A persuasive speech is intended to convince an audience to believe or do something. It discusses characteristics of effective persuasive speeches, including attention-getting introductions, establishing the speaker's authority or credibility, presenting information in a logical structure, maintaining a smart pacing, and providing a stirring conclusion that reviews main points and calls the audience to action. The document also lists some famous persuasive speeches that have become well-known and discusses prosodic features used in speech like stress, volume, pitch, and intonation.

1. A persuasive speech is a speech that
is given with the intention of
convincing the audience to believe or
do something.
PERSUASIVE
SPEECH

2. Famous
speeches
KING GEORGE VI "RADIO
ADDRESS" 1939
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Emmeline Pankhurst
"Freedom or Death" 1913
John F. Kennedy
"The Decision to go the Moon" 1961

3. Why do you think
these speeches
have become so
well-known?

4. Characteristics
of a Persuasive
Speech

5. CHARACTERISTICS
Attention-Getting Introductions
A persuasive speaker engages his audience from the start.
Authority to Speak
Success in persuasive speaking hinges on how favorably the
speaker's audience evaluates his credibility or competence.
Logical Presentation
Structure is important for managing the flow of information in
persuasive speeches.

6. CHARACTERISTICS
Smart Pacing
Good speakers recognize the value of a balanced presentation.
Stirring Conclusions
The closing paragraph is your last opportunity to persuade
listeners. You'll briefly review the main points once more, and
then you'll state the actions you want audience members to
take.

7. Prosodic
Features of
Speech

8. PROSODICFEATURES
Stress
Stress is the degree of force with which syllable or a word
is uttered.
Volume
Loudness or softness of sounds
Used to show emotions
Pitch
The degree of highness or lowness of a tone.
Intonation
Variation of spoken pitch.
Falling and Rising intonation