Effective Writing Persuasion

Effective writing and speaking are techniques that help people communicate clearly with one another. Speaking is a gift that is undertaken by almost everyone and writing is the manifestation of thoughts onto paper using a written language. In order for writing and speaking to become effective, a person needs to think of how to articulate information in persuasive way. Effective writing and speaking will allow for person to successfully convey a specific message and or allow a person to successful change the minds of others around them. Aristotle once said that “there are… these three means of effecting persuasion… [to be] able (1) to reason logically, (2) to understand human character and goodness in their various forms, and (3) to understand …show more content…
First, an effective speech has to have a strong opening. The opening of a speech helps people understand what is going to be discussed. In an excerpt from Institutio Oratoria by Quintilian, the beginning of a speech, “…became the practice to use prooimiom of what is said before one enters on the real matter.” An effective speech has a clear preview of what will be said, so that the audience is not confused while listening to the speech. Next, an effective speech should have the characteristic of “a narrative… is speech instructing the hearer on what is in dispute.” A effective speech will have a story line or a plot that has a beginning, middle and end. Not only does an effective speech have to have a beginning, middle, and end, it also has to have persuasive content. This content should be information that is important to the speaker and important to their audience. People become “more attentive and receptive if they know both what they are presently speaking about and what they are going to speak about later on” This content will inform the listeners about what is important throughout the speech. Students experience effective speeches every day during their classes. Teachers have to use effective speeches in every class. If the speeches and lessons that teachers taught were not effective, then their students would not be learning much because they would not be convinced by their …show more content…
Composition II, helped me to develop my effective writing style. One of our essay that we had to write was an argumentative essay. In my essay “Arguing from Experience”, I wrote an effective argument on how “…hard work is satisfying because it can benefit individuals in… ways that can be self-rewarding.” It was an effective argument because I used ethos, logos, and pathos throughout my argument. I used ethos by establishing my credibility, I did not use higher diction when I wrote the essay and I did not use slang. I established credibility through my diction, sounding educated with explanations that are made out in simple terms. I used pathos to appeal to my audience emotions, relating my life and the lives of many others to hard work. Finally, I used logos to reason how hard work can be self-rewarding, with evidence from different novels. Not only did I used effective writing in my composition II course, but I have also used effective speech when I presented PowerPoint presentations in courses. In a social psychology class, I had completed a presentation on a specific type of social addiction. I effectively spoke on how “social media offers people a way to feel that sense of belonging whenever and wherever.” I believe I made an effective speech because I have enough evidence to back up all my points in my presentation. Effective