Pretend you’re doing a persuasive speech and your goal is to persuade the audience to start exercising daily. And you are planning to use MMS to organize your points in the body.  Write out three main point sentences (arguments) that you could use for your arguments in the body using MMS (label with Roman numerals, use complete sentences, and keep under 12 words).

Where did our current number system originate?

Giuseppe wants to help his audience understand how several proportions of a phenomenon add up to a whole. Which presentation aid would BEST suit his purposes?

Kelly’s digital presentations all took the same form: She presented an entire discussion’s worth of content on a single slide, then talked her way through it, then presented another big chunk of information on another single slide. The effect this had on her audience, understandably, is that their attention was drawn to reading the words on the slides rather than listening to her explanations. A better tactic for Kelly to use would be:

Using AI to write your outline without attribution is acceptable.

Pretend you have been invited to speak to WCC administrators (President and Deans) to convince them to improve lunch options on campus. What are TWO specific ways you can appeal to their emotion (pathos) to convince them in person?

Pretend you are doing a speech about supplements and you are using the following article:  LaMotte, Sandee. “Are You Wasting Your Money on Supplements? Most Likely, Experts Say.” CNN, Cable News Network, 21 June 2022, www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/supplements-not-recommended-wellness/index.html. Write an oral citation for the quote below to properly cite the source when giving the speech: “Yet despite the consistent message from the scientific community, “more than half of American adults take dietary supplements,” spending an estimated $50 billion in 2021.”   

What does it mean to “headline your visuals” when preparing a digital presentation?

Edgar wants to persuade an audience that his ideas offer a solution to the problem of unreliable mass transit in his town and that his recommended course of action is the appropriate one. Which type of persuasive claim is Edgar making?

Artie was preparing a persuasive presentation for his model airplane club. “This is gonna be great,” he told his friend, Maurice. “By the time I get done, they’re not only going to see the merits of moving to a bigger clubhouse, but they’re all gonna kick in $100 each to rent the moving supplies!” “Well…” Maurice cautioned, “I wouldn’t be so sure. It’s an airtight presentation, and you are a persuasive dude. But remember:” How should Maurice complete his thought?