Select a topic for your speech with the purpose to persuade your audience. Make an argument based on a social problem or social issue. Your speech topic should have the following:A social problem that is usually made up of numbers/statisticsCauses of the problemPossible solutions to the problemAn oppositional side or opposing side that you are not arguingMake a Persuasive Speech that showcases your attitude or personal viewpoint and urges your audience to act on a specific issue.Remember that your credibility plays an important role in persuading audiences; as such, you must deal with oppositional arguments in a fair and convincing way.Good persuaders do not ignore the opposition, nor do they simply attack the opposition, they engage the opposition's arguments in an even-handed way. You CAN use terms like good/bad; right/wrong; important, critical, essential, valuable, and helpful. These terms imply your position which the audience should learn about in a persuasive speech.

Persuasive Speech Outline Introduction: Attention-Getter (Cite Source #1): Connection to Audience: Thesis Statement: Preview of Main Points: Transition: Body: Main Point #1 - Problem (Cite Source #2): Transition: Subpoint #1: Sub point #2: Sub point #3: Main Point #2 - Causes (Cite Source #3): Sub point #1: Sub point #2: Transition: Sub point #3: Main Point #3 - Solutions (Cite Source #4): Sub point #1: Sub point #2: Transition: Sub point #3: Main Point #4 - Opposing Argument (Cite Source #5): Sub point #1: Sub point #2: Sub point #3: Transition: Conclusion: Restate Main Points and Central Idea: Call to Action (Cite Source #6): Concluding Statement: Works Cited 1. Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL 2. Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL 3. Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL 4. Lastname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Vol.(Issue), page numbers. DOI 5. Lastname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article.