Composition more on Persuasion and IS Prep d for

Composition more on Persuasion and IS Prep’d for 2 nd yr students of IR

Composition

Introduction • Establish your credibility • Relate the material to your audience needs • Capture the attention • …

How can we capture attention? • • • Questions Story / Narrative Quotation Interesting fact or statistic Humor Compliment the Audience Refer to recent events Use Audio-Visuals Solicit participation

Conclusion • Restate thesis • Restate the main points • End with smth memorable – Refer back to attention getter – Quotation – Call to Action • …

Organizing your speech • • • Spatial pattern Chronological pattern Problem-solution design Casual pattern Topical pattern

Structure • Specific purpose –Thesis statement • Main points – 1 – 2 – 3

FORM Types of speech CONTENT

Persuasion • … can be defined as the process of reinforcing, changing or creating or a belief, attitude or behavior

Persuasion • Q of Fact (true/false, exist/doesn’t exist, happen/not) – Topical, casual • Q of Value (good/bad, ethical/not, right/wrong) – Topical • Q of Policy (behavior) – Problem solution, +casual PLAN!

Monroe’s motivated sequence 5. Action Main Body Transition 4. Visualization 3. Satisfaction 2. Need Transition 1. Attention Credibility Relevance Thesis Restate thesis

Few words about Informative speaking IS Informatory NEWS Instructional Explanatory Elucidating Hard to understand a term Quasi-scientific Hard to understand process Transformative Hard to believe

3 components of attention retaining