2. How to Write a
Persuasive Speech
Identify the topic and position you
want to take
Write 3 reasons to support your
argument
Write a conclusion
3. Which Persuasive techniques will
you include in your speech?
Asking your listeners a question -
Would you like it if ……?
Using exaggeration -
If this happens, I’ll go wild!
Involving facts or numbers to support your ideas -
75% of children think that…..
Sentences with groups of 3 adjectives -
Television is fab, fun and informative.
Words that involve emotions or feelings -
Poor helpless animals suffer when they are abandoned…
Repeating phrases using pronouns -
We have listened. We have learned. We have tried to make things better.
4. Persuasive Words and
Phrases
We can do without this..
How unfair!
Now…
Obviously…
We can solve this by…
I believe that…
This will cause…
No-one but a complete idiot
will believe that…
It will ruin our quality of life
In my opinion…
As an example…
for one thing
Surely…
Of course…
Local people feel that…
This will mean that…
Another thing…
Just think about…
How could you (we) possibly…
What would happen if..
Do you want to be part of…
For this reason…
As well as…
for the most part
5. Identify your topic
and position by
Grabbing my attention! Hook me in!
Introduce the topic.
Filling in the background.
State your thesis (idea or opinion)
6. Grab my Attention!
Choose one or two of these ideas to use.
Telling a scenario - beautiful or frightening
Interesting facts
At primary level (Year 5 and
Statistics
6) just over half (54%) of primary
school pupils said they slept for between
10 and 12 hours.
Famous quotes
There is a time for
many words, and there is also a
Questions
time for sleep.
Homer
Anecdote
When should your child go to bed?
7. Grab my Attention!
How many times have you been late to school?
!
Does your day begin with shouts and arguments?
!
Have you ever missed the bus?
!
Or your hook could be a statistic or interesting statement:
!
More than fifty percent of high school students skip breakfast
because they just don't have time to eat.
!
Tardy kids drop out of school more often than punctual kids.
8. Introduce the topic
Children should go to sleep at 7 o’clock every night.
Ask yourself
Why are you sharing?
Why do I care?
What does it matter?
What do I want the audience to
know?
9. Fill in the
background
History
Facts
Set the stage
Research
Students who haven’t had
enough sleep can find it
difficult to focus on their
learning.”
10. State your Thesis
Topic and your big idea or opinion
Ask yourself what do I want to
change?
In my opinion children need to get
10 - 12 hours of sleep
a night to be ready to learn.
11. Opening Paragraph
Examples
Does your day begin with shouts and arguments? Do
you go to school in a bad mood because you've been
yelled at, or because you argue with your parent?
The chaos you experience in the morning can put
you in a bad mood and affect your performance at
school.
You can improve your mood and your school
performance by adding more time to your morning
schedule. You do this by setting your alarm clock to
go off one hour earlier.
12. The Body
Each paragraph states a reason or opinion and
then is followed by 2 or 3 pieces of evidence
to support it.
Points out the arguments for and against.
Has facts that support the evidence given
1 Bad moods caused by morning chaos will affect your workday performance.
2 If you skip breakfast to buy time you're making a harmful health decision.
3 (Ending on a cheerful note) You'll enjoy a boost to your self-esteem when you
reduce the morning chaos.
13. Imagine students waiting in line, a delicious smell
in the air, they think its cookies but as they dig in
it’s the vitamin C powerhouse; sweet potatoes.
Schools should have tasty and nutritious lunches.
Students who have these lunches have more energy,
learn lifelong lessons and gain positive experiences
with healthy food.
!
First, many students don’t know that healthy food
can taste good. There are so many recipes that swap
or add ingredients without changing the taste of
dishes children love.
–unknown from internet
14. The Conclusion
A strong concluding paragraph that
sums up the main argument
We all like to sleep. I know it's hard to get up some
mornings, but I can assure you that the reward is well
worth the effort.
!
OR
!
If you follow my guidelines and make the effort to get
up a little bit earlier every day, you reap rewards in your
home and on your report card.
15. Persuasive Words and
Phrases
above all
accordingly
additionally
after all
again
all in all
all things considered
also
as a consequence
as a result
as a rule
for the time being
fortunately
aside from
at first glance
at the same time
beginning with
being similar in many ways
besides
beyond
briefly
but
by and large
certainly
for this reason
frequently
16. Persuasive Words and
above all
accordingly
additionally
after all
again
all in all
all things considered
also
as a consequence
as a result
as a rule
furthermore
aside from
at first glance
at the same time
beginning with
being similar in many ways
besides
beyond
briefly
but
by and large
certainly
generally
Phrases
17. Persuasive Words and
chiefly
coincidentally
consequently
contrary to
contrasting
conversely
comparable
corresponding to
coupled with
depending upon
decidedly
gradually
Phrases
despite
doubly important
effectively
especially
excluding
except
excepting
exclusive of
first of all
for instance
for now
however
18. Persuasive Words and
in addition
in any case
in any event
in brief
in conclusion
in contrast
in essence
in other words
in particular
in short
in summary
in the end
Phrases
in the final analysis
in the first place
in the long run
in this case
in turn
including
independent of
instead
just as interesting
later
likewise
meanwhile
19. Persuasive Words and
moreover
next to
normally
on one hand
on the bright side
on the whole
ordinarily
other than
otherwise
overall
particularly
previously
rather
restating the obvious
soon
similarly
simultaneously
specifically
subsequent to
such as
to summarize
to begin with
that is
the next step
Phrases
20. Persuasive Words and
there is no doubt
therefore
thereupon
thus
usually
wherefore
while
whereas
with attention to
with this in mind
yet
Phrases
