Imagine you are a self-help speaker. Write an 800 WORD PERSUASIVE SPEECH on “How to eliminate negativity in your life.”
1. Think about a speech
2. Consider your audience, purpose, and thesis and complete Part 1 of the template.
3. Utilize your resources, the internet or a local library to find three credible sources that are relevant to your speech and complete Part 2 of the template.
4. Read through your sources to identify five pieces of evidence that support your thesis and complete Part 3 of the template. Be sure to use at least four different types of sources (example, statistic, analogy, definition, visual, story, testimony).
5. And then answer each of the questions below. Write your answer under the question.
PART 1: TOPIC
Purpose
What are you hoping to achieve with this speech?
Audience
Who will be in your audience? What do you know about them?
Thesis
What is the key message of your speech?
PART 2: SOURCES
SOURCE 1
Source Title:
Author(s) Name:
Retrieved from: Where did you get this source? Include location, book, periodical, url, etc.
Age: How recent is the data or information presented in your source?
When was the source published? If the source is a website, when was the website last updated?
Depth: What does the source cover?
How well-researched and detailed is the source? How much depth is the topic covered in?
How is this content and level of detail relevant to your purpose, audience, and message?
Author:
How is the author qualified to speak on the topic?
What is the author’s purpose?
What biases might they have?
Is the information the author’s opinion alone or is it supported by cited facts?
Money: Who funds the website or publication?
Are there items endorsed or for sale? If so, what items?
What is the reputation of the website or publication?
SOURCE 2
Source Title:
Author(s) Name:
Retrieved from: Where did you get this source? Include location, book, periodical, url, etc.
Age: How recent is the data or information presented in your source?
When was the source published? If the source is a website, when was the website last updated?
Depth: What does the source cover?
How well-researched and detailed is the source? How much depth is the topic covered in?
How is this content and level of detail relevant to your purpose, audience, and message?
Author:
How is the author qualified to speak on the topic?
What is the author’s purpose?
What biases might they have?
Is the information the author’s opinion alone or is it supported by cited facts?
Money: Who funds the website or publication?
Are there items endorsed or for sale? If so, what items?
What is the reputation of the website or publication?
SOURCE 3
Source Title:
Author(s) Name:
Retrieved from: Where did you get this source? Include location, book, periodical, url, etc.
Age: How recent is the data or information presented in your source?
When was the source published? If the source is a website, when was the website last updated?
Depth: What does the source cover?
How well-researched and detailed is the source? How much depth is the topic covered in?
How is this content and level of detail relevant to your purpose, audience, and message?
Author:
How is the author qualified to speak on the topic?
What is the author’s purpose?
What biases might they have?
Is the information the author’s opinion alone or is it supported by cited facts?
Money: Who funds the website or publication?
Are there items endorsed or for sale? If so, what items?
What is the reputation of the website or publication?
PART 3: SUPPORT
SUPPORT #1
Support
1.What is the piece of support (example, statistic, analogy, definition, visual, story, testimony) that you are going to use in your speech? E.g. “50% of all American voters…”
Type of Support
2,What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony?
Relevance
3. How does this piece of support reinforce your message?
SUPPORT #2
Support
1. What is the piece of support (example, statistic, analogy, definition, visual, story, testimony) that you are going to use in your speech? E.g. “50% of all American voters…”
Type of Support
2.What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony?
Relevance
3.How does this piece of support reinforce your message?
SUPPORT #3
Support
1.What is the piece of support (example, statistic, analogy, definition, visual, story, testimony) that you are going to use in your speech? E.g. “50% of all American voters…”
Type of Support
2.What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony?
Relevance
3.How does this piece of support reinforce your message?
SUPPORT #4
Support
1.What is the piece of support (example, statistic, analogy, definition, visual, story, testimony) that you are going to use in your speech? E.g. “50% of all American voters…”
Type of Support
2.What type of support is it? Is it an example, a statistic, an analogy, a definition, a visual, a story, or a testimony?
Relevance
3.How does this piece of support reinforce your message?
PART 4: REFLECTION
What have you learned from completing this activity?
