Schedule
8 Lesson on Persuasive Speaking,
Topics chosen for Final Speech
9 Lesson on Persuasive Speaking
Nov 26-27
10 Final Speech Outline due,
Lesson on Speech Delivery
11 Final Speech, Review for Final Exam
Dec 10-11
12 No class – Christmas holiday
Dec 24-25
13 Final Exam
Dec 3-4
Dec 17-18
Week of
Dec 30
Choosing a Topic
for your Final Speech
• Each student will have a different topic.
• I will give you the list of topics to choose from.
• Write your English name next to your topic
and then write down the topic on your paper.
• “If you wish to win a man over to your ideas,
first make him your friend.”
- Abraham Lincoln
Persuasive Speaking
• Persuade - to cause someone to do or believe
something by giving reasons
• A persuasive speech gives the speaker an
opportunity to share something that he has
strong feelings about.
When do we hear
persuasive language?
• Advertisements
• Debates
• Political campaigns
When do we use
persuasive language in daily life?
- asking for permission for something
- trying to get someone to do something with us
- asking a friend to lend us some money
What makes a speech persuasive?
• A speech is persuasive if it’s goal is to change
the way the audience thinks or acts.
A successful
persuasive speech should…
• Open with a clear statement of the issue
• Provide facts or examples to support your
opinion
• Give clear reasons
• Include a summary to help listeners
remember your message
• End with a call to action
Sample Outline of a
Persuasive Speech
• Title: People should eat breakfast everyday
• Purpose: To persuade the audience that breakfast is
important.
• Thesis: Eating breakfast is important because it can
increase your energy, reduce your weight, and provide
you with good nutrition.
• Body I: Increase energy
Body II: Reduce weight
Body III: Provide good nutrition
• Conclusion: What do you want the audience to do?
Give yourself more time to eat breakfast in the
morning, and eat good quality food.
The Introduction to a
Persuasive Speech
• What should come at the beginning of the
Introduction?
- the hook!
Writing a Hook for a Persuasive Speech
• What is the goal of the hook?
- catch the attention of the audience
• The hook also should be closely related to your
topic.
• In a persuasive speech, you want the hook to
“open the issue” that you are going to discuss.
• Example: Have you seen the fish floating on top
of the water of the Sias lake?
(this could be a hook for a speech talking about
the need to have cleaner water)
Review: Different types of hooks
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Type 1: Fact or Statistic
Type 2: Quote or Proverb
Type 3: Question
Type 4: Personal Story
• Usually, the hook is 1 or 2 sentences.
Thesis of a persuasive speech
• After the hook, you want to state your
position / opinion on your issue.
• Next, give reasons for your position (this will
be your thesis).
 In a persuasive speech, the thesis has your
reasons for your position.
Sample Outline of a
Persuasive Speech
• Title: People should eat breakfast everyday
• Purpose: To persuade the audience that breakfast is
important.
• Thesis: Eating breakfast is important because it can
increase your energy, reduce your weight, and provide
you with good nutrition.
• Body I: Increase energy
Body II: Reduce weight
Body III: Provide good nutrition
• Conclusion: What do you want the audience to do?
Give yourself more time to eat breakfast in the
morning, and eat good quality food.
Start your planning now…
• Think of a title for your speech. The title will be
different depending on which side of the issue
you stand.
• Determine the purpose of the speech. Your
purpose should start with the words,
“To persuade…”
The purpose will be where you state your
position on the issue.
• Begin writing down some ideas for your thesis
(your reasons for your position).
Homework
• Complete the outline paper and bring it to our
next class.