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Persuasive Speech Planner
A persuasive speech is an argument with a heartbeat. Print this planner and fill it in before you write, so every part of your speech pushes toward the one thing you want the audience to believe. It pairs with our persuasive speech topics and the guide on how to write a persuasive speech.
Persuasive Speech Planner
atlantic-speech.comFill in each box before you write. Every part should support your claim.
Your claim and audience
My claim (the one thing I want them to believe)
Who is the audience, and what do they think now?
Your reasonstwo or three, each built the same way
Reason 1
The reason in one sentence
Evidence or example
So what? (why it matters to the audience)
Reason 2
The reason in one sentence
Evidence or example
So what? (why it matters to the audience)
Reason 3 (optional)
The reason in one sentence
Evidence or example
So what? (why it matters to the audience)
The other sideanswer it, do not ignore it
Their strongest objection
My honest answer to it
Open and close
Hook (how I grab attention in the first two sentences)
Call to action (what I want them to do or believe by the end)
Make it genuinely convincing.
The strongest persuasion balances trust, emotion, and logic. Learn how in ethos, pathos, and logos, then bring it to a class and deliver it out loud.