Persuasive Speech (Instructions)

PERSUASIVE SPEECH – “THE PRODUCT SPEECH”You will persuade your audience (the class) to be interested/motivated to purchase a product based on the following criteria.

• real (something we can see and touch)
• legal
• be able to purchase online or in a local store
• current retail price- $1 to $500 US
• not anything living, like a pet etc.
• not a weapon of any kind
• not a drug, alcohol etc.
• nothing distasteful or potentially offensive to others
• persuade the audience to support your product.
• no services or giftcards

INSTRUCTIONS

• LENGTH – Your presentation will last from two minutes – two minutes and thirty seconds. Any longer or shorter will reduce your grade.
• AUDIENCE – You must have 5 audience members at the beginning and at the end of your speech (in your uploaded video)
• OUTLINE – You will turn in a complete sentence outline in the dropbox.
• REFERENCES – You should have at least two credible references in your bibliography.
• DELIVERY – You may speak from keywords on note cards, a copy of your outline, and your three-fold poster board which you will use as a visual aid to showcase your product.
• SPEECH UPLOAD – Upload your speech to LaunchPad following the instructions below. Video editing and video stopping/pausing are NOT allowed.