Criminals can be rehabilitated
Using Monroe’s Sequence Outline Form to write a persuasive speech on Criminals can be rehabilitated
Use in text citations during the speech
Persuasive Speech Outline
Remember: Your speech outline must be written out in full sentences. So, although it is in outline format, each point, sub-point, transition, etc. is a full sentence. When we read your outlines they should sound like your actual speeches…word-for-word. The speech will use Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Outline described in this overview.
Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Outline Form
INTRODUCTION
ATTENTION STEP
I. Opening Statement of Interest
A. Get Attention
B. Reason (s) to Listen
C. Speaker Credibility
D. Orienting Material
E. Preview of Main Points
Transition (between intro and body): Again remember this is a full sentence outline, therefore; your transition should be a full sentence.
BODY
NEED STEP
II. Statement of Need
A. Illustration
B. Ramifications
1.
2.
C. Pointing
Transition: Between Need and Satisfaction
SATISFACTION STEP
III. Statement of Solution
A. Explanation of Solution
B. Theoretical Demonstration
(or)
C. Practical Experience
D. Meeting Objections
Transition: Between Satisfaction and Visualization
VISUALIZATION STEP
IV. Restatement of Proposed Solution
A. Negative Visualization
B. Positive Visualization
Transition: Between Visualization and Call to Action
CONCLUSION
ACTION STEP
V. Restatement and Summary
A. Call to Action / Statement of Specific Action or Attitude Change
B. Statement of Personal Intent/Action Taken
C. Clincher / Reason to Remember
WORKS CITED:
If you sourced information it must be cited.
MMS PERSUASIVE OUTLINE – EXPLAINED
ATTENTION:
Get attention with an opening statement of interest (use one or more of the following):
A rhetorical question, startling statement, quotation, illustration or story, reference to the subject or occasion.
Motivate audience interest in your subject/build rapport by alluding to (use one or more of the following):
The practical value of the information for your audience
A reason to listen
The audience’s sense of curiosity
Establish your credibility by:
Alluding to any first-hand experience/expertise you may have
Alluding to sources of information you have consulted
Provide orienting material by: (use one or more of the following):
Clearly stating your thesis
Previewing main points
Defining any technical terms that you will be using (here or wherever appropriate in your speech)
NEED:
There are potentially two kinds of needs (your speech uses one of these):
To urge a change—point out what’s wrong with present conditions
To demand preservation of present conditions—point out the danger of a change
The Need Step is developed by:
Illustration: Tell of one or more incidents to illustrate the need.
Ramifications: Employ as many additional facts, examples, and quotations as are required to make the need convincingly impressive.
Pointing: Show its importance to the individuals in the audience.
SATISFACTION:
The Satisfaction Step presents a solution and is developed by (use one or more of the following):
Statement of solution: a brief statement of the attitude, belief, or action you wish the audience to adopt or maintain. Explanation: Make sure that your proposal is understood.
Theoretical demonstration: show how the solution logically and adequately meets the need pointed out in the need step, point-by-point!
Practical experience: actual examples showing where this proposal has worked effectively or where the belief has proven correct.
Meeting objections: forestall opposition by showing how your proposal overcomes any objections which might be raised.
VISUALIZATION:
The Visualization Step must be realistic. The conditions you describe must be at least realistic. The more vivid you make the situation seem, the stronger the reaction of the audience. There are three methods of visualizing the future (use one or more of the following):
Positive: Describe the conditions if your solution is actually carried out. Picture the listeners in that situation actually enjoying the safety, pleasure, or pride that your proposal will produce.
Negative: Describe conditions if your solution is not carried out. Picture the audience feeling the bad effects or unpleasantness that the failure to effect your solution will produce.
Contrast: Combination of 1 and 2. Begin with the negative method (undesirable situation) and conclude with the positive method (desirable solution).
ACTION:
The Action Step is the conclusion of your speech and very important when seeking to persuade. It is developed by (use one or more of the following):
Restatement of main idea and summary of main points.
Statement of specific action or attitude change you want from the audience—be clear, specific, detailed!
A statement of your personal intent to take the course of action or attitude recommended (if appropriate).
A concluding statement, story, etc., to recapture interest and provide a reason to remember—a clincher!
Guidelines: Persuasive Speech Using Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
You still must apply all that you already know about the essential elements of a speech to the organizational pattern—Monroe’s Motivated Sequence—to your persuasive speech. For example, make sure to incorporate all elements of intro, body, conclusion, connectives, and sources. It may help to think of the overall structure of the speech like this:
INTRO – Attention
BODY – Need, Satisfaction, Visualization
CONCLUSION – Call to Action
FORM: You should follow formatting guidelines provided by using the outline provided, but the structure/division of your speech in subpoints and sub-subpoints is dependent upon your speech. You must use the macrostructure of introduction, body, conclusion. You must write in full sentences. You must include full sentence transitions. You must use proper grammar.
WORKS CITED: You must have a minimum of three sources for your speech (of which only two maximum may be an interview), and you must cite all verbally within your speech. Your verbal cites must also be clearly demarcated within your outline—anyone looking at your outline should be able to easily identify where you are citing sources. Any other sources used within your outline but not cited verbally should be indicated with a parenthetical reference and referenced in a proper bibliography. This is a persuasive speech so your reasoning must be sound—that means that sources need to be used adequately and properly to back up your credibility.
FULL OUTLINES: You may only submit this once, so make absolutely certain to submit your outline and bibliography as ONE DOCUMENT.
