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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Figures of Speech Resemblance A. Simile - A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things‚ usually by employing the words "like" or "as". 1) They fought like cats and dogs. 2) She is as thin as a toothpick. 3) Geoff is handsome as a prince. B. Metaphor - A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image‚ story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g.‚ "Her eyes were glistening jewels." 1) Life
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Persuasive speech outline purpose: To persuade my audience to donate blood through the American Red Cross. Introduction: 1. Did you know that blood donated to the American Red Cross saves XXX lives per year? 2. People should give blood because it is easy and though there might be a little pain involved it is worth it because it saves so many lives and you get great snacks. Body: I. Giving blood is easy a. It only takes about an hour b. You just lay back and let the nurses do the work c. It
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Speech is the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds. It is the spoken expression of ideas. It is also defined as our ability to speak or the power of expressing or communicating thoughts by speaking. We often use speech to interact with other people. Social Interaction is the means and ability of two or more social beings to come into contact‚ communicate or acknowledge one another while each being is aware of the others. This is the way people talk and
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The Informative speech is designed to explain a subject‚ person or places to its audience. It is also used to explain complex materials‚ by making it easy to an audience to understand the subject. For my informative speech‚ I decided to inform my audience on the topic of LASIK eye surgery. I personally chose to do this subject since I personally had the procedure done and knew about the subject without having to do much research. I decided to inform my audience on the basic overview of Lasik
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There are different ways on how to improve your clarity of speech. Having clear speech requires a relaxed face and jaw. Here are a few exercises to improve the clarity of your speech. Step 1. Practice jaw exercises to enhance clarity of speech. Use a mirror to aid you in this step. Here are three exercises to help. These also help relax the jaw‚ making speech a lot clearer: Make wide chewing motions while humming gently. Stretch every muscle in your jaw and face. Open your mouth as wide
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When speaking to an audience there are three things that are essential to the speech that will engage the audience: speaking loudly‚ enunciating‚ and eye contact. In addition to those three points‚ when presenting to an audience an argumentative speech it is important to also do the following: repeating phrases‚ making the points easy to follow‚ and explaining technical jargon. Gloria gave a speech on why one should not give money to the homeless and instead give to a charity or organization that
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Visualize (create positive mental images) 5. Know that most nervousness is not visible 6. Don’t expect perfection (it’s an act of communication‚ not a performance; minor errors often unnoticed) 3. Identify and discuss the basic elements of the speech communication process 1. Speaker: the person presenting an oral message to a listener. 2. Message: whatever a speaker communicates to someone else a. Includes intended as well as actual message; goal is for them to be the same 3
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I was very glad with my informative speech on James Harden‚ I felt an amazing amount of confidence as I went up there and presented. I practiced a lot the night before and nights previous to that. One of the main reasons I felt that I did well is the fact that I presented without the use of notecards‚ which was a huge part of my speech as I was able to make better eye-contact with everyone around the room. I was able to pronounce and project my voice outward without fear of messing up. The confidence
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GoodWhat is a speech?Speeches are talks delivered in public on formal and informal occasions.There are many types of speeches such as ’welcome speech’‚ ’thank you speech’ and ’farewell speech’. Besides‚ there are also speeches on topics of interest and social issues. The PRESENT TENSE IS USUALLY USEDwhen you write out a speech.Sample question:You are the head prefect in your school. At the beginning of the new school term‚ you have been asked to remind students about the school regulations. Write
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