So What’s To Learn?
• Define Persuasion
• Recognize the use of persuasion in life, the
media, and history
• Know how to use persuasion
• To understand key aspects of a persuasive
speech
I Have A Dream Speech
Play@4:15-4:45
He was calm,
, bold,
and
repetitive when he delivered his speech.
statements and rhythmic
were the
hallmarks of his
. This
repetition reinforced his
.
So What’s Persuasion?
Persuasive Speech/Speaking
Persuasion: the communication process of
changing a listener’s beliefs or moving a listener
to action
In Your Life
In My Life
I’ve tried to persuade my friends to join a sport I
was in by exclaiming, “You’ll love it. You just
have to try it!”
As a kid I would frequently try and persuade my
mom to allow me to go to my neighbor’s home
by stating, “I’ll be back in two hours and I will
clean my room first!”
Persuasive Speech
The Ethics Issue
The Impact Issue
Selecting a Persuasive Topic
Modeling The “Hook” Aspect of a
Persuasive Speech
Vegetarianism
Possible hooks:
Relate topic to audience
State importance of the topic
Startle audience with shocking statistic or bold
statement
Ask a rhetorical question (question you know
the answer to already)
Tell a story
Test Our Skills of Persuasion
How Did YOU Persuade?
Persuasive or Informative Titles?
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Music Censorship: Who is Behind it?
We Need to Rate Music As We Do Movies
The Legal Rights of the Adopted Child
Adopted Children Should be Able to See Their Birth
Records
The Rise in Missing Children
Children Must Be Fingerprinted for Their Safety
The State of America’s Blood Banks
Every Healthy Teen Should Donate Blood.
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Music Censorship: Who is Behind it? Informative
We Need to Rate Music As We Do Movies Persuasive
The Legal Rights of the Adopted Child Informative
Adopted Children Should be Able to See Their Birth
Records Persuasive
5. The Rise in Missing Children Informative
6. Children Must Be Fingerprinted for Their Safety
Informative
7. The State of America’s Blood Banks Informative
8. Every Healthy Teen Should Donate Blood. Persuasive