This speech if for an effective speaking class
Specific purpose statement: To persuade the audience on the benefits and use of Narcan, as well as to why they should carry it on them regularly. (to prevent opioid overdoses)
Persuasive Speech Criteria
Overall Learning Objectives
• Organize arguments and research into an understandable and logical outline using Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
• Construct effective opening and closing statements for the speech
• Deliver a formal, persuasive, extemporaneous speech
Persuasive Speaking Learning Objectives
• Goal is to persuade the audience to do something
• It must be something that is do-able for this audience
• It should be something that they are capable of doing this year
• You should provide them with everything they need to know in order to accomplish what you have asked
• You need to demonstrate why they need to do it
• You should stress the advantages of what will happen if they do it
Requirements
• 6-8 minute presentation
• Minimum of 6 sources
o Must use the library’s databases for the majority of sources
o Mix it up! Use journal articles, books, newspapers, magazines, etc.
o Two sources may be used from a search engine search using Google, Yahoo, etc.
Must end in .gov, .edu, or .org
• Must use Monroe’s Motivate Sequence
• Must demonstrate Aristotle’s Modes of Persuasion:
o Ethos
o Pathos
o Logos
• Visual Aid Required: You may choose the visual aid to use for this presentation. You may use a PowerPoint. Before creating a PowerPoint, you must review the article and the presentation of designing and using PowerPoints effectively in a speech before creating one.
If you decide to use a PowerPoint as your visual aid, you will be given extra credit and the presentation must be uploaded with your full sentence outline and work cited page. NOTE: You MUST use the PowerPoint during your presentation to receive the extra credit points.
• Typed full sentence outline utilizing MLA or APA format is required
• Typed work cited page following MLA or APA format is required
• MUST have an audience of 4 to 6 adults
