Persuasive Speech Writing

Persuasive Speech Writing

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J. PettyjohnEDTC – 6323Self-paced Learning Objective

Instructions and Introductions

• This self-paced learning module will explain how to write a persuasive speech.

• It is suitable for any audience. • Use the ESC key on your keyboard to end

and leave the module at any time. • It will take approximately 10 minutes to

complete this module.

Persuasive Speech Purpose

• The general purpose of a persuasive speech is to persuade your audience to complete a form of action.

• The specific purpose of a persuasive speech will depend on the speech topic and call of action.

• For example: A persuasive speech about the importance of voting is also a speech to encourage the audience to vote.

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Persuade us that you understand by completing the following pop quiz!

Instructions: Please click on a hyperlink below that corresponds to the correct answer.

“The general purpose of a persuasive speech is to inform your audience of an important issue.”

TRUE FALSE

Parts of a Persuasive Speech

There are three major parts of any speech:1. The Introduction2. The Body3. The Conclusion

As you can see, writing a speech is similar to writing an essay. For the purpose of this learning module, we will be examining the five paragraph speech model.

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Which of the following is not one of the three major parts of a speech?

A. CONCLUSION B. BODYC. REFERENCE D. INTRODUCTION

The Introduction

Every speech starts with an introduction paragraph.

The introduction is comprised of the following:A. Attention GetterB. Credibility StatementC. Tie to AudienceD. Thesis Statement and Preview of Three Reasons

1. Reason 12. Reason 23. Reason 3

The Body

The body makes up the majority of the speech and is composed of three paragraphs. Each paragraph supports the thesis statement and follows the same organization of the preview.

Body Paragraph #1:A. Reason 1

1. Supporting Evidence2. Supporting Evidence3. Supporting Evidence4. Transition

The Body Continued…

Body Paragraph #2:B. Reason 2

1. Supporting Evidence2. Supporting Evidence3. Supporting Evidence4. Transition

Body Paragraph #3:C. Reason 3

1. Supporting Evidence2. Supporting Evidence3. Supporting Evidence4. Transition

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Each paragraph of the body supports the thesis statement and follows the same organization of the preview.

TRUE FALSE

The Conclusion

Every speech ends with the conclusion. The conclusion paragraph summarizes your speech and helps the audience remember your main points.

The conclusion is comprised of the following:A. Closing Transition B. Restate Thesis StatementC. Restate Three ReasonsD. Link to Introduction E. Concluding Device or Call to Action

Persuasive Speech Writing Summary

• In this self-paced learning module, you learned how to write a persuasive speech.

• You are encouraged to use this module as an outline guide for any type of speech you may have to write.