PERS. Rough Draft

Persuasion Speech Rough Draft 
Outline 





*Attention-getter:





*Who cares:





*Preview of main points:


 


I.  Problem


            A.  
How big is the problem?


 


                        Example 
1.    (Numbers go here: 1,400 people last year)


 


                        Example 
2.   (Percents go here: 72% of Americans believe)


 


B.     
How bad is the problem?


 


                        Example 
1.    (National story)


 


                        Example 
2.   (Local story)


 


C.     
How long has it been happening?





         1.  Decade when it became a problem:





         2.  Year when it really got bad:


 


D.     
Whose fault is it?  


 


1. Company/Person/Group who could have helped but didn't





Prove it


 


2. Company/Person/Group who could have helped but didn't





Prove it


 


II.  Solution


            A.What 
is your plan? (What should be done to fix the Problem?) 


                1.


                2.


                3.


 


B.     
How will it solve the problem?


 


                       1. How 
does it solve “How big”  (How will your plan make the #s go 
down)


 


                       2. How 
does it solve “How bad”  (How will your plan lessen the bad 
effects)


 


C.     
How can WE (15 year-olds) enact your solution? (What can we get 
up RIGHT NOW and DO to start your plan?)





         1.


                      2.


                      3.





 


D. How much money/resources will be needed?  (How much will your plan 
cost)


 


         E. Where will the money/resources come from?  (How are you 
going to get that?)


 


III.               
Benefits of Your Solution


 


     A.     
How’s life going to be better if we do this?  (Sell us on 
your plan)


 


     B.     
How’s life going to be worse if we don’t?  (Warn us 
against doing nothing)


 


*Review of main points





*So what now?





*Clincher