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Our Persuasive Speech was based on a Charity called the JED Foundation. It addre
Our Persuasive Speech was based on a Charity called the JED Foundation. It addressed
the concern of mental health and persuaded our audience to take action addressing mental health
and doing whatever it takes to help others who struggle with it. We could work together,
collaborate, and build on one another ideas to create a concrete persuasive speech. I overall, feel
proud of the work they have done and I’m thankful there was good communication and
suggestions that were there when concluding how this persuasive speech would go out. With the
help of Monroe’s were able to establish different parts each individual of the group had. While
there were some members of the group that had to do two parts of Monroe’s we were still able to
chat with them and answer the questions they had to make sure they weren’t confused with their
part and to ensure the workload for them was reasonable and fair. Many factors in this persuasive
speech were made that to what it is today and it’s to the idea of our collaboration, the use of
ethos, pathos, and logos, and just the overall layout of Monroes that made it strong and effective
towards reaching our goal in what we want our audience to take away from it.
When it came to assigning roles in the group I was in charge of doing the Attention and
Call to Action side of the speech. When deciding who would be a team leader in the group, the
team thought that I would be the best candidate since I like to communicate and check up on
people to make sure we are all on board and the same page. However, I felt like we were all
leaders, to begin with and were able to stay on track in getting the assignment done before the
deadline. If anything I saw myself as the emergent leader who played a role in making sure the
group was on track and not distracted with other stuff(Leadership in small groups, Ch 20). There
were also times in the group when the people there asked me if their part was right or what
would they add to it to make it better. While I did was add some suggestions for parts like the
need or satisfaction, I ended up telling them to discuss it all as a group and just follow what they
think is right based on the criteria provided for this assignment. The goal as team leader was to
make sure everyone’s voices were heard but also make sure the group was all on the same page
and aware of what each other was doing.
We were able to do that by using the Reflective-Thinking Method which was done by the
writers of the American Philosopher John Dewey and involves a step-by-step process for solving
problems such as identifying the problem, analyzing the problem, adding the criteria for solving
the problem, creating solutions, and then choosing the best solution(The Reflective-Thinking
Method, Ch 20). As a group, we were able to identify the problem by coming to the
understanding that a lot of young people and young adults undergo stress in their lives with the
amount of work and responsibility they have in their lives in addition to seeing what the JED
Foundation lacks. We then began to analyze that these people lack the need to reach out to the
people that they need to reach out to reduce the stress levels they deal with and the JED
foundation can improve or build off of that. We then established the criteria by seeing from
research what human resources are often needed to calm people’s emotions down or at least
understand what people often go to when they need help or just the right people to talk to. We
then began to generate solutions like people volunteering at the JED foundation to expand the
outreach. Also, people can help finance the charity to gain more resources to use in helping other
people who need help with their mental health. The best solution was two solutions which were
volunteering and helping finance the JED Foundation.
When it came down to speaking persuasively I was able to note how it’s important to tell
the truth when making a speech and avoid misleading the audience by lying or distorting the
truth in addition to always ensuring that any proof I use is fair and accurate, and refrain from
leaving out any essential information or misrepresenting from the source(Ethics and Persuasion,
Ch 16). With the understanding of that concept, I was able to do my part in the persuasive speech
decently but I felt that I could’ve improved better in terms of focusing more on contact and
changing the tone of my voice based on certain situations in the speech I had. I also learned after
the speech that when making a persuasive speech, it’s important to make sure it is clear by
making a clear connection between the data and the intended point since research shows that
listeners may not automatically come to the right conclusions if they are not guided in the right
way(Using Evidence, Ch 17). There are many things to improve when doing a persuasive speech
but overall, I’m proud of the work me and my team were able to create and speak out about.
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