Discussion Board

Convinsing – persuade to be interested/motivated to purchase a product based on the following criteria.

• real (something we can see and touch)
• legal
• be able to purchase online or in a local store
• not anything living, like a pet etc.
• not a drug, alcohol etc.
• nothing distasteful or potentially offensive to others
• OUTLINE – You will turn in a complete sentence outline in the dropbox.
• REFERENCES – You should have at least two credible references in your bibliography.

 Speaker: [Your Name]

Speech Topic: [Topic]

Speech Title: [Title]

Type: [Persuasive –or– Informative –or– Special Occasion]

Audience Analysis:

· Knowledge: [What do your listeners know about the topic?]

· Attitudes: [How does your audience feel about the topic? What can you do to create or reinforce a positive attitude?]

· Expectations: [Why will your audience be present for your speech? What are they expecting to hear?]

· Demographics: [Describe the audience’s demographics. How might those factors influence your presentation?]

· Setting: [What will your speech setting be?]

 Purpose: [Write a specific purpose that expresses in action form what you hope to achieve with your speech.]

 Statement: [Write a single declarative sentence expressing the theme or central idea of your speech.]

Organizational Pattern: [Enter the organizational pattern used for your main points.]

Body: 

[Replace the bracketed information with the contents of your speech. Revise the outline by editing your points, rearranging them if necessary, and adding supporting points.]