PERSUASIVE SPEECH PREPARATION WORKSHEET

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1. What is the topic of your speech? __________________________________________________

2. Are you speaking on a question of fact, value, or policy? ________________________________
3. What is your specific purpose statement? ____________________________________________
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4. Is your speech meant to achieve passive agreement or immediate action from your audience?
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5. What is your central idea? ________________________________________________________
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6. What is the target audience for your speech? How will you adapt your speech to be persuasive to
your target audience? Be specific.
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7. What method(s) of gaining attention do you use in the introduction? ______________________
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8. How do you establish your credibility in the introduction? ______________________________
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9. Write the preview statement you will use in your introduction. ____________________________
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10. State in full sentences the main points to be developed in the body of your speech.
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11 What supporting materials do you use in developing each main point? Be specific.
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12. What steps have you taken to answer potential objections that your audience may have to your
position? Be specific.
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13. What method(s) of reinforcing your central idea do you use in the conclusion?
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