ENC 1101 - Prof. Geerling - Believe It or Not?

First Name Last Name

SPC #1608 - Course #_ _ _ _ _ _

Persuasive Speech

Date

Title of Speech:

Name of Non-Profit Organization:

Action:

General Purpose: To persuade

Organizational Pattern: Refutation

Specific Purpose (Complete the sentence): At the end of my speech, the audience should

Central Idea/Thesis (Proposition of Policy in parentheses): (Full sentence)

Introduction (Use full sentences)

• Attention-getter:
• Background info:
• Listener Relevance Statement:
• Credibility Statement:
• Central idea:

Body (Full sentence for each main idea, subpoint, & sub-subpoint)

Transition/Signpost:

1. First Main Idea:
   1. Subpoint 1:
      1. First subpoint of A:
      2. Second subpoint of A:
   2. Subpoint 2:
      1. First subpoint of B:
      2. Second subpoint of B:

Transition/Signpost:

2. Second Main Idea:
   1. Subpoint 1:
      1. First subpoint of A:
      2. Second subpoint of A:
   2. Subpoint 2:
      1. First subpoint of B:
      2. Second subpoint of B:

Transition/Signpost:

3. Third Main Idea:
   1. Subpoint 1:
      1. First subpoint of A:
      2. Second subpoint of A:
   2. Subpoint 2:
      1. First subpoint of B:
      2. Second subpoint of B:

Conclusion (Use full sentences, except for concluding signpost/transition)

• Concluding signpost/transition:
• Review of the central idea:
• Call to action:

• Concluding remarks:

References