be much more persuasive if you're personally involved in the topic.
2. Depending on your choice of topic, determine whether you're reasoning with or
motivating your audience. Choose an organizational pattern for your speech. For
a reasoning speech, select from statement of reasons, comparative advantages,
criteria satisfaction, or refutative pattern. For a motivating speech, choose one of
these organizational patterns: problem-solution, problem-cause-solution, or motivated
sequence pattern.
3. Gather information on your topic and make a list of the points you want to mention
in your speech. If you gather information from other sources, be sure to give them
credit in your speech. Researching for this speech should take about three hours.
4. Prepare at least one presentation aid for this assignment. Audio/video aids
shouldn't be longer than 30 seconds for a 5-minute speech.
5. Practice your speech in front of some friends or relatives. Ask them for feedback on
your presentation. If necessary, revise your speech based on the input you receive.
RECORDING YOUR SPEECH
Once you've rehearsed your speech and you're satisfied with your delivery, record the speech.
1. Begin the recording by reading the following sentences. In this persuasive speech,
I will be _______ (reasoning with the audience or motivating the audience). The
audience I'm addressing is _______.
2. Pause a few seconds (count to five in your head), and then begin your speech.
3. Watch the recorded speech. Ensure that it fulfills the requirements for the
assignment.
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