1. Persuasive Oral Unit 1 Outcome 2

2. Details 4-5 minutes In class, week 2 Term 1 (30 Jan-3 Feb)
Persuasive (must have a contention and aim to position the audience)
Thoroughly researched
Current issue from Sept 2016
Intelligent
Engaging
NO VISUAL/DIGITAL AIDS

3. Topics
Select a serious topic about a real problem (an ISSUE not an event) that is facing the world today. Consider picking an issue that is original, unexpected or unusual. Remember, if 90% of your audience already agrees with your contention, how will you be persuasive?
However, if you do pick a well-established problem, your speech can still be ‘fresh’ - aim to introduce a new idea or perspective to the debate.

4. More Topics
Supporting the Local Food movement by buying and eating the local food.
Online privacy in regards to internet and social media
Nuclear power
Live animal export
Doctor assisted suicide
The use of technological devices in education.
Toxic lad culture
Australians are too lazy to learn Chinese
Drug testing at music festivals
The government should limit advertising aimed at children.
Gun laws
Apex gang
Drugs in Australian sport
Indigenous juvenile detention
Legalising cannabis for medical use
Control of the drug ’ice’
Should children be vaccinated?
Alcohol curfews
Poker machine reform
Reading should be a compulsory subject
Ipads are detrimental to your health
Tougher laws on gang violence
Helicopter parenting
Elderly drivers
Make chilcren’s playgrounds riskier to combat anxiety in later life
Coward’s Punch
Reduced hours for L plate drivers
Cyber piracy
Graffiti
Parents should not mollycoddle their children
Schoolies
Should parents be allowed to drink alcohol at school events?
Sex education in schools
Interviews instead of ATARS
Should we lower Australia’s blood alcohol driving limit?
Compulsory GAP years
Scientific research on animals
All 18 year old’s should do 12 months of National Service
Factory farming in Australia (chickens or pork)
Sexualisation of young people
Gambling advertising
Recreational drug use in Australia
Speed cameras

5. Approaches to persuasive orals
The persuasive oral is a speech designed to persuade an audience.
The persuasive element may arise in establishing whether a problem exists, convincing the audience that your solution will make a substantial difference, or in both-establishing the problem and convincing people of a solution in relative equal measure.
So, present a problem and then offer a solution. It is possible to finally conclude (with good reason-that must be shown), that no solution can currently be found.

6. Structure
State your contention near the start of your speech. There should be a clear introduction, development and conclusion.
Decide whether you will focus on establishing the problem, recommending a solution, or an even balance between the two.
Present a complex, sustained and logical argument.
Remember you must use persuasive techniques to strengthen your argument.

7. Persuasive techniques
Anecdotes
Appeals
Inclusive language
Connotations
Evidence
Statistics
Rhetorical questions
Repetition
Alliteration
Etc, etc, etc…
Look at your green bookmark or p207 and p in your ‘ENGLISH Year 11’ textbook for further guidance

8. Tips
Establish a connection with your audience. You must look at your audience, use eye contact to ‘connect’. Use cue cards not A4 sheets of paper. Anecdotes are a great way of making your ‘problem’ seem real to the audience and can elicit an emotional response. Use statistics judiciously . Most importantly, keep your audience interested!

10. Examples
Use the STL Link VCE English pages for many student examples as well as other effective speech samples.