Living a Healthy Lifestyle
: Your speech should be persuasive in nature. Your aim is to convince us to accept your point of view on the issue/subject that you discuss; doing so will require using some factual information, but for the purpose of supporting your argument, NOT simply to inform the audience. : Persuasive speeches require a variety of support to try to convince as much of your audience as possible. You will be required to conduct research to enhance your credibility as a speaker, as well as build support for your argument. 1.Make sure to double-space your outline 2.At the top of your outline, indicate your speechs General Purpose, Specific Purpose, Thesis Statement, and Preview. This header information is just to quickly let me know what your speech is about. 3.From beginning to end, each point in your outline should only contain one complete sentence identifying one idea. 4.Your outline should have a clearly indicated Introduction, Body, and Conclusion. 5.Include transitions between your main points in the Body section. 6.Include a Parenthetical Citation at the end of points that are citing research, like this (Author, Title, Date). 7.You do NOT need to include a Works Cited or References page of the sources you consulted – Parenthetical Citations are good enough for our purposes. Oral Citations: You are required to incorporate at least four (4) different oral citations into your speech. An oral citation is just like giving an in-text citation in an essay, except you say it in your speech. Each oral citation needs to give us the following information, if it is available: the author, title, and date of publication. Your four oral citations may come from many different types of sources, which includes: books, magazines, newspapers, academic journals, websites, interviews, lectures from professors other than me, etc. Include speaker notes at the end.
