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Persuasive Speech Topics
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| Persuasive speech topics starting point: how to's and lists of examples of good persuasive topics for public speaking speech writing and speech class assignments. Lets start my collection of how-to tutorials with the two Golden Rules Of Thumb for persuasive speech writing and speaking. First, state facts, values or policy claims to get your listeners change their views or to convince them to act. |
Persuade that your fact is true. Prove that your claim is the best and defend yourself against oppositional ideas. Example: Persuade your audience that space exploration is beneficial.
VALUES
Persuade that something is right or wrong, moral or immoral, valuable or worthless. Appeal to the beliefs, morality and values of your listeners. Example: Persuade your speech class mates that cheating at school is absolutely unacceptable.
POLICIES
Persuade that there is a problem and get the audience to agree with your solution. Motivate them to act or change attitudes, policies or policy regulations. Appeal to human needs, reason and emotion. Example: Persuade your public to keep the thermostat in your home at 68 F in winter and 72 F in summer.
 Persuasive Speaker's Kit The 2000 Public Speaking Persuasive Speech Topics, 12 Research Checklists and 6 Outline Templates You Need to Create a Not-boring Persuasive Speech. Plus FREE Bonuses! |
The second golden rule in the art of persuasive speech writing: look for persuasion topics that interest you and correspond with your audience's needs and interests. These are the major guidelines for my list of 200+ free persuasive speech ideas.
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Further on in this section I reveal how to find a few good persuasive specific angles of approach and the main points of your ideas. Also I give concrete examples, a list of free persuasive topic statements followed by a second list.
Specialized Persuasive Speech Chapters:
How to find, research and write a persuasion speech on controversies that cause impassionate debating. Persuade the public to accept your view and change their mind.
How to generate motivational speech topics; examples and organizational patterns to determine goals of a motivational persuasion presentation. A special form is the persuasive student council speech, motivate them to vote for you.
How to organize inspirational persuasive ideas. Effective speech writing outline patterns to organize your persuasive ideas.
How to develop argumentative persuasive speech ideas with strong points and deal with the opposition in persuasion situations like debating and at invitational occasions.
How to outline persuasive problem solution topics. Select and define questions, opinions, controversial or policy speech topics. Check out my sample persuasive speech outline and persuasive speech rubric for arranging persuasive speech topics for public speaking.
More inspiration: my fun list one and two, the sports persuasive list, persuasive topics in the Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address text, and my analysis of the famous I Have a Dream persuasive speech topics.
