Speech Writing and Delivery
Part A
Write a persuasive speech about the classes offered at your school or the extracurricular activities that your school offers
Below is a question that you can use to narrow your focus:
- Do you feel that the school should offer certain classes that it currently does not offer?
Part B
Use the following guidelines to write your speech and check its completeness:
Guidelines Yes/No
- Have you carefully chosen your audience (for instance, the local school board or council or your school’s principal or superintendent) keeping in mind the issues discussed in your speech as well as audience interest?
- Is your language clear and easy to understand as well as appropriate for your chosen audience?
- Does your speech express a clear viewpoint on the issue and try to persuade your audience to understand your line of reasoning by clearly presenting facts and evidence to support your views and by showing the links or connections between them?
- Does your speech appeal to your audience’s emotions and interests with rhetorical language?
- Does your speech establish a common ground with your audience so that you can discuss issues and ideas that are of importance to them? (For example: If you are trying to convince the sports club to oppose cuts to the drama department, you could talk about how unopposed cuts for one department will make it easier to introduce budget cuts for all departments; therefore, all departments must stick together.)
- Have you prepared a list of possible counterarguments to your views and tried to prepare responses to them?
- Did you use make use of different kinds of media (audio-visual presentations, videos, pictures, text, interactive elements, etc.) to make your speech more interesting and informative for your audience?