Prepare and deliver a plea for a good cause or an emotional statement of opinion on a controversial issue.

 

This is a time for passion and forceful speaking. It is a call to action, the wake-up call for your audience.

Try to make use of some of the techniques frequently found in speeches of this type, such as rhetorical questions, repetition, direct appeals to the audience, strong voice modulation, and use of gestures.

 

Persuasive speaking depends on simplicity, directness, and confident assertion. It should be direct, lively, and delivered with feeling.

 

Write the main points of your speech on a cue card. Do not read or memorise your speech.

You can choose one of the issues in the box below or any other issue that you feel strongly about.