Persuasive speech package online summer 2015

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Public Speaking 205
Persuasive Speech Package
Revised June 2015
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Persuasive Speech
Speech # 2
ATTENTION ALL PERSUASIVE SPEAKERS
To persuade is to advocate, or to ask others to accept your viewpoint. The success in
persuasive speaking requires attention to what motivates your listeners. The most
important goals of a persuasive speaker are to influence the attitudes, beliefs, values, and
acts of others.
Here Is Your Assignment
 You will follow the same format as Speech # One ( You all are required to hand-in the
draft with outline/ make revisions and hand-in a final speech with outline on the day that
you deliver the speech.
 This speech will be delivered while you all are sitting down or standing up (it is your
decision)
 Please write your persuasive speech in a creative and conversational manner with
factual supporting materials/please review the draft
 The speech is timed/2 minutes or less (minus 10 points-if you all speak over 2
minutes)
 You are required to have an opening argument (introduction) and you are required to
create a strong standpoint(similar to what is known as a thesis/main point of view)
 In your closing (conclusion), you are required to create a closing standpoint
 Surveys from audience members will be used as part of the primary data within the
speech (survey information is part of the speech and can be used as part of the hand-out
as well)
 All speeches are required to have 3 citations MLA format (or more)/ to build upon
supporting materials for the argument
 All persuasive speakers are professionally dressed with portfolio(s)
The speechformat is as follows:
Brainstorming topic
Select persuasive topic
Create standpoint/Closing standpoint
Develop survey questions (4 questions /open ended and/or close ended)
Outline & Speech (Draft & Final)
Practice Delivery
Practice Delivery
Practice Delivery
Record

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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SURVEY
All speakers are required to have your 6 audience members fill out a survey prior to
your speech. You will use the results of the survey as your primary data. The
primary data is required to be used in your speech as one of the 3 cititations.
Examples of Survey Questions
Questionnaire--a series of open and closed ended questions
 Closed ended questions—elicit a small range of specific answers.
Should marijuana be legalized in South Carolina?
Yes or No
 Open ended questions—allows audience members to elaborate as much as they desire.
How do you feel about the legalization of marijuana in South Carolina?
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EXAMPLE OF STANDPOINT & SURVEY QUESTIONS
Names:
Standpoint:
Survey Questions
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SAMPLE OUTLINE FOR SPEECH
I. Introduction
A. Greeting: Good afternoon, my name is Dana Radford.
B. Attention Getter: I hope the sounds of Bob Marley’s One Love song has put you
in calm and relaxing mood. Today I want to talk about legalizing marijuana. Did
you know according to the audience survey taken 100% of you agree with my
standpoint. However, 6% of the audience members feel it should only be
legalized for medicinal purposes (Radford). Today it is my goal to show the 6%
of my audience the benefits of legalizing marijuana in the United States.
C. Standpoint: I strongly feel marijuana should be legalized in the United States for
economic and medicinal purposes.
II. Body
A. The Huffington Post Information (citation)
B. Wordpress.com Information (citation)
III. Conclusion
Closing Argument & Standpoint: there are many different ways that marijuana can
help our society. From boosting our economy, to helping individuals with chronic
pain, there seems to be many benefits for the legalization of marijuana throughout the
United States. I hope that the 6% of you in the audience who only think it should be
legalized for medicinal purposes will consider our point of view. Like I stated
previously, I strongly feel marijuana should be legalized in the United States for
medicinal and recreational purposes. Thank you.

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SAMPLE OF SPEECH/DRAFT TIME: 1:46
D: Good Afternoon My name is Dana Radford
D: I hope the sounds of Bob Marley’s One Love song has put you in a calm and relaxing
mood because today I want to talk about legalizing marijuana. Yes, legalizing marijuana
in all 50 states!
D: I strongly feel marijuana should be legalized in the United States for economic and
medicinal purposes.
D: Did you know according to the survey taken with this audience 100% of you agree with
my standpoint. However, 6% of you feel it should only be legalized for medicinal
purposes. Today I hope to show the 6% of you the benefits of legalizing marijuana for
both economic and medicinal purposes.
D: I believe by legalizing marijuana, we would free up our law enforcement to work on
tracking hard crimes and criminals, while helping the economy by taxing drugs. The
Huffington Post states that by legalizing marijuana the United States would generate
about $20 billion per year; from the year 2000-2010 the United States spent $211 million
on enforcing marijuana laws (Miron). Why did our government do that? Audience
members have you all investigated the marijuana sells in Colorado? Washington? What
about California?
D: Now, let us look at this issue from a medical usage. According to Wordpress.com the
major benefits of this herb are that it can kill pain of any intensity in a few minutes or
sometimes hours. Usually marijuana therapy is given to the patients suffering from AIDS,
cancer, glaucoma and many other chronic diseases (Wordpress.com).

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D There are so many different ways marijuana can be used to help our society. From
boosting our economy, to helping individuals with chronic pain, there seems to be many
benefits for the legalization of marijuana throughout the United States.
D: So, I hope that the 6% of you who only think it should be legalized for medicinal
purposes will consider my view point. I strongly feel marijuana should be legalized in
the United States for economic and medicinal purposes. Thank you.

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Work cited
Miron,Jeffrey."huffingtonpost.com."n.d. <www.huffingtonpost./2013/04/20/marijuana-prohibition-
costs_n_3123397.html>.
Radford."ClassroomSurvey."n.d.
Wordpress.com.10October2013.

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PERSUASIVE SPEECH EVALUATION
SPEAKER: Time:
SURVEY
Up To 25 points
_____ Did the speaker develop a survey for his/her audience?
_____Four questions/closed and/or open ended
_____Did the speaker post his/her four questions in the Discussion Area of the class?
Comments:
WRITING PROCESS
Up To 25 points
_____ Did the speaker use the data from his/her research in his/her speech?
_____ Did the speaker hand in a draft of an outline & speech?
_____ Did the speaker create a persuasive written document/using persuasive language
that was clear & straight to the point (final copy of speech with outline)?
_____ Allwritten materials were turned in on time?
_____ Did the speaker argue his/her point TWO minutes or less?
Comments:
DELIVERY
Up To 50 points
_____Gestures
_____ Vocal Variety _____ Posture _____ Strategic Pauses
_____ Conversational style _____ Professionalism
_____ Eye Contact _____ Voice Projection
____ Deductions
Comments:
GRADE_____
Comments: