Be very detailed when filling out the attached. This is a topic proposal, and it will be looking at this carefully and giving feedbackapproval on the topic, on organization, and many other elements. The more thorough you, the better because then. Here are a list of not-approved topics. Mostly it is because these topics have been done too many times: – texting and driving -mandatory vaccines -the death penalty – pro or con -legalizing drugs – it is overdone (you can pick something regarding drugs but must ask so I can approve and make sure it is not something overdone) -abortion (legal or illegal) -minimum wage being raised -donating blood – Free college (overdone – again, you can do something within this topic, but it must be very specific ) Persuasive Speech Preparation Worksheet Name _____________________________________ Section ______________________________________ 1. What is the topic of your speech? _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Are you speaking on a question of fact, value, or policy? ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is your specific purpose statement? ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Is your speech meant to achieve passive agreement or immediate action from your audience? Explain. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is your central idea? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What is the target audience for your speech? How will you adapt your speech to be persuasive to your target audience? Be specific. ________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What method(s) of gaining attention do you use in the introduction? ________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. How will you establish your credibility in the introduction? ________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Write the preview statement you will use in your introduction. ____________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What method of organization do you use in the speech? (Monroe’s motivated sequence, comparative advantage, problem- solution, problem cause solution) Why do you feel this is the best to use? _____________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. State in full sentences the main points to be developed in the body of your speech. ____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Where do you plan to find evidence when developing each main point? _____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What counter arguments can you think of that some might have? How will you address these and refute them? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What method(s) of reinforcing your central idea do you use in the conclusion? ________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Purchase answer to see full attachment Tags: Persuasive Speech credibility Good communication skills audience engagement purpose statement User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following our company’shonor code & terms of service.