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8.13: SPEECH DRAFT: PERSUASION

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    Persuasion Speech Draft Guidelines and Recommended Outline _____ / 30 Points

    Draft Length:  3-5 pages typed. Full sentences. Time:  5-10 minutes.

    Draft reflects targeting/tailoring information to our COM101 class.

    Draft includes oral citation to a minimum of TWO sources. Sources recommended for each step. Draft may reference a visual aid, if planned. A visual aid is not required.

    Outline for Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Note : The verbiage here is only meant to trigger the direction for each particular step of Monroe’s Sequence. Sources are encouraged in each step. 

    I.  Attention Step-This story, video, picture, quote draws attention to a problem that needs to be addressed

    Here’s a brief take on the backstory/context of this problem

    I care about this problem because

    We need to care about this problem because

    Thesis/Preview

    II. Need-The problem

    Here’s proof that this is a serious problem

    Here’s how this problem impacts your life, audience

    Some people say this isn’t really a problem or it’s already been fixed

    I say they’re wrong, and here’s why Transition-

    III. Satisfaction-Here’s the solution to this problem:

    Here’s how the solution works:

    Here’s proof that this solution does work to solve the problem:

    Some say this kind of a solution won’t work.

    They’re wrong, and here’s why: Transition-

    IV. Visualization- Picture This

    Picture how much worse off we’ll be if we don’t address the problem and imagine and/or  how much better the world will be once we put the  solution into place

    V. Action-

    Restate problem/Remind Audience of Attention Getter

    Call to action that audience finds  practical and doable  and does not require unrealistic expectations of time/money/effort

    I’ll leave you with this powerful thought, image

     Outline for Monroe’s Motivated Sequence. Authored by: Ellen Bremen. Provided by: Highline College. Located at:  HYPERLINK “https://www.highline.edu/https://www.highline.edu/. License: CC BY: Attribution

    Persuasion Speech Draft Guidelines and Recommended Outline” by Lee Ann,  HYPERLINK “https://clinton.delhi.edu/course/view.php?id=173” \t “_blank” COM101,  HYPERLINK “http://clinton.edu/” \t “_blank” Clinton Community College is licensed under  HYPERLINK “http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0” \t “_blank” CC BY 4.0

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    • Authored by: Lee Ann Thomas. Provided by: Clinton Community College. License: CC BY: Attribution

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