Persuasive Speech (HELP!!!)

[Maleficus1055]

Well, here's the rundown. I have a persuasive speech to do in my lit class. It was going to be due in 3 weeks, but my teacher decided to be a jackass and make it due next Tuesday. Great, eh? Well, basically, my topic is on Religion in the Public (my stance is that religion should be kept OUT of the public). What I am asking of you guys here at the TIF (if you would be so inclined) is to help me. I need to prepare this speech (3-5 minutes, with at least one visual aid) fast. I would absolutely LOVE anyone who could provide me with any websites, quotes, information, good debating points, ideas for an aid, anything that might help me on this project.

 

 

 

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[Riku3220]

Come on.... Come oooooooon.

 

 

 

There's your speech.

[Bloodstain]

What do you mean by kept out of public?

[dave0293]

Aren't you able to do your own work? Do 1 hour of research (if even), use some of that time to get some diagrams and facts for your poster or whatever, then make a note card (or just use your visual aid). Practice twice and your done. Is that so hard?

 

Your topic seems kind of broad, and hard to summarize in 5 minutes. Maybe try something like religion in public schools.

 

Religion and public schools: http://www.religioustolerance.org/ps_pray.htm

[scootlaboot]

Throw out a bunch of meaningless facts and act like you are passionate about it.

[Maleficus1055]

What do you mean by kept out of public?

 

 

 

 

 

Basically, people shouldn't advocate that what they are doing is right because it is right in their religion.

[Pinkbullet3]

I think you should provide us more with the assignment information. If it's just "give a persuasive speech," then I advise you pick a topic that isn't as broad as the one you currently have.

[dave0293]

What do you mean by kept out of public?

 

 

 

 

 

Basically, people shouldn't advocate that what they are doing is right because it is right in their religion.

 

So find some examples of this and point out absurd this is.

[llamster]

What do you mean by kept out of public?

 

 

 

 

 

Basically, people shouldn't advocate that what they are doing is right because it is right in their religion.

 

 

 

In that case reword your topic because I don't see how 'keeping it out of public' is supposed to mean that.

[Lenticular_J]

Learn everything you can about it, and ramble for some time. But look interested. I like to brag about my abilities in speeches - I refuse to use notecards or anything of the sort. Because I'm a very, very good liar. It's ridiculous. You just have to be confident in your lies. I made a 95 in a twenty-minute presentation earlier (about 3/4 of which I made up) in the year, whereas most people would carry entire reports in notecards and talk for four minutes. It's all posture and confidence. You have to ooze, "Hey, [bleep] you, I'm right." AND DO NOT LOOK DOWN. [bleep]ING EVER.

 

 

 

Yeeeeah.

[l0rd]

Come on.... Come oooooooon.

 

 

 

There's your speech.

 

 

 

WIN :thumbup:

 

 

 

or you could just take the presidential approach and ramble attach your opinions to one-sided subjects. ex: "IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ME, YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST BE A TERRORIST!"

[Zimbu]

What do you mean by kept out of public?

 

 

 

 

 

Basically, people shouldn't advocate that what they are doing is right because it is right in their religion.

 

So, you're having trouble making a speech about how Christians shouldn't be allowed to keep slaves and how Muslims shouldn't be allowed to beat their wives? Yeah, I can see how that's difficult.

 

 

 

On a more serious note, you could Google the key words on the topic and maybe run a search on the discussion board of richarddawkins.net (or just go there and start essentially the same topic if you're really having trouble) and some other websites where these things are commonly discussed.

[PoorLepRecon]

Well for support you could cite the first amendment, and how it relates to people who don't practice religion, and that they have the right to not be exposed to other beliefs. This is sort of similar to my personal belief that smoking should be banned on public property.

[Robert_de_Sable]

Use cue cards if you're allowed, not one big sheet of paper.

 

Keep your eyes on the audience the whole time if possible. The cue cards should be for emergencies only.

 

Do not, under any circumstances, use hand gestures during the speech unless you are explicitly told to.

[Maleficus1055]

Thanks for your advice, guys. I think im gonna do a lot of research in the next couple of days and store this in my memory. I'll come up with some sort of visual aid this weekend.

 

 

 

Use cue cards if you're allowed, not one big sheet of paper.

 

Keep your eyes on the audience the whole time if possible. The cue cards should be for emergencies only.

 

Do not, under any circumstances, use hand gestures during the speech unless you are explicitly told to.

 

 

 

 

 

I am the type of person that ALWAYS talks with their hands, and my hand gestures often have no relevance to what i'm saying, I just have to do them. This could be a problem....

[Robert_de_Sable]

When I was in school, we lost HUGE marks for even moving our hands. do your best to keep them in one place. Even if that one place is resting on the podium, or wherever, they shouldn't be moving.

[llamster]

What's wrong with hand gestures? I use them all the time during speeches.

[Maleficus1055]

When I was in school, we lost HUGE marks for even moving our hands. do your best to keep them in one place. Even if that one place is resting on the podium, or wherever, they shouldn't be moving.

 

 

 

 

 

We're standing right in the middle of the class, nothing around. I severely doubt he'll dock points for that though.

[Lenticular_J]

I use hand gestures. Just don't let them lead you. Movement and getting excited is much more attention-gaining (and keeping) than standing still with your head down. Even if you pace like a tiger in a cage, it's not a bad thing per se.

[Zimbu]

Do not, under any circumstances, use hand gestures during the speech unless you are explicitly told to.

 

Why would that be a bad thing? Having your hands relaxed at your sides is a good way to give a speech if you're extremely nervous, but you're never going to get a good grade if you don't use proper body language in your speech. I would recommend against using hand gestures that you haven't planned, but that shouldn't really be a problem with a short speech like this.

 

I am the type of person that ALWAYS talks with their hands, and my hand gestures often have no relevance to what i'm saying, I just have to do them. This could be a problem....

 

The fact that you're using hand gestures isn't a problem, the fact that you aren't planning your use of hand gestures is. (WTF are they teaching you anyway?) I'm guessing your textbooks probably have a decent amount of information on public speaking, but here's a good quick read on hand gestures just in case:

 

http://www.speaking-tips.com/Articles/H ... tures.aspx

 

When I was in school, we lost HUGE marks for even moving our hands. do your best to keep them in one place. Even if that one place is resting on the podium, or wherever, they shouldn't be moving.

 

What sort of a school did you got to? All great speakers from Hitler to Bill Clinton use functional, well planned body language, including hand gestures in their speeches and nobody will be considered a good public speaker nowadays without proper body language. When I had a public speaking course in school we were encouraged to always incorporate new body language in our speeches in order to find new ways of expressing ourselves and feeling comfortable doing so.

[fastortoise]

When I was in school, we lost HUGE marks for even moving our hands. do your best to keep them in one place. Even if that one place is resting on the podium, or wherever, they shouldn't be moving.

 

Are you referring to elementary school, when teachers told you to stop fidgeting around the front of the classroom? Because otherwise, public speaking is mostly body language. Nobody is going to pay attention to a droning pole :thumbdown:

[EdgedThesis]

Begin preaching like an overzealous christian missionary.

 

 

 

Switch to an Arabic accent and start contradicting yourself.

 

 

 

Switch again to a Hebrew-lined accent and go back on everything you've said.

 

 

 

And then, snap quickly back to a neutral accent and say: "See how [bleep]ing annoying that is?"

 

 

 

Take your seat.

[i_love_burritos]

Do not, under any circumstances, use hand gestures during the speech unless you are explicitly told to.

 

 

 

Using hand gestures is a good thing. It's not fidgeting. With palm cards, you don't even have the ability to move your hands but a good stance and loose frame helps.

 

 

 

You ever done debating ?

 

 

 

Try to keep your speech structure close to a critical essay. First, construct your argument, give proof for. Weigh the benefits of religion in society and make logical, progessive points about why religion should be seperate from the state. Give hard, solid facts and always analayse your point and relate back to your original thesis. Consolidate your argument at the end of your speech. NEVER SAY " In Conclusion ". That's a one way ticket to zero marks.

 

 

 

EDIT: Spelling

[dusqi]

5 minutes isn't long to talk. I'd spend most of the time talking about a specific Christian example, just find the worst example you can think of that has good references in the Bible. Then I'd end by saying that this is just one example from Christianity, there are more (list them), there are more in other religions too (list them, especially funny ones), and then I'd say that even if these are the worst examples and the audience may think that much of religion is a positive influence, it's not religious to just pick and choose which bits to follow, the Bible says you should follow it all - and so we have to take the most extreme aspects of religion and decide whether we want them to control our society or not. It's an all or nothing decision with religion.

 

 

 

Visual aid could be a blown up picture of some Christian zealots, depending on what specific example you use. The obvious example is those crazy Christians who think the gays are going to end the world (westboro baptist church). You could even use one of the signs they use ("God hates [bleep]s"). Would be a nice way to get people's attention at the start.

[mmmcannibalism]

First off, you might want to refine that thesis; while most people agree with limiting fanaticism just saying religious people shouldnt be able to talk about there beliefs is a bit beyond reason.

 

 

 

On topic, focus on precise points and good examples but avoid straw man or non sequitor arguments. If your going to be critiquing religion then you need to pick very good arguments, unless your certain there are no good christian/religion defenders in the room that could tear you apart. In general, make sure your arguments make logical sense, avoid repeating yourself, and just be confident.