Persuasive Speeches

LI: To write a speech that persuade other to think the way you do.

Last week was the annual speech competition for Panmure Bridge School. When we presented our speeches we needed to: give eye contact, show expression, hook our audiences in with persuasive language features and speak in a non-monotone voice. The people that wanted to try out for the speech competition said theirs to the class, and those who didn't said theirs to groups or friends.

Hi, I’m Alex, do you think that kids should be allowed to spend their parent’s money on video games and online websites? I don’t, here’s why:

Paragraph 2 – What is your first point?

Research shows that games and online websites can pressure or persuade children from 5-15 to purchase items, 17% of kids in the UK have accidentally bought something and 50% of children from 4-7 in Canada prefer to buy things online instead of using cash.

Paragraph 3 – What is your next point?

Children that can’t spend money on online things could learn to accept the fact that they can’t always get what they want. I also think that kids that aren’t allowed to spend money on video games would be smarter with currency. 

Paragraph 4 – What is your third point?

There have been many times when kids have clicked the wrong thing, unintentionally signed up for something or even been tricked into buying an item. All of those situations end up with a loss of money that can’t always be refunded and an upset child. Imagine, if the child spends all of their money on a video game, how are they going to buy their favourite toy? How could they buy new clothes or go to the movies if they’ve already spent all of their money?

What is the final point that you want your listeners to hear from you?

I’m not against kids playing games because they’re fun, interactive and engaging, I only think that children shouldn’t be allowed to spend any money on them until they actually know what they’re doing.