For your final speech, your goal is to present a problem that exists, based on facts and credible research, and persuade your
audience to take action to solve this problem.
Choose a topic that you feel represents a problem or opportunity that requires action.
To persuade your audience, you can utilize Aristotle’s Modes of Persuasion: Logos, Ethos and Pathos:
Or, you may choose to utilize Monroe’s Motivated Sequence as your primary persuasive structure: establish the existence of the
problem to your audience, offer a clear and explicit solution to that problem, and call on your audience to be involved in that
solution. In some cases, the proposed actions of your audience may represent a complete solution to the problem. In other
cases, their action may be just the first step in a lengthy process. In either case, your audience should have a specific
understanding of what they can do to help solve the problem.