Transactional Writing: Writing a Speech

What should a speech aim to be?

• Funny, entertaining and informal.

• Powerful, meaningful and inspirational.

• Good, fun and engaging.

• Exciting, surprising and mysterious.

What is the first paragraph in a speech called?

The o______.

What is one way of involving the listener in a speech?

• Pausing to ask them their opinion on the issue

• Shouting at them while delivering the speech

• Using the collective pronoun 'we'

• Using imagery to help the listener imagine the issue

What should the opening paragraph of a speech do?

• Introduce the issue to the audience

• Present arguments on why the speaker's opinion is correct

• Give the overall main message of the speech

• Give a range of opinions on the topic

Which persuasive appeal speaks directly to a person's logic, or intelligence?

Which persuasive appeal speaks directly to a person's emotional side?

• Logos

• Ethos

• Emotive Language

• Pathos

Which persuasive appeal proves to the listener that the speech is credible / your opinion is to be trusted?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• AFOREST

• Logos

What acronym can we learn to help us remember the persuasive techniques?

What kind of language can we use if we want to use pathos in our speech writing?

• Informal Language

• Emotive Language

• Formal Language

• Figurative Language

Which AFOREST technique refers to something that is proven to be true?

• Alliteration

• Rhetorical Question

• Fact

• Triplet / Rule of Three