PERSUASIVE SPEECH

PERSUASIVE SPEECH (100 pts) Preparation Outline (20pts)
 The goal of this assignment is to move the audience to take action to stop/decrease a

specific global issue happening within their nation, state, local areas/organizations – not

just think differently, but do something specific. You will use the same global issue from

your Informative Speech.

 The format follows Monroe’s Motivated Sequence. An example of the Persuasive Speech

Preparation Outline with guidelines follows these instructions. Please do not retype the

words in red as they are there just to help you understand the format. Be sure to answer

the questions in blue for each main point.

 Please note that you MUST answer the four objectives of Monroe’s Motivated

Sequence so follow the guidelines provided or your grade will suffer! Do not make

this assignment harder than what it is by trying to create more work than is necessary.

 A PowerPoint is required during your speech and will be evaluated on its design and

integration into the speech. You may use other visual aids as you desire.

 At least one source must be orally cited for each main point during your speech

(minimum of 4). See detailed source instructions below.

 The speech must be 5-7 minutes in length, delivered extemporaneously with notes.

 Your Preparation Outline must be turned in before your speech will be graded! If

you give your speech and your Preparation Outline has not been turned in, your speech

loses one point per day until your outline is submitted.

 Speeches and assignment deadlines are mandatory and late submissions/make-ups will

only be allowed when there was previous arrangement made with the instructor or if there

is documentation, the situation was urgent. Late assignments lose 1 point per day.

 All documents should be typed and submitted as a Word document. There should be one

inch margins, double spacing with 12pt. Times New Roman Font. There should be no

grammatical or spelling errors. It should look just like the following example!!!!

 If you are an online student, your speech recording guidelines are the same as your first

two speeches. Audience of at least 4 adults, audible sound, view of you from the waist up

with a clear picture of your face during the entire speech. You must incorporate your

PowerPoint into the speech presentation or you will not receive credit.

 PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!!

Student Name

Date

Topic:

Specific Purpose:

Central Idea/Thesis:

INTRODUCTION

Attention-Getter: Wake the audience up!!!! ATTENTION STAGE

Credibility Material: Share why you can speak on this topic. Establish that you have expert

knowledge, trustworthiness, competency, and objectivity on the issue/topic.

Relevance to Audience: Let the audience know why they need to know your information or

why it is important to listen.

Preview of Speech: Tell them your position on the topic and that you will share the problem,

solutions, and actions for how they can get involved.

(Link/Transition Statement) See Informative Speech guidelines for examples.

BODY

I. NEED STAGE: What is the problem that must be solved?

A. Prove to the audience that the issue exists and that it is a serious problem that

must be solved.

B. Why does this issue/problem exist? What is one of the causes or reason why the

issue/problem is happening? Describe the causes for the problems in detail and

give current examples. Only focus on 1-2 potential causes.

(Link/Transition Statement)

II. SATISFACTION STAGE: What are your overall solutions to the

issue/problem?

A. Describe in detail how you think the issue/problem should be solved for only the

1-2 causes of the problem you discussed in Main Point I.

B. Tell us why you think your solutions will work. Give us facts and details to back

up your point of view.

(Link/Transition Statement)

III. VISUALIZATION STAGE: What will life be like with and/or without your

solution?

A. Help us picture the benefits of your solution and the consequences if we do not

implement your solution. If you only choose one, tell us the consequences. Be

very graphic and dramatic, but realistic here. We need to feel and see the

consequences!

B. Use pictures, statistics, cases/stories to illustrate your point.

(Link/Transition Statement)

IV. ACTION STAGE: How can the audience get involved and help implement the

solution?

A. Tell the audience how to get involved. Giver overall ways they can get involved

and then provide simple, everyday things they can do. Give contact info for

people and programs mentioned. Their involvement should directly relate to the

specific solutions you covered in Main Point 2.

(Link/Transition Statement)

CONCLUSION

Audience Response Statement: Repeat the purpose of giving the speech.

Summary Statement: Summarize the main points you have just shared in the speech

WOW Statement: Memorable closing statement that ties everything together. Also, make this

statement signal that you have concluded your speech.

WORKS CITED
The Preparation Outline must contain a minimum of four sources in proper APA format. There

should be at least one for each main point in the BODY. The sources must be cited in the outline

and under the Works Cited section. Don’t forget to use the References Tab in Word to help you

with correct formatting!

When presenting your speech you must orally cite a minimum of four sources. These can be the

same or in addition to the ones above. Please refer to the book for more information on how to

cite sources orally.

These sources must be different from your Informative Outline!!!! DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA!!

PERSUASIVE PREPARATION OUTLINE GRADESHEET

Name: _________________________ Class: ________________________

Format: 10 points

_____ Written in complete sentences

_____ Outline format (bullet points with each new level indented 5 spaces)

_____ Headings (INTRODUCTION, BODY, CONCLUSION and WORKS CITED sections under

each in bold)

_____ Body of speech (outlined using Monroe’s Motivated Sequence with clear points and sub-

points)

_____ Works Cited (minimum of four sources in correct APA format)

Content: 10 points

_____ Topic/Purpose/Thesis (section complete)

_____ Introduction elements included (attn. getter, credibility, relevance, and preview)

_____ Conclusion elements included (summary, audience response, WOW statement)

_____ Sources included in body of speech (at least one source for each of the 4 required main

points)

_____ Links (clearly indicated in parentheses)

TOTAL = _____/20 points

**The preparation outline must be typed. The outline should be written in complete sentences with

appropriate headings and outlining. If you miss the deadline date for this assignment, you lose one

point per day that it is late unless arrangements were made prior to the deadline. However, you

MUST complete and turn in a preparation outline in the correct format to me PRIOR to your speech

or you will receive a ZERO for your speech.

PERSUASIVE SPEECH GRADE SHEET 5-7 minutes – 100 points

Name:_____________________________ Date:_________________ Speech Time:________________

INTRODUCTION: 6 pts.

_____ Started well

_____ Attention Step: Gained audience attention – Woke the audience up!

_____ Gave the audience a reason to listen (importance of topic)

_____ Established credibility – Shared why you as a speaker can talk on this subject

_____ Introduced the topic & position

_____ Previewed the problem, solution, action

BODY: 14 pts.

_____ Used effective transitional words or phrases to get into the body smoothly

_____ Need Step: Clearly identified/explained the problem – what is going wrong

_____ Satisfaction Step: Clearly identified the solution – information to resolve the issue

_____ Visualization Step: Created visual imagery within the speech – life with or with your solution

_____ Action Step: Explained what the audience should do to help implement the solution

_____ Clearly presented the main points

_____ Used factual evidence

_____ Showed strong knowledge of the subject and used logical reasoning

_____ Enhanced the main ideas with appropriate supporting material

_____ Achieved credibility by clearly and appropriately citing sources for information presented

_____ Integrated sources into speech instead of references at the end

_____ Used transitions between main points

_____ Used emotional appeals effectively

_____ Avoided fallacies in reasoning

CONCLUSION: 5 pts.

_____ Paused and signaled that the speech was ending

_____ Summarized the speech – main points you have just shared in the speech

_____ Reemphasized the main idea in a memorable way – showed importance

_____ Convinced, stimulated, or motivated the audience to take some form of action

_____ Provided closure – a memorable closing statement that tied everything together.

DELIVERY: 8 pts.

_____ Dressed appropriately – professional appearance

_____ Had eye contact with the audience – did not read notes

_____ Used supportive and appropriate gestures and movements

_____ Used a conversational tone/extemporaneous style of delivery – did not read notes

_____ Avoided “um,” “uh,” “like,” and other distracting sounds

_____ Had appropriate rate, volume, pitch, and enunciation

_____ Demonstrated confidence and professionalism

_____ Spoke with enthusiasm and sincerity

OVERALL PRESENTATION: 7 pts.

_____ Stayed within the 5-7 minute speaking limit

_____ Met assignment guidelines – (online had at least 4 adults in the audience)

_____ Cited at least 1 source for each main point during the speech

_____ Turned in easily understood speaking notes – just ideas to stimulate memory

_____ Turned in a final typed full-sentence preparation outline that met guidelines

_____ Effectively used a visual aid (PowerPoint must be one of the visual aids)

_____ Listed at least 4 references using APA/MLA format at the end of the outline

TOTAL GRADE: _________ (points) x 2.5 = ___________/100 Comments:

SAMPLE PERSUASIVE PREPARATION OUTLINE

Student Name

Date

Topic: Organ Donation

Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die

and to act upon their decision to donate.

Thesis Statement: The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be

an organ donor when you die.

INTRODUCTION

Attention Getter: How do you feel when you have to wait for something you really, really

want? What if it was something you couldn’t live without?

Credibility Material: Well, my cousin was five years old when he found out he needed a new

kidney. He went on the organ waiting list right away. He was called twice during a six month

span that they had a kidney available only to find out that the kidney wasn’t a good match. He

had to wait again. The third time was a charm. A small adult was in an accident and his kidney

was a good match.

Relevance to Audience: This story had a happy ending but so many do not. One of the people

on the waiting list for an organ transplant might be someone you know.

Preview of Speech: Today I’d like to talk to you about first, the need for organ donors in our

area, second, how you can become an organ donor after you die, and finally, how your family

and organ donor recipients benefit from your donation.

(I’ll begin by telling you about the need for organ donors.)

BODY

I. People around the world but also right here in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois, need

organ transplants and they need our help.

A. The problem is that there is a lack of organs and organ donors who make organ

transplantation possible.

1. The need is many organs and tissues such as the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys,

pancreas, corneas, bone, skin, heart valves, and blood vessels(Iowa Statewide

Organ Procurement Organization undated brochure).

2. A new name is added to the national waiting list every 16 minutes. That means

that 3 people will be added to the list during the time we are in class today.

a. The problem is that 10 people will die each day waiting for an organ

transplant (LifeSource: Questions and Answers).

b. The reason is that are only on the average 5,000 donors nationally per

year (LifeSource: Statistics).

c. You can choose to donate any needed organs or you can specify which

organs or tissues you wish to donate.

B. Organ donation is very important.

1. The following poem by Robert Test entitled, “To Remember Me,” shows the

importance of organ donation.

“Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby’s face or love in

the eyes of a woman. Give my heart to a person whose heart has caused nothing

but endless days of pain… Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in

my body and find a way to make a crippled child walk…Take my cells, if

necessary, and let them grow so that, someday, a speechless boy will shout at the

crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain against her window

(South Dakota Lions Eye Bank, undated brochure).

2. Not only is this a problem nationally but also it is a big problem right here at

home in the Midwest.

a. Nationally, there are over 62,000 people waiting as of October 7, 1998.

As of October 7, 1998, there are 1,422 people from Minnesota, North

Dakota, South Dakota, and part of Wisconsin that are on the organ waiting

list (LifeSource: Statistics).

b. The sad part is that there have only been 104 donors in the Midwest so

far from January 1998 through August 1998 (LifeSource: Newsnotes).

(I’m sure that you can see the need for people like you to donate your organs. The majority of

this class has already said they would like to donate their organs when they die. But you might

be asking, well, how can I make sure my organs are donated after I die? Let me tell you.)

II. This is how you go about making sure your organs are donated.

A. Talk with your family about your decision. They will be involved in the

donation arrangements when you die. If they do not know your wishes of

becoming a donor, your wishes may never be carried out.

B. Mark your driver’s license so that your license indicates your intent to donate.

Each state varies.

1. Fill out, sign and carry a uniform donor card with you.

2. This donor card says what organs you wish to have donated and also

has places for your family members to sign as witnesses after you have

discussed your decision with them (Gundersen Lutheran Hospital

[LaCrosse, WI] undated brochure).

(You can see that it isn’t difficult to be an organ donor. Now let’s look at what may happen if you

choose to donate your organs and what may happen if you choose not to.)

III. Organ donation benefits both the donor’s family and the recipients.

A. If you do donate your organs, your family and the people who receive your

organs might benefit in a similar way like this family. A seventeen year old died

of head injuries in a car accident. His mom decided to donate his organs. His

heart went to a prison chaplain, his kidneys went to a mother of 5 children and a

Vietnam vet. The Vietnam vet is “energetic” and finally is getting his college

degree. The teenager gave life to others and his family feels a sense of

satisfaction and comfort that other lives have been touched by his (University of

Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics 1991 brochure).

B. The problem arises when you are thinking about becoming a donor but never

do anything about it. Then, no one knows your wishes and your organs will not

be donated. The consequences of this are more people waiting for organs and

there will still be an incredible shortage of available organs.

(This is why it is important to make the decision about donating your organs right away!)

IV. Complete and mail the form I have provided and you will receive an official donor card in a

matter of weeks! I have also attached a pamphlet explaining the organ donor process. Please

take extra forms and pamphlets and pass them out to your family and friends.

(As you can easily see, donating your organs can be one of the most important decisions you

ever make and also the greatest gift you could ever give.)

CONCLUSION:

Summary Statement: I’ve told you about the need for organ donors in our area, how you can

become an organ donor after you die, and finally, how your family and organ recipients benefit

from your donation. You become a donor by talking to your family and making sure they know

you want to be a donor, fill out and sign a donor card, and indicate your wishes on your driver’s

license.

Audience Response Statement: What if the person waiting on the list needing an organ

transplant was someone you loved? Imagine if you had a brother or sister who had unexpectedly

died and you were able to meet the person who received their heart, for example. Think of the

satisfaction and possible comfort knowing that your brother or sister provided life for somebody

else. I challenge you to not wait. Obtain an official organ donor card and make the decision now

to save lives.

Wow Statement: I’m going to leave you with a short message from Michael Jordan who is a

sponsor for the Iowa LifeGift Coalition on Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness and appears in

their 1996 brochure. “Please make the decision to become an organ and tissue donor. Remember:

Share your life. Share your decision.”

WORKS CITED

Gundersen Lutheran Hospital (Lacrosse, WI): “Life…Pass It On.” Undated brochure. Iowa

LifeGift Coalition on Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness: “Share Your Life, Share

Your Decision.” 1996 brochure. Iowa Statewide Organ Procurement Organization: “Be an organ

donor…it’s the chance of a lifetime!” undated brochure.

LifeSource:Newsnotes. October 1998. Accessed November 2, 1998. <www.life-

source.org/newsnotes.htm>.

LifeSource: Questions and Answers. April 1998. Accessed November 2, 1998. <www.life-

source.org/public.htm>.

LifeSource: Statistics. October 1998. Accessed November 2, 1998. <www.life-

source.org/statistics.htm>.

South Dakota Lions Eye Bank: “No Greater Gift…Than Yourself To Others.” Undated brochure.

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics: “A Circle of Life: The Gift of Organ and Tissue

Donation.” 1991 brochure.