Persuasive Speech.   Students will build on what they’ve learned with the Informative speech to develop a 5-7 minute Persuasive speech on the topic of their choice.  The same time length rules apply for this speech as it does for the Informative presentation.  These speeches will be graded for content and delivery.  Your speech objective should be to persuade your audience to change their belief or behavior.  Information from at least three sources must be used within the body of your speech and you must properly cite these sources verbally in your presentation and in the bibliography of your outline.  At least one form of visual aid is required.  Select a topic that you are interested in researching, feel strongly about, and would feel comfortable taking a stand on in this class.  Remember, you are not arguing, but you are presenting reasonable, logical opinions that you can support with facts/evidence that will change the way the audience views the subject.