Need Ideas for a PERSUASIVE SPEECH!!!?

Question

What kind of topics would you want to hear if you had to sit through a persuasive speech??

Answer 1

Current Events...
Aids...
Iraq...
Government...
Poverty...
Darfur Genocide...

MAKE A MOVING SPEECH that will make everyone cry!

Answer 2

Do something entertaining and off the wall. I hate sitting through the same speech 4 times in class. Common topics like immigration, stem cell research, abortion, legalizing marijuana etc have a tendency to do just that. Don't beat a dead horse. Think of something off the wall like why we should blow up the moon. I used that topic once, and there's actually a lot of supporting evidence. You could also persuade the audience about why persuasive speeches are bad. That would be funny. You could even use Hitler as an example of how powerful persuasive speaking can be. Just think of something off the wall, and it's a lot easier. The more captivated your audience is, the easier it is to talk in front of them.

Somebody below me posted a persuasive speech against underage drinking. Duh. That's like trying to persuade someone that cancer is bad. Pick up something that's going to educate people and keep their attention. You're better off that way. It's easier to talk to people that aren't staring at the floor out of boredom. If people are interested and listening to you, it will be easier for you to talk to them and your presentation will be elevated. If you're obviously boring people, then it will make you more nervous.

There is a doctor at the University of Missouri at Columbia that has done studies on why plastic is bad. It's made with a synthetic estrogen that (he claims with studies to back him up) causes problems like prostate cancer and breast cancer and birth defects and stuff. That would be another good topic. Plastic is bad. Do research on bisphenol A. That's the estrogen they use.

Answer 3

Here are the easiest topics:
Abortion
Euthanasia (Mercy Killing)
Death Penalty / Capital Punishment
Cloning / Stem Cell Research
Affirmative Action
Public Smoking
Medical Marijuana

Answer 4

do something that strikes a nerve. for example do a speech against abortion. Topics that always strike a nerve are always ones that keep people paying attention and you won't have to work so hard to keep the audience attention.

Answer 5

Internet is so essential nowadays that it becomes a part of your daily regular. You can read the newspaper, view your email, update your Facebook status, shop online for Christmas gifts, Skype with friends, search on Google and so on but the most crucial is that you can also get a daily paid job, a job where you get paid quickly without any headache.

Answer 6

I would want to hear about something the speaker feels passionately about. If YOU care about the speech it will be more interesting.

Answer 7

Any subject matter can be persuasive and motivating if the writer/speaker strongly believes in his subject matter. He must deliver it with strength and excitement.

Any speaker must enthuse and excite their audience.

Answer 8

A persuasive speech against underage drinking

I. Introduction:

A. Attention Getter: By a show of hands, how many people in this classroom are under the age of 21? As you look around the classroom, you will see that many of you are under this age. Now think to yourself, even though you are under the age of 21, does it mean that no one in this classroom has ever tried alcohol? According to Prof. Rosenberg from the Psychological Bulletin 1993, alcohol is the most serious problem facing teenagers.

B. Link to Audience: We are all students at college and most likely gone to one party with alcohol.

C. Speaker Credibility: Being a college student and under the age of 21, I have researched this topic of underage drinking because I thought this issue would be extremely beneficial to all of us since we are in college & will most likely be going through experiences involving alcohol.

D. Thesis Sentence: Today I'm here to convince you to think twice about picking up that next bottle of alcohol.

E. Preview of Speech: First, I will to talk about why teenagers should not have alcohol. Next, I'll discuss why teens are not responsible enough to drink and lastly I'll explain how alcohol is not good for your health.

Transition: Let's begin by talking about why teenagers should not have alcohol.

I. Main Point #1

A. Underage drinking is illegal in all 50 states.

1. The tolerance that police have to a teenager drinking and driving is absolutely zero.

2. Most parents who find out that their child has been drinking are not pleased with it.

3. Underage drinking is a crime. It is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable with a maximum sentence of 6 months incapacitation and a $1000.00 fine.

B. Not only is underage drinking against the law, but it is endangering the person's life, as well as others, especially on college campuses.

1. As you can see on this survey from the George Mason Univ. & West Chester Univ. in 1997, alcohol was involved in more than two-thirds of all the campus incidents last year that occurred in residence halls. This survey involved 330 colleges&univ. throughout the country.

2. From the PSU Police Safety Services, the actual offenses of liquor in 2000 were 125 people and 169 people that were arrested due to liquor.

Transition: Now that I have explained why teens should not have alcohol, I will explain to all of you why teens are not responsible enough to drink.

II. Main Point #2

A. Teenagers are not responsible enough to drink.

1. When people drink they use poor judgment, and when underage people drink it is even worse.

a. So the more you drink, the more judgment you lose.

1. For example, according to Prof. Rosenberg from the Psychological Bulletin in 1993, 90% of all campus rapes involving drinking are 68% of manslaughter convictions and 63% of assaults that involve alcohol.

B. Hypothetical Story

1. Imagine this situation of your best friend driving home from your house one night. And on the way home, your friend meets some person who decided to drink too much and your friend and the other driver crash head on. The underage drunk driver survives, while your best friend is killed. So what happened to the drunk driver's judgment? It is in his 15 empty beer cans at the party.

a. Officer Dean Wilson, executive director of the National Organizations, has calculated that every 15 minutes someone in the U.S. dies as the result of an alcohol related traffic collision.

Transition: Now that I have explained why teenagers are not responsible to drink because of lack of judgment, I will explain how alcohol is harmful to your health.

III. Main Point #3

A. Alcohol is harmful to your health.

1. Anyone who drinks has the chance of seriously hurting his or her body. This can happen in several ways.

a. Alcohol is a drug that can cause:

1. liver damage, cancer, heart damage or even death.

2. women who consumer alcohol during pregnancy are at risk to deliver a child with fetal alcohol syndrome.

3. looks/appearance

a.people who drink on a regular basis tend to look older faster. So just think to yourself, drinking alcohol may seem good when you are 18 and want to look 21, but what happens when you turn 30 and look like your 50. How good is it then?

2. As John Carvel, the spokesperson for the charity Alcohol Concern said: "Alcohol reinforces our belief that there needs to be much more emphasis on education and prevention in terms of making people more aware of the dangers of alcohol misuse. Young bodies are just not made for drinking alcohol."

Transition: Now that I have went over all the facts, let's go back over what we've learned today.

IV. Conclusion

A. Restate thesis: Today I've explained to you why drinking underage is harmful to teenagers.

B. Restate main points: First we talked about why teenagers should not have alcohol, then we discussed why teenagers are not responsible enough to drink, and finally we discussed how alcohol is harmful to your health.

C. Call-to-Action: I encourage you to learn all that you can about underage drinking and think about what I have said to you today. I also urge you to educate others about the effects of alcohol.

D. Clincher: Now I will end this speech with a question that I would like for all of you to think about, Is being accepted into a group, loosening up in an uncomfortable setting, and escaping the pressures of everyday life worth the risks and consequences that are in effect after the first, sip, funnel, or bottle of alcohol? Is it really worth it?

Persuasive Speech Against Speeding (Fast Driving)

Specific purpose: To persuade the audience that fast driving should be avoided

Introduction:

No body can deny the fact that going fast in cars is fun, and who hasn't experienced the feeling of the excitment rush in the veins when the wheels start running fast and things almost get out of control ?
And on the other hand, who hasn't gone through the sadness of losing a dear person due to fast driving, or even the sadness caused by hearing such stories?
As a matter of fact, although fast driving can seem pretty exciting and appealing, its consequences could really be tragic.

Body:

Car accidents are a major problem in Lebanon, and its numbers have reached high levels in the past few years. In addition, even though there has been lot of awareness campaigns done in Lebanon by different organizations such as YasaLebanon and Redcross, the ignorance persists and it has led to making the problem even worse. According to Yasa, 1941 car accidents in the year 1999, 357 death and 3528 injuries and these numbers increased in 2000, 2326 car accidents , 413 death and 3586 injuries.

Car accidents in general and especially those resulting from driving fast have many undesirable consequences, The most obvious one is the loss of one's life. A person could be risking losing his life for the sake of few moments of pleasure.

Taking a decision of risking one's life should be thought about keeping in mind the effect of it not only on one's self, but on others too.
Another result would be a major injury or trauma. A person could keep his life after a car accident, but would cause himself to get a severe injury, such as losing a limb, ability of normal functioning, certain scars on the body , etc. Such a result would be considered by some even more catastrophic than death.

Yet the most important consequence of fast driving would definitely be endangering the lives of other people. If one thinks he/she are allowed to act freely with their lives, they certainly are not allowed to threaten the lives of others.
To this i can relate by saying a story that happened to a friend of mine.
Bilal, is a 20 year old friend who got handicapped because of such an incident.He was driving at a moderate speed when another car whose driver was going at a very higher speed suddenly hit him. Bilal had five surgeries so far to treat his condition, but yet, he is still unable to walk properly.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, the results of driving fast could be really enormous whether it was one's life, health, or money. Also, affecting other people's lives would also be one of the consequences, if not the worse. If one is careless about his or her life, others are not. People should manage this problem logically, and think alot before attempting such a risky action.
Don't think it might not happen to you, and i am sure that none of those who had car accidents thought that it might happen to them. One should not wait for these things to happen to him to learn from the mistakes. On the contrary, one should work on preventing them before it is too late .