Persuasive Speech Information

Persuasive speeches are used to change or reinforce the way someone feels, acts or believes.

2.The three pillars of proof:

A. ethos: credibility (trustworthy, committed, and knowledgeable)

a. initial credibility: expertise realized by presence before speech("You're reputation proceeds you")
b. derived credibility: credibilty gained in addition to initial credibility during speech( culmination of speech attributes: points, organization, tone, support)
c. terminal credibility: credibility at result of the speech( combination of initial and derived credibililty- overall opinion of speaker's credibility)

B. pathos: emotional appeal (emotional stories or reasoning for beliefs, attitudes, and/ or actions)

C. logos: logical appeal (rational proof or arument with factual reasoning)

a. inductive reasoning: specific to broad ( make point than give reasoning)
b. deductive reasoning: broad to specific ( lead up to point with reasoning)

Ideal Organization

A. intro: capture attention, thesis statement, establish credibility, and preview speech

B. body: internal summaries of main points, smooth transitions

C. conclusion: summarize main points, strong closing statement, clincher

Here are a couple of things to keep in mind when formatting your persuasive speech.

1. Make sure that your outline and therefore your speech is either inductive or deductive. (Yes, you have to turn in your outline prior to giving the speech. Highlight your main persuasive idea.
2. I will be looking for examples of ethos (credibility), pathos (emotional appeal), and logos (logical reasoning) in your speech and outline. You will demonstrate these proofs in your content, posture/ appearance, and speaking.
3. Remember that persuading does not necessarily mean changing minds. Persuading can mean enhancing present ideas or perhaps introducing a new way to look at something. Remember: "Breakfast Club as a cultural film".
4. Practice your speech. Try to avoid the "ums" and "likes". Make sure that you capture your audience. Stay within the time limits of 4- 6 min. I will cut you off.
5. Make sure that you have an introduction and a conclusion. Everyone must have a powerpoint. (KEEP IT CLEAN)

Proposal: Due 11/5 (work on outlines and peer review) speech order!!
1. What is my topic?
2. What is my position on this topic? What is the other side? (big picture)
3. Why did I choose this topic? (relevance)
4. Why should the audience care?
5. How will I defend my argument? (sources)( proofs)

Outline: Due 11/10
See notes above!!!
11/10 Speech workday!!!
11/12 Speeches begin