Persuasive Speeches

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Persuasive Speeches
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SPEAKING PERSUASIVELY

•  Your goal as a persuasive speaker is to
  influence your audience to support your point of
  view or to take an action.

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• In order to successfully argue your point, you
  must not only show the merit of your idea, but
  you must also refute the opposition.
• Good persuasive speakers understand and
  acknowledge the other side to their argument,
  but provide sufficient evidence to prove their
  view is correct.

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• Use the following outline to help you set up any
  persuasive paper or speech
• Attention Step Introduction
• The NEED Step Explain the problem or
  controversy. Provide the other side.
• The SATISFACTION Step Explain HOW things need to
  change to solve your problem/controversy
• The VISUALIZATION Step Visually explain BOTH
  sides
• The ACTION Step Conclude with calling your
  audience to action. How can your audience show
  their support or give their help?

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Persuasive Argument Structure

• Introduction - Inform the listeners about the
  issue at hand. State the facts that surround the
  situation. Use at least ONE of the Ethical
  Appeals.

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Persuasive Argument Structure

• State your case - Discuss why your way is the
  best way. Share evidence and expert opinions
  supporting your position.
• Explain how the other side is wrong or illogical.
• USE ETHOS and LOGOS here.

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Persuasive Argument Structure

• SATISFY YOUR AUDIENCE
• This is a step-by-step explanation of the change
  or solution that needs to occur for your problem
  or issue that you described in the need step.
• It needs to be realistic and thorough.

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Persuasive Argument Structure

• This is a tactic used to tell the audience
• 1. What the future will be like without your plan
  and
• 2. What the future will be like with your plan.
• This step must contain BOTH PARTS. It has nothing
  to do with having to show visuals like the
  personal experience speech. You must verbally
  describe the two scenarios in detail.

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Persuasive Argument Structure

• Conclude that your position is superior
• Be confident in your closing. Based upon all
  the information just provided, your audience must
  believe that your way is, indeed, the only way.
• YOU MUST ALSO GIVE YOUR AUDIENCE A CALL TO
  ACTION
• Give them a way to support your position.
• Give them a reason TO DO SOMETHING to right the
  wrong.

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Persuasive Body Language

•  Speaking style, rather than content or
  organization, makes the difference.

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Persuasive Body Language

• Youll be more persuasive if you do the following
  things
• Face your listeners as much as possible.
• Hold eye contact at least 50 percent of the time
  you talk.
• Make your facial expression match yourideas and
  emotions.
• Move on purpose, not skittishly.

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Persuasive Body Language

• Speak in a natural voice, but without nasality.
• Maintain a forward-learning posture, engage the
  listener.
• Wear conservative clothing for unconventional
  ideas.
• Relax your face and jaw.
• Vary your speaking rate to hold interest.
• Avoid strident, insistent tonesunless danger
  exists.
• Speak up so people can hear you.

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• Persuasion is found a multitude of times in this
  speech.
• Write down what you find to be persuasive about
  this speech.
• 2014 Champion Original Oratory Speech