2015 FALL DEBATEBENCHMARK REVIEW“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it. Joseph Joubert

KNOW THE PARTS OF MONROE’S MOTIVATED SEQUENCE AND HOW THEY RELATE TO PERSUASIVE SPEAKING.

Get Their AttentionGet attention (anecdotes; shocking statistic; hypophora)Establish your credibilityState your purposePreview your content

Establish the NeedConvince them there’s a problem and it needs to changeIntroduce the consequences of maintaining the status quoShow them how the problem directly affects them

Satisfy the NeedIntroduce the facts of your solutionTell them what you want them to doUse examples, testimonials, and statsPrepare counterarguments

MONROE’S MOTIVATED SEQUENCECONTINUED

Visualize the FutureDescribe what will happen if they do nothing using realistic detailsContrast methodNegative methodPositive method

Action/ActualizationLeave audience with specific things to do to solve the problem

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KNOW THE LEVELS OF MASLOW’S HIERARCHY AND HOW THEY RELATE TO

PERSUASIVE SPEAKING.

KNOW THE THREE APPEALS AND HOW THEY RELATE TO

PERSUASION

KNOW ABOUT GOOD AND BAD KINESICS (BODY LANGUAGE)

KNOW THE HISTORY CHANNEL DOCUMENTARY ABOUT BODY LANGUAGE

• Bad Kinesics• Self touch• Crossed arms• Defensive stance• Getting the “lower” hand• Palms down; hands clenched

• Good Kinesics• No fidgeting• Open Full Frontal• Relaxed stance• Getting the upper hand• Palms up

KNOW WHAT CRITERIA A NEWSBREAK TOPIC MUST MEET

Significance Jurisdiction Timeliness

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Durability DebatabilityCriteria continued…

KNOW THE FORMAT OF A PERSUASIVE SPEECH

• Introduction• Get attention• Establish Credibility• State your thesis

• Body• Establish the need• Satisfy the need• Envision the Future• Acknowledge/refute the opposition• Call to action

• Conclusion