What was the speaker’s thesis or central idea?

Persuasive Speech Failure

Instructions:

Watch the video then evaluate the speech by answering these questions:

• Audience: What was the speaker’s target audience? How do you know?
• Introduction: Identify the speaker’s attention getter, topic, and thesis. Did the attention getter grab your
• interest? Why or why not? What was the speaker’s thesis or central idea?
• Body: What pattern of organization did the speaker use? What types of persuasion did the speaker use?
• Were they effective? Why or why not?
• Conclusion: Did the speaker end strongly? Why or why not?
• Presentation Aids: How did the speaker use presentation aids?
• Delivery: Was the delivery of the speech effective? Why or why not?