What is your purpose of speech?

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1. Guest8049
   

   People have gathered to hear you speak on a specific issue, and they expect to get something out of it immediately. And you, the speaker, hope to have an immediate effect on your audience. The purpose of your speech is to get the response you want. Most speeches invite audiences to react in one of three ways: feeling, thinking, or acting. For example, eulogies encourage emotional response from the audience; college lectures stimulate listeners to think about a topic from a different perspective; protest speeches in the Pit recommend actions the audience can take.
   As you establish your purpose, ask yourself these questions:
   • What do you want the audience to learn or do?
   • If you are making an argument, why do you want them to agree with you?
   • If they already agree with you, why are you giving the speech?
   • How can your audience benefit from what you have to say?

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