Monday, April 20, 2009
Concepts in Chapter 14
A concept I found useful or interesting in Chapter 14 is the Monroe's Motivated Sequence, which our class needs to use for our last speech. With this sequence we as the speaker are trying to encourage the audience to focus on outcomes the speaker is talking about with their ideas. There are five steps when it comes to this sequence. The five steps in the Monroe's Motivated Sequence is: attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action. With the first step, the speaker needs to relate the topic to the audience so that it will grab their attention. Need, which is the second step, the speaker needs to establish the problem/current harm with their topic. The third step, which is satisfaction means to describe the solution to the problem. The second to the last step, visualization is when we need to show the positive outcomes of the solution. Action, which is the last step of this sequence is basically meaning to explain how the audience can be a solution to the problem.
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I believe Monroe's Motivated Sequence is especially useful for our next speech. Although I could have used a number of different organizational patterns that were listed in Chapter 14, Monroe's Motivated Sequence is also very helpful and organized. Explaining what the problem is will let audiences know that there is a problem. Solutions to the problem is also an important step. I believe visualization and taking action are the most important steps. Letting the audience know the consequences or benefits of not taking on the solution or taking it on is significant to the success of a persuasive speech. By the end of the speech, I hope that everyone will consider taking action of the persuasive message.
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