Why abortion should be legal speech

Persuasive Speech Outline: Abortion Should Be Legal In The US

Topic: Abortion Should be Legal in the US

Purpose: This goal of this speech is for you to deliver a persuasive speech that convinces your audience to accept your position on a current and controversial topic. You will use this skill in the workplace to persuade others to support your point of view (i.e. pitching a product, gaining a client).

Task: In this 5-7—minute speech, you will select a topic and persuade your audience to adopt your point of view on a current and controversial topic. You should use Monroe’s Motivated Sequence organizational pattern for this speech. Each of the 5 steps in Monroe’s Motivated Sequence should be identifiable in your speech. You will need to do research in order to prepare and develop this speech. You should back up your thoughts with supporting material. You should cite at least 5 sources using APA style both verbally in your speech and in your outline. Three sources should be academic and two can be non-academic. An outline is required for this speech. Please use the Persuasive Speech Outline Template to write your outline.

Date: Instructor Name:

Title:

Topic:

General Purpose:

Specific Purpose:

Thesis Statement:

Time: 5-7 minutes

I. INTRODUCTION (Attention Step)

A. Attention-getter:

B. Credibility statement:

C. Relevance to audience statement:

D. Preview of main points:

Transition:

II. BODY

A. Body main point I (Need)

1. First subpoint

a. First sub-subpoint

b. Second sub-subpoint

2. Second subpoint

a. First sub-subpoint

b. Second sub-subpoint

Transition:

B. Body main point II (Satisfaction)

1. First subpoint

a. First sub-subpoint

b. Second sub-subpoint

2. Second subpoint

a. First sub-subpoint

b. Second sub-subpoint

Transition:

C. Body main point III (Visualization)

1. First subpoint

a. First sub-subpoint

b. Second sub-subpoint

2. Second subpoint

a. First sub-subpoint

b. Second sub-subpoint

Transition:

III. CONCLUSION (Action Step)

A. Review of main points:

B. Restatement of thesis:

C. Call to action statement:

D. Concluding statement:

References

 Center the title of the reference page.

 All reference entries are double spaced.

 Use a “hanging indent” for all reference entries. The first line in the entry is left

aligned. All subsequent lines in an entry are indented by ½ inch.

 Entries are alphabetized by author last name.

 Each reference entry generally includes author information, a publication date, an

article title, and a URL (for electronic resources).