Persuasive Speech

You are to deliver a 9 - 10 minute Persuasive Speech. The topic will be determined in a mandatory consultation with your professor. The main purpose of your speech is to persuade -- this speech should be to convince an audience to change their minds about something or to take action on something, and your thesis must reflect the persuasive nature of your speech.

You must turn in an outline of your speech before you speak. Your outline is part of your speech critique grade.

Your speech will be graded based on the Speech Critique rubric attached in this post. Delivery style grading is noted on this rubric.

Your speech must include an introduction, thesis, conclusion, at least one of each type of form of support (example, statistic, testimony) properly cited, the proper number of coordinate and subordinate points in the body of your speech, and transitions before your coordinate and subordinate points. A copy of the proper outline format, outline organization, and transitions documents are in the Modules section as files on the Resource Materials page.

You are allowed 30 seconds leeway in the timing of your speech. Any amount of time spent under or over the time limits will impact your grade.

As audience members you can be asked to respond in some way during other people's presentations. If you do not respond in a timely manner (arbitrarily determined by me) your own speech grade can lose up to five points.

This speech is worth 50 points. 

Supporting materials: s121 online speech grading rubric.docx