Persuasive Speech Flashcards
Can center on any arguably interesting topic under the sun
-your primary goal is to influence the thoughts, feelings, actions, and behaviors or attitudes of your listeners
-advocate for whatever your message is
Persuasive speech
Qualities of an Effective Persuasive speech
- Well-defined goal
- Clear main point
- Sufficient supporting ideas
- Logical reasoning
- Effective and powerful ways to gain the attention of your audience
- Compelling ideas to make your target audience feel and think
- Silent motives to target the salient needs of your audience
Types of persuasive speech
Speech that questions Fact
Speech that questions Value
Speech that questions Policy
Speech that Refutes
-existence of a particular event or happening
-speaker poses questions of fact, derives conclusions from different sources of information, and attempts to convince the audience to believe his/her ideas
Speech that questions Fact
questions of value regarding topics on the self, family, friendship, religion, government, freedom, love and money, among others
Speech that questions Value
- makes a statement or claim
- attempts to convince his/her audience why something or someone is worthy of emulation
- Justifies it based on standards
Speech that questions Value
-questions the current state of things which can impact the future
-speaker ask relevant questions that can help in making a decision on whether or not something should be implemented, observed, or done
Speech that questions policy
-type either responds to or disproves the claims of others
-speaker has to carefully plan his/her arguments to have logical and convincing responses
Speech that refutes
Organizational Patterns
- A. F. O. R. E. S. T
- Problem-Solution
- Problem-Cause-Solution
- Comparative Advantages
- Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
A. F. O. R. E. S. T
A-anecdotes
F-facts abd figures
O-opinion
R-rhetorical questions
E-emotive language
S-superlatives
T-tripling
Begin your speech with a personal story, observation, or experience
Anecdotes
Provide striking statistics that can support your ideas
Facts and figures
-Add this
-can begin your statement with, “I believe that…”
Opinion
Think of and add engaging rhetorical questions
Rhetorical question
Appeal to your audience’s emotions
Emotive language
Use this to exaggerate an idea
Superlatives
Rule of the three in the English writing principle simply entails using three words together to reinforce your point
Tripling
Identify the problem; and
Provide a solution, proposal
Problem-Solution
Identify the problem
Analyze the root causes
Provide a solution to the problem
Problem-Cause-Solution
Identify the problem
Present at least two solutions to the problem
Compare the two in terms of practicality and feasibility
Comparative advantages
Attention
Need
Satisfy the need
Visualize
Call for action
Monroe’s motivated sequence
