The document provides tips for delivering a successful persuasive speech, including choosing a compelling topic, grabbing the audience's attention in the introduction, previewing the three main points, substantiating points with evidence, summarizing the main points in the conclusion, and delivering the speech in a conversational style with effective gestures. The introduction should open with impact, state the thesis, and give a reason for the audience to listen. The body should organize the main points and support them with citations, and the conclusion should restate the thesis, close with impact, and give a specific call to action.

1. PERSUASIVE SPEECH
HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL SPEECHMAKER
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2. Topic
controversial
compelling
passionate-ability
relate-ability
Persuasive
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3. Introduction
Grab the audience’s
attention.
Give your thesis statement.
Give the audience a reason
that your topic is relevant to
them.
Gain their respect by stating
your credibility or telling
experience.
Persuasive
Preview 3 main points.
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4. Introduction
OWI-Open with Impact
Why?
to create
suspense/interest
to connect to your
thesis
How?
story
list
quote
Persuasive
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5. Introduction
Thesis Statement
clear and concise
1-2 sentences
describes purpose
Persuasive
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6. Introduction
RTL-Reason to Listen
hostile audience
agreeable
audience
Persuasive
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7. Introduction
Ethos or credibility
personal ethos
borrowed ethos
Persuasive
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8. Introduction
State or preview your 3
main points in order.
Transition to speech
body.
use movement
use a signpost
Persuasive
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9. Body
Organize your main
points, sub-points.
supports thesis
clear and concise
transitions
full oral citations
Substantiate your
support materials:
ethos, pathos, logos.
Persuasive
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10. Body
Give 3 oral citations
to support points
to refute other
view point
Use signposts,
transitions:
“First..”
“Now that I’ve
talked about..”
Persuasive
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11. Body
Be persuasive using
ethos, pathos, and
logos.
appeal to their
emotions, logic
build your
credibility with
statistics
Transition to Conclusion
Persuasive
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12. Conclusion
Summarize your main points
and thesis from body.
Close with Impact using a tool
of invention.
Give a specific Call To Action
telling your audience what
they should do or think in
response.
Give an effective Final
Statement to close your
speech. Persuasive
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13. Conclusion
Summarize or restate
your thesis.
Restate your main
points exactly from
body of speech.
Be clear and precise.
Persuasive
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14. Conclusion
CWI-Close with Impact
Why?
resolve suspense
create interest
How?
story
list
Persuasive
quote
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15. Conclusion
CTA- Call To Action
specific
reasonable
ask the audience
to do something
Persuasive
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16. Conclusion
Final Statement or last
line to close your
speech
memorable
connects to thesis
the end
Persuasive
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17. Delivery
Keep an appropriate
speed, dynamism,
volume, conversational
style.
Use complete
sentences without
adding fillers.
Use appropriate eye
contact.
Persuasive
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18. Delivery
Produce effective
gestures and stance.
Glance at notes and
visual aids.
Keep your speech
between 5 to 7
minutes.
Persuasive
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