persuade

Examples of persuade in the following topics:

• Persuasive Speeches on Questions of Value

  • "To persuade my audience that it is wrong to drive over the speed limit. " "To persuade my audience that Pepsi is better than Coke. " "To persuade my audience that it is better to live together before marriage. " "To persuade my audience that swimming is the best form of exercise. " "To persuade my audience that bikes are the best form of transportation to get around town. "
  • Examples include speeches that attempt to persuade the audience that it is wrong to drive over the speed limit, that Pepsi is better than Coke, that it is better to live together before marriage, that swimming is the best form of exercise, or that bikes are the best form of transportation to get around town.
  • Persuading the audience that Pepsi is better than Coke is a question of value speech, as it hinges on a value judgement.

• Persuasive Speeches

  • In a persuasive speech, a speaker attempts to persuade the audience to adopt his/her position in relation to a topic.
  • Here he is trying to persuade the audience to cast its vote for him.
  • For the audience to be persuaded, they have to feel that the speaker is a credible and worth listening to.
  • Political speeches aim is to persuade the audience to vote for the speaker.

• Subjects of Informative Speeches

  • Informative speeches can cover many subjects as long as they can be discussed without persuading or altering the perceptions of the audience.
  • When crafting an informative speech look at the subject carefully and eliminate any potential statements that have prejudice or might persuade the audience.

• Using Supporting Materials Effectively

  • Supporting materials are effective only if they help persuade the audience.
  • Supporting materials are effective only if they help to persuade the audience.

• Specific Purpose of a Speech

  • The widest part represents the topic, followed by the general purpose (instructing, informing, persuading, or entertaining).
  • For example, when giving a persuasive speech about the rise of Twitter as a dominant form of social media, the speaker's general purpose is to persuade, and the specific purpose is to persuade about the notion that Twitter is a dominant form of social media.
  • At the end of the day, the speaker is still trying to achieve the specific purpose to persuade your audience to believe that Twitter is a dominant social media platform.

• Ethical Usage

  • You are, in essence, persuading a potential employer to hire you on the merits of your abilities, skills and experience.
  • Speakers using ethos seek to persuade their audience by demonstrating their own credibility and authority.
  • You're trying to persuade an employer to offer you a job.
  • While it might be tempting to beef up your list of achievements by stretching the truth: naming yourself a college club president as opposed to member, listing an award you may have nominated for but not having won (without clarifying that fact) - these are all unethical ways of padding your résumé, and thus, unethically using ethos to persuade your potential employer to hire you for the job.

• The Psychology of Persuasion

  • Each individual is persuaded by different things over different time-periods, so to be effective each pitch must be customized.
  • Some people take longer than others to be persuaded, and some respond to different persuasion techniques.
  • Liking: People are easily persuaded by other people whom they like.

• Employ Empathy and Sensitivity

  • They are an attempt to make the audience feel something, and in the process, be persuaded by the speech .
  • Since trust and connection are vital elements of being able to persuade an audience, emotional appeals can be incredibly useful.

• External Benefits: Influence the World Around You

  • For example, imagine someone who wants to persuade his or her parents for money.
  • Chances are that this person will work through strategies for persuading them why he or she needs the money and why the parents should provide it.
  • Now, imagine that the same person wants to persuade his or her roommate to go out to get Mexican food for dinner.
  • Aristotle highlighted the importance of finding the appropriate message and strategy for the audience and occasion in order to persuade.
  • A critical listener is less likely to be persuaded by unsound logic and fallacies or to take action that is not in his or her best interest.

• General Purpose

  • Persuade?
  • " There are four basic types (and thus, purposes) of speeches: to inform, persuade, instruct, or entertain.
  • Now imagine a speaker who wants to persuade an audience - for example, an elderly crowd - to adopt a technology like Facebook.