Persuasive Speech

Analogies

Comparing familiar things to unfamiliar things.

It is a way to lightly bring an unfamiliar idea to your audience by having them welcome something they know well.

Anecdotes

Brief narratives or short stories

Beginning, middle and end of story or a “moral” of the story.

Comparisons & Contrasts

Shows similarities and differences

Help clarify information.

Can be helpful in informative speeches

Definitions

Meaning of a term, phrase, or concept.

Articulations about what something is and what something is not.

Descriptions

Statements about the physical or psychological qualities of something (for example, a person, an animal, or an object).

Uses adjectives and descriptive words to help someone imagine what you’re referring to.

Examples

Statements that offer an expanded instance.

Can be direct examples, indirect examples, or hypothetical examples.

Explanations

Statements that may tell what, how, or why.

Clarify information to create a better understanding or a shared understanding.

Facts & Statistics

True and accepted by the masses. Factual statements, theories.

Numerical representations of data. Provide evidence to demonstrate claim.

Instances

Case in point.

Similar to examples, but are typically shorter.

Narratives

Short stories. First person narratives are your own stories.

Second person narratives refer to the “you” in the story. Third person narratives refer to the storyteller.

Quotations

Statements made by the speaker that are attributed to someone else.

Give credit where credit is due.

Testimony

Provided by the “other” – told by the “witness” or “authority”.

Expert; Lay: Peer; Personal

Interviews

Allow you to share someone’s perspective and knowledge

Structured conversation – do take notes.

Surveys & Questionnaire

People’s attitudes, beliefs, or histories.

Collecting data by asking people directly about their experiences, preferences, opinions.