Examples of Topics: Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished? Social Media and Negative Effects on Teenagers Are Reality Shows a Source of Exploitation ? Is It Better To Work From Home? Should Stay At Home Moms or Dads Be Paid? Is the Keto Diet Effective? Persuasive Speech Preparation Worksheet Name _____________________________________ Section ______________________________________ 1. What is the topic of your speech? _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Are you speaking on a question of fact, value, or policy? ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is your specific purpose statement? ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Can you answer yes to all the questions on the Specific Purpose Checklist found in your textbook? _________ 5. Is your speech meant to achieve passive agreement or immediate action from your audience? ____________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What is your central idea? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Can you answer yes to all the questions on the Central Idea Checklist found in your textbook? ____________ 8. What is the target audience for your speech? How will you adapt your speech to be persuasive to your target audience? Be specific. ________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What method(s) of gaining attention do you use in the introduction? ________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. How do you establish your credibility in the introduction? ________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Write the preview statement you will use in your introduction. ____________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Can you answer yes to all the questions on the Speech Introduction Checklist found in your textbook? _____ 13. What method of organization do you use in the speech? _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. State in full sentences the main points to be developed in the body of your speech. ____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. Can you answer yes to all ...

1. Examples of Topics:
Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished?
Social Media and Negative Effects on Teenagers
Are Reality Shows a Source of Exploitation ?
Is It Better To Work From Home?
Should Stay At Home Moms or Dads Be Paid?
Is the Keto Diet Effective?
Persuasive Speech Preparation Worksheet
Name _____________________________________ Section
______________________________________
1. What is the topic of your speech?
_____________________________________________________
________
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________
2. Are you speaking on a question of fact, value, or policy?
___________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________
3. What is your specific purpose statement?
_____________________________________________________
_
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________
4. Can you answer yes to all the questions on the Specific
Purpose Checklist found in your textbook? _________
5. Is your speech meant to achieve passive agreement or
immediate action from your audience? ____________
_____________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________
6. What is your central idea?
_____________________________________________________
______________
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________
7. Can you answer yes to all the questions on the Central Idea
Checklist found in your textbook? ____________
8. What is the target audience for your speech? How will you
adapt your speech to be persuasive to your target audience? Be
specific.
_____________________________________________________
___________________
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________
9. What method(s) of gaining attention do you use in the
introduction? ________________________________
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________
10. How do you establish your credibility in the introduction?
________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________
11. Write the preview statement you will use in your
introduction. ____________________________________
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________
12. Can you answer yes to all the questions on the Speech
Introduction Checklist found in your textbook? _____
13. What method of organization do you use in the speech?
_________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________
14. State in full sentences the main points to be developed in
the body of your speech. ____________________
_____________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________
15. Can you answer yes to all the questions on the Main Points
Checklist found in your textbook? ____________
16. What supporting materials do you use in developing each
main point? Be specific. _____________________
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________
17. Can you answer yes to all the questions on the Evidence
Checklist found in your textbook? ______________
18. What steps have you taken to answer potential objections
that your audience may have to your position? Be specific.
_____________________________________________________
_______________________________
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________
19. What method(s) of reinforcing your central idea do you use
in the conclusion? ________________________
_____________________________________________________
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