Topic: Working out  Rationale: Many people are unhealthy and obesity so is I. From last month, I started to work out, and I felt better. General Purpose: To persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade people that working out and keeping fit is quite important nowadays. Central Idea: Working out is important Ideas for MAIN POINTS (at least three): I. Many people are unhealthy  II. Advantages of working out III. The consequences if you do not work out you could change TIME LIMIT: 6-8 minutes OBJECTIVES: To persuade your audience on a proposition of policy; thus, convincing your audience that a specific course of action should be taken. To use effective methods of persuasion: building credibility, using evidence, using logical reasoning, and appealing to emotions. To use effective delivery techniques, descriptive language techniques, audience analysis, and a variety of supporting material. INSTRUCTIONS: Your formal persuasive speech is designed to help you develop persuasive speech making skills. Your goal is to persuade your audience for or against a Question of Policy. Questions of Policy inevitably involve Questions of Fact and Questions of Value BUT Questions of Policy always go beyond both to decide whether something should or should not be done.  In other words, Questions of Policy attempt to persuade an audience that a specific course of action should or should not be taken.  You may seek either passive agreement or immediate action from the audience, both of which should include all three (3) basic issues of policy speeches – need, plan, and practicality. A variety of topics would be appropriate. For example, you might try to persuade us that same-sex marriage should be legalized, to agree that a security fence should be constructed along the US/Mexico border, to create a living will, to vote for a total ban on human cloning, that school districts should not allow soft-drink companies to stock their products in school vending machines, or that we should put an end to the violence on television. REQUIREMENTS & EVALUATION CRITERIA: You must have an audience of at least 6 people over the age of 16, including your camera operator. You should pan your audience before you begin your speech, begin your speech without stopping or splicing the video, then pan the audience again at the conclusion of your speech. Failure to have less than the required 6 audience members will result in failing the assignment. A visual aid is required for this presentation. Practice with your visual aid ahead of time so it will fit smoothly into your presentation. See Chapter 13 for types of visual aids you can use. Your speech should be effectively organized following one of the organizational patterns discussed in Chapter 16 of your text, outlined following formal outline format, introduced and concluded. Your speech should be supported with at least 6 pieces of supporting materials. Your examples, statistics, and quotations need to be cited in 1) your .

1. Topic: Working out
Rationale:
Many people are unhealthy and obesity so is I. From last month,
I started to work out, and I felt better.
General Purpose:
To persuade.
Specific Purpose: To persuade people that working out and
keeping fit is quite important nowadays.
Central Idea: Working out is important
Ideas for
MAIN POINTS
(at least three):
I. Many people are unhealthy
II. Advantages of working out
III. The consequences if you do not work out
you could change
TIME LIMIT: 6-8 minutes
OBJECTIVES:
To persuade your audience on a proposition of policy; thus,
convincing your audience that a specific course of action should
be taken.
To use effective methods of persuasion: building credibility,
using evidence, using logical reasoning, and appealing to
emotions.
To use effective delivery techniques, descriptive language
techniques, audience analysis, and a variety of supporting

2. material.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Your formal persuasive speech is designed to help you develop
persuasive speech making skills. Your goal is to persuade your
audience for or against a Question of Policy. Questions of
Policy inevitably involve Questions of Fact and Questions of
Value BUT Questions of Policy
always
go beyond both to decide whether something should or should
not be done. In other words, Questions of Policy attempt to
persuade an audience that a specific course of action should or
should not be taken. You may seek either passive agreement or
immediate action from the audience, both of which should
include all three (3) basic issues of policy speeches – need,
plan, and practicality.
A variety of topics would be appropriate. For example, you
might try to persuade us that same-sex marriage should be
legalized, to agree that a security fence should be constructed
along the US/Mexico border, to create a living will, to vote for
a total ban on human cloning, that school districts should not
allow soft-drink companies to stock their products in school
vending machines, or that we should put an end to the violence
on television.
REQUIREMENTS & EVALUATION CRITERIA:
You must have an audience of at least 6 people over the age of
16, including your camera operator. You should pan your
audience before you begin your speech, begin your speech
without stopping or splicing the video, then pan the audience
again at the conclusion of your speech.
Failure to have less than the required 6 audience members will
result in failing the assignment.
A visual aid is required for this presentation. Practice with your
visual aid ahead of time so it will fit smoothly into your
presentation. See Chapter 13 for types of visual aids you can
use.

3. Your speech should be effectively organized following one of
the
organizational patterns
discussed in Chapter 16 of your text, outlined following formal
outline format, introduced and concluded.
Your speech should be supported with at least
6
pieces of supporting materials. Your examples, statistics, and
quotations need to be cited in 1) your speech, 2) your speech
outline, and 3) your bibliography. You must use a minimum of
3
DIFFERENT TYPES of sources, with a minimum of
4
total sources in your bibliography. Of these sources no more
than 1 can be an interview. Be sure to cite the original source of
information (a data base like Wikipedia or Ebscohost is NOT a
source, but a compilation from many sources). WHO the source
is and why they are qualified must be cited out loud in your
speech, written into your Preparation Outline where the
supporting material from the source occurs, and listed in your
Bibliography/Works Cited list.
Remember to incorporate your sources and citations into your
speech delivery
(e.g. “Time reported in March, 2015, …).
Your speech should include
vivid language
and arresting images by using a minimum of
2
language devices discussed in Chapter 12 (metaphors, similes,
alliteration, parallelism, antithesis, or repetition.)
Label the language devices on your preparation outline
.
You should administer an audience analysis questionnaire in the
Session 13 Discussion Board (with 2 fixed-alternative
questions, 2 scale questions, and 2 open-ended questions – see
text example on page 112) using Survey Monkey

4. (www.surveymonkey.com). A tally of your survey results and
typed paragraph describing what you did in developing the
speech to adapt to your audience must accompany the outline
(you can make them all in one document to attach to your
speech in Connect).
You should plan to mention your survey results in your speech.
See supplemental handout – “Creating a Survey Monkey” in
Session 8 OR under the Resources tab.
Your preparation outline must be prepared and
typed
following formal outline format (see the 10 Rules for Outlining
under Resources in Blackboard). You may request your
instructor to review a draft copy of your outline ahead of time.
Your speech must be
delivered extemporaneously from brief notes
. Do NOT prepare a speech manuscript; do NOT memorize a
manuscript. Be sure your note card is clear, concise, brief, and
easy for you to see while delivering your speech.
Attach both your Preparation Outline and Speaking Outline to
the assignment in Connect. After you submit the video, there is
a place to attach documents. Browse your computer to find your
Preparation Outline, then click on <+ add additional files> and
browse again to attach your Speaking Outline. In order for your
speech to count as “on time” you must submit both your
Preparation Outline and your Speaking Outline at the time you
submit your video and by the due date on the calendar.
Practice your speech several times before you deliver your
speech in front of your audience. Check the timing to know
what will fit in the 6-8 minute time limit and make cuts as
necessary.
After you submit your speech video, you should watch your
video again, and complete the self-evaluation on Connect. This
counts as part of your speech grade.
This assignment is worth a possible ___ points. Evaluation
criteria include: Clear Persuasive Proposition, Introduction,
Motivational Appeals, Credibility Appeals, Supporting

5. Materials, Use of Transitions, Content Development, Logical
Organization, Conclusion, Delivery, Audience-Centeredness,
and Outlines.
CHECKLIST OF ITEMS DUE:
___ Formal Preparation Outline & Bibliography
___ Speaking Notes
___ Audience Analysis w/ Tally & Paragraph