Topic: You must persuade us to try something related to a hobby that you have or would like to have. You may not choose a topic about a stock controversy such as abortion, alcohol consumption, blood or organ donation, capital punishment, constitutional rights, criminal justice, drug legalization, tobacco use, vehicle safety, voting, etc.

Content: Your speech should include (1) an introduction with (a) a creative attention getting device, (b) a clear central idea, (c) a relevance statement, (d) a credibility statement, (e) a preview of your main points, and (f) a smooth transition into the body of your speech; (2) a body that includes 2-3 coordinated, logical, and substantive main points that (a) support your central idea, (b) are organized effectively, and (c) are separated by effective transitions; and (3) a strong conclusion that includes (a) a clear signal of the end, (b) a restatement of the central idea, (c) a review of the main points, and (d) a return to the introductory device.

Sources: You must find and cite at least 4 sources that support the content of your speech. All sources should be factual, reliable, objective, and recent. At least two sources must be obtained through the university library or its online databases. Sources must be cited within your speech (both vocally as you deliver your speech and parenthetically within the text of your preparation outline). Vocal citations should include all of the following information (when available): author, article name, publication date, publication name. Source must also be cited in a references list at the end of your outline. These sources should be cited in APA (American Psychological Association) format.

Visual Aid: You must prepare and deliver at least 1 visual aid that contributes to your audience’s understanding of your topic. Your visual aid should be an object, model, drawing, map, graph, or chart. Your visual aid may not be yourself or another person.

Outline: You must prepare and submit a preparation outline to accompany your tribute speech. Read more about the preparation outline for the tribute speech and see examples of good preparation outlines submitted by previous students here.

You need to submit three documents, the full text of the speech and the outline and the Visual Aid

full text of the speech?about 450 words ?Use simple, concise, easy-to-understand words?

Persuasive Speech Preparation Outline Instructions

You must prepare and submit a preparation outline to accompany your tribute speech. The preparation outline is a complete sentence outline that is a fully developed representation of your speech. An adequate preparation outline is one that, when read, could effectively substitute for the speech itself. Because you must deliver the speech extemporaneously, however, your preparation outline will represent only one potential version of your speech. Your preparation outline should follow the following format (create more main points if necessary using the provided pattern):

Specific purpose:

Organizational pattern:

Introduction

Creative attention-getting device:

Central idea:

Relevance statement:

Preview of main points:

Transition:

Body

Main point 1

Transition:

Main point 2

Transition:

Conclusion

Statement signaling the conclusion:

Restatement of central idea:

Summary of main points:

Return to introductory device: