Post on 31-Mar-2015
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Speaking to PersuadePart I.
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Persuasive speech
Purpose: to convince others to change their feelings, beliefs, or behavior.
A salesperson. A political leader. A teacher. Mommy…etc.
Persuasive speech?! ALL THE TIME!!
Warm Up !!
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Preparing for the Persuasive Speech
Choosing your topic
Determining your specific purpose
Analyzing your audience
Gathering information
Preparing visual aids
Organizing your speech
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Why the orders change?
Persuasive speech
Choosing your topic
Determining your specific purpose
Analyzing your audience
Gathering information
Preparing visual aids
Organizing your speech
Informative speech
Analyzing your audience
Choosing your topic
Gathering information
Preparing visual aids
Organizing your speech
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1. Choosing your topic
What should I talk about?
Suggestions about how to choose a topic:
Choose a topic that really interests you.
Suggest a change that isn’t too large.
Choose a topic that is controversial.
Step by step:
General topic (just one) Possible specific persuasive claims (many) Your choice (specific one)
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Example: narrow down your topic
General topic: School dress code
Specific persuasive claims:High school students should not be required to wear
uniforms to school.Private school should abolish student dress code.Students should have rights to design their own
uniforms.
Your choice: Students should have rights to design their own uniforms.
Not really interests me cuz I’m not high school students anymore
1. The change isn’t too large cuz I’m not asking to abolish dress code completely.
2. It’s controversial enough to have both sides.
Too large a change.
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Write a DEBATABLE topic:Have to be a claim/declarative sentence.Clearly state ONE side of opinion.So that the other side is easy to recognize.
•Example:
•Capital punishment should be abolished. Side: “should” affirmative The other side: “should not” negative
•Should capital punishment be abolished? Suitable discussion topic. Not a decisive debate topic.
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2. Determining your specific purpose
General goal: to convince your listeners to change something.
What I want them to change?
Belief: whether sth is true or false
Opinion: about sth’s value
Behavior: do or not do sth
After my speech, I want my audience to _____.
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Example: identify specific purpose
Everyone should learn to give artificial respiration. Airplane travel is the safest way to travel in the U.S. Soccer is a more exciting sport than baseball. The government should prohibit all cigarette advertising. Lower highway speed limits save lives. Single parents should be allowed to adopt children. You should donate one third of your income a year to
your favorite charity. Cats make wonderful pets.
Behavior
Behavior
belief
belief
opinion
opinion
opinion
opinion
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3. Analyzing your audience
How my listeners may feel/think about the topic?
Expected responses:
Agree completely./Be indifferent./ Disagree completely.
Use possible responses as a criterion of fixing the topic.
Agee completely Not controversial enough!
Be indifferent Boring topic. Not worth debating.
Disagree completely Find out the reasons & Suit the remedy to the case.
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4. Gathering information
Write down what you already know about your topic. foundation
Think about your related observations or experiences.
Gather additional necessary information by:
Conducting research
Interview experts/people.
Editorial pages of newspapers.
Be sure to tell your audience the source of your information.
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Assignment for this week
Find out ONE controversial topic.
Write down the persuasive speech topic (statement, declarative sentence.)
List two arguments for the affirmative side.
List two arguments for the negative side.
Post your topic with arguments on the Wikispaces by Sunday 10 p.m..
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Example:
Name: ________________
General topic: ____Marriage_________________________________
Debate topic: __Women should get married before 30._______
2 arguments for the pro side: _1. _______________________________
_2. _______________________________
2 arguments for the con side: _1. _______________________________
_2. _______________________________