Lecture 8M: The Persuasive Speech; Basic responsibilities
GOALS: long-term; immediate: CHALLENGING!
GROUND COVERED: Unit 1; Unit 2
LECTURE—reminder of our job.
So: PREVIEW
I. SPEECH!
Test 2: Analysis; first 8 questions the same. MPs/pattern/CI
but to start us off on persuasive unit: did it work? persuaded? if not, why?
doubts & objections
summarize: to persuade—need to answer more of your questions
II. The primary duty, persuasive speaker: answer all audience's reasonable doubts & objections.
Informative—UNDERSTAND: now: PERSUADE
what/how PERSUADE? NOT pour; not beat
instead: help think: sketpical/resist. MEET resistance—answer
same even when no physical dialogue. "MENTAL DIALOGUE"
"You must think of your persuasive speech as a kind of mental dialogue with your audience.
Most important, you must anticipate possible objections the audience will raise to your point of
view and then answer those objections in your speech. You cannot convert skeptical listeners
unless you deal directly with the reasons for their skepticism."
What you'll need: TOPIC; Ds&Os; Answers! (NOTE: INVENTION)
III. TOPIC CHOICE
Great info topics:
2:00
3:00
Rwanda, Skype
Body Language, Claes Oldenburg, Botulism
saving water, assassination of lincoln
Massage
GRAPES
Persuasive: POLICY: "we should do X"
"We" Why? Because it's hard!
"Do X" Action Why? Because vital!
Example: global warming: technologies policiesPERSUASION
EXERCISE: invent a topic
Inappropriate topics:
Belief (FACT or VALUE)
No disagreement
Summary: basic responsibility (Ds&Os); topic choice
Next: some questions—some answers
Wednesday: Quiz 5
Next Monday: Your Persuasive Topic is due online; plus Quiz 6
"About Test 2" is now online.