Persuasive Speeches

Speech Comm. 100A

Instructor: Craig Fowler

Assignment 3: Persuasive Speeches (30% of grade)

Your assignment should you choose to accept it (not that you get all that much say in the matter, I suppose…) is to present a persuasive speech, of between six and eight minutes in length, making use of a visual aid. There will be a question and answer session of around four minutes following the speech.

The speech should seek to influence the audience whether by seeking to change the audience’s beliefs, attitudes or opinions; or by calling to action. The three typical areas on which persuasive speeches focus are issues of fact (e.g., convincing the audience of an objective fact, such as ‘who shot JFK’?), value (e.g., Is euthanasia morally permissible?), or policy (e.g., What should be done to provide adequate health care for people living in the U.S.A.?)

The outline should be completed on the outline sheet I will distribute via email.