Persuasive Speech Tips and Topics How to write a persuasive speech © Naomi Rockler-Gladen Feb 1‚ 2007 1. Find an appropriate and interesting persuasive speech topic. For many students‚ this is one of the most difficult parts of writing a persuasive speech. 2. Know your audience well. To be persuasive‚ you absolutely must identify with your audience and make your audience identify with you. This is so important‚ and yet many speakers don’t try. Who are the members of your audience? What
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Persuasive Speech Ideas These penguins are persuading their friends to take a dip in the cool water... but you can persuade our class on any of the following ideas or come up with one of your own. Remember these are broad topics so make sure you narrow your area and choose your side so that you can properly defend your position. Also I NEVER censor speech topics HOWEVER keep in mind I want the ideas fresh‚ some topics are very OVER DONE - for example: "smoking is bad for you"
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Persuasive Speech Parts Explained PERSUASIVE OUTLINE Begin with an Attention Step that is an Opening statement of interest: (use one or more of the following) * A rhetorical question * A startling statement * A quotation * An illustration or story * A reference to the subject * A reference to the occasion Motivate audience interest in your subject by alluding to: (use one or more of the following) * The practical value of the information for your audience * A reason
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Elizabeth Nordstrom Speech Communications: Section 49 Persuasive Speech Outline Why Every College Student Should Exercise INTRODUCTION 1. Hello everyone‚ my name is Liz Nordstrom and today I have come to speak with you all about how important it is to not only be physically active‚ but to take care of your body by also eating healthy. There are many benefits that come from working out for a short period of time each day. A lot of these benefits are physical and mental‚ however there are many that
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Ivory D. Contreras Pamela Callan CA105 May 13‚ 2014 Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that legalizing marijuana can be a detriment to the future of our society. Central Idea: Identifying the negative impacts that marijuana will bring if legalized. Attention Grabber: In a drought we don’t need grass. Introduction I. What is Marijuana? A dry‚ shredded green/brown mix of flowers‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa‚ it usually is smoked as a cigarette (joint
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Ristia Sastra Mr. Rama Kurniadi Senior Thesis 27 May 2015 Humane Livestock Handling Animal Cruelty Everyday‚ animals are fighting for their lives in order to survive. A lot of them are beaten and kept in chains to complete human’s needs and wants. Some of them are confined to tiny cages so that humans can kill and eat them. They are tortured‚ mutilated‚ shot‚ burned‚ strangled‚ forced‚ poisoned‚ and cut up or skinned alive. Animal abuse is very heartbreaking and doesn’t show any humanity. It’s
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Introduction Arouse I.Financial aid helps students and their families pay for college. A.It come from 4 primary sources: Federal Government‚ State Government‚ college and universities‚ and private organization/foundations. B.4 main types of financial aid: loans‚ grants‚ work-study funds‚ and scholarship. II.Even data from the 2015 reports from nces.ed.gov “From academic years 2007-08 to 2012- 13‚ the percentage of first-time‚ full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students at 4-years
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Topic: Should there be a Curfew for youths to age 16 years old in the State of Georgia Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to enforce the curfew law. Central Idea: to get law makers‚ law enforcement‚ and parents to enforce the curfew law. Should there be a Curfew for youths to 16 years old in the State of Georgia? Yes there should be a curfew in the State of Georgia for youths to 16 years old. According to 1007 juvenile crime statistics‚ 1700 juveniles were involved in 1400 murders
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Ocean Exploration What do you think about ocean exploration? I think that U.S. should do ocean exploration because there are many things that we could use from the ocean. The ocean has many things for us yet to discover. Soon I will talk to you about all the things for us to find and discover. Some are energy‚ fish‚ and medical advances that have not been discovered yet. One reason is how many fish and plants have we as Americans discovered. There are about 200 species of fish. But how many fish
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Informative Speech Outline Date: October 11‚ 2012 Topic reviewed: _____ Topic: Japanese internment camps Purpose: To remind people of a historic event Specific purpose: To inform people on Japanese interment camps Thesis: Introduction: I. Attention: What if you had to be taken from your home and had only given the chance to grab what you could carry. II. Thesis statement: This is important to you to know what came about the U.S. to intern Japanese
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