How to give a persuasive speech: Bright Ideas in Public Speaking with Dr. Sunny
Channel: Dr. Sunny
Date: 2017-05-11

PERSUASIVE SPEAKING.  TO CHANGE THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF YOUR AUDIENCE AND CONVINCE THEM YOU ARE RIGHT… OR TO TAKE THE ACTION YOUR RECOMMEND.  PERSUASIVE SPEAKING IS WHEN YOU GIVE A SPEECH TO TRY TO CHANGE YOUR AUDIENCE’S MINDS.  A NOTE HERE--TRY TO WRITE PERSUASIVE SPEECHES FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON’T AGREE WITH YOU… AND TRY TO CHOOSE PERSUASIVE TOPICS THAT ARE NOVEL.  FOR EXAMPLE, A TOPIC--TO PERSUADE MY AUDIENCE WHY NOT TO DRIVE DRUNK--IS KINDA OVERDONE.  HOW ABOUT A MORE RELEVANT TOPIC LIKE--TO PERSUADE MY AUDIENCE TO NOT TOUCH THEIR CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING.

GOOD PERSUASIVE SPEECHES MAKE USE OF THREE ANCIENT RHETORICAL DEVICES:

ETHOS:  YOU ACT AS AN ETHICAL SPEAKER WITH GOOD CREDIBILITY.
PATHOS: YOU GIVE A SPEECH THAT THE AUDIENCE CAN RELATE TO...AND
LOGOS: YOU MAKE LOGICAL ARGUMENTS IN YOUR SPEECH.

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