2. Speech Drafting Basics June 1/2

3. Do Now – 5 Minutes List 5 Promises You would make if elected President Number them 1-5 5 Most Important to You 1 Least Important to You

4. Presentation Schedule Wednesday – June 8 : Period 6 Thursday – June 9: Periods 1,3,7 Monday – June 13: Finish Periods 1,3,7

5. Exam Review Dates Friday – June 10: Period 6 Monday – June 13: Period 1,3,7

6. Today’s Focus Intro. To Rhetoric Work on Slogans Speech Drafting Outlining the Speech Begin Composing the Speech

7. Making a Speech GUIDELINES & STANDARDS Persuasive Speech A successful persuasive speech should open with a clear statement of the issue and your opinion be geared to the audience you’re trying to persuade provide facts, examples, statistics, and reasons to support your opinion answer opposing views show clear reasoning include strategies such as frequent summaries to help listeners remember your message end with a strong restatement of your opinion or a call to action Content A successful presenter should convey enthusiasm and confidence stand with good, but relaxed, posture and make eye contact with the audience include gestures and body language to enhance the presentation incorporate visual aids effectively Delivery

8. Writing and Delivering Your Persuasive Speech 1 Planning and Drafting To find topic ideas for your speech: Make a list of things you feel strongly about. Brainstorm with friends about issues that you often debate. After you find a topic that you’d like to develop into a speech, follow these steps.

9. Steps for Planning and Drafting Your Speech 1. Clarify your position. How do you feel about the issue and why? 2. Find support for your position. What research will you have to do to back up your case? Where can you find that information? Which evidence will help you make your point most effectively? 3. Identify your audience. What do your listeners already know about the issue? What is their stand on it?

10. Break Out Compare your list to your group members How do they feel about your promises Which of these are they least interested in? Which of these are they most interested in?

11. Steps for Planning and Drafting Your Speech 4. Consider how to grab your listeners’ attention. What startling statistics, amusing anecdotes, or intriguing questions can you use to hook your audience at the beginning? 5. Decide how to present your arguments? How can you organize your arguments so they have the greatest impact? Do you want to begin with the argument your audience will probably agree with and move to more controversial points? Would starting with the strongest argument—or ending with it—work better?

12. Rhetoric Rhetoric is the art of persuasion. The goal of persuasion is to change others’ point of view or to move others to take action.

13. Rhetorical Appeals Logos –Reason/Logic Ethos – Ethics, Image Pathos – Passion

14. Logos Logos is an argument based on facts, evidence and reason. Using logos means appealing to the readers’ sense of what is logical. How does your argument make sense?

15. Ethos Ethos is an argument based on character. Using ethos means the writer or speaker appeals to the audience’s sense of ethical behavior. The writer or speaker presents him or herself to the audience as credible, trustworthy, honest and ethical. “I am an ethical expert, so believe what I say.” How might you present yourself as a credible person?

16. Pathos Pathos = argument based on feelings Using pathos means appealing to readers’ emotions and feelings. Why should your audience care? Tug at their heartstrings.

17. The Goal of the Speech Use at least one of these appeals in your speech Logos Ethos Pathos

18. Slogan Short, Bite-Sized Saying that Sums Up Your Campaign: Examples: Yes We Can Make American Great Again I’m with Hillary Feel the Bern

19. Writing and Delivering Your Persuasive Speech 1 Planning and Drafting Think about how you will present your speech. What verbal and nonverbal techniques will work best to capture and maintain your audience’s interest and attention?

20. Speech Drafting 1. Finalize your topics based on what we have discussed 2. Begin working on drafting your speech using the provided outline.

21. Homework Speech Outlines Due Next Class