improve health care for United States veterans and active duty service

Student Name:

Assignment Name: Persuasive Speech Outline

Assignment Submission Date:

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Title: A statement with/without a verb, maximum 7 words. If your title is longer than 7 words, create a subtitle after a colon (:)

Specific Purpose: one sentence, with or without verb.

Central Idea: One complete sentence that includes all the three points in main body.

Introduction

Attention Getter: a rhetoric sentence, a startling statistics, a life event, an individual story, etc. 1-2 sentences.

Central Idea: One complete sentence that includes all the three points in main body.

Credibility Statement: Why your audience should think you are competent to talk about the topic. You can say you have done research, you have experienced this, it’s part of your major, you know someone who is an expert, etc. 1-2 sentences.

Relevance for audience: why should your audience listen to you? Why do you think it is relevant to everyone in the room? 1-2 sentences.

Preview of main points: Three full sentences, each with one point you will elaborate in the main body of the speech.

Transition to main body of the speech.

Main Body

Introduction to the main body: An important statistics. 1-2 sentences.

Main point 1: explanation of the main point. 3-4 sentences.

Evidence: a relevant statistic, statement from a journal article, newspaper, etc.

Visual Evidence: a relevant visual aid- graph, chart, poster, advertisement, picture, video, testimony.

Transition to Main point 2.

Main point 2: explanation of the main point. 3-4 sentences.

Evidence: a relevant statistic, statement from a journal article, newspaper, etc.

Visual Evidence: a relevant visual aid- graph, chart, poster, advertisement, picture, video, testimony.

Transition to Main point 3.

Main point 3: explanation of the main point. 3-4 sentences. The last point can be a counter argument that you refute with your argument.

Evidence: a relevant statistic, statement from a journal article, newspaper, etc.

Visual Evidence: a relevant visual aid- graph, chart, poster, advertisement, picture, video, testimony.

Transition to conclusion.

Conclusion

Restatement of central idea.

Review of main points: 1-2 sentences.

Satisfaction: how your main points ‘satisfied’ the central idea. 1-2 sentences.

Call for Action: What would indicate that your audience agrees with you? What should they do if they agree with you? Think about your immediate audience (your classmates and your instructor), and all potential audiences (such as the government, population in general, etc.)- 3-4 sentences or more, if needed.

Closing statement: a rhetorical question and answer provided by you. A statement stating that you ‘hope’ your audience has learnt about ‘your topic’.

References

At least 5 sources, from government websites/reports, open source educational resources, academic journal articles, wide-circulation newspapers, etc. All in APA format.