Making the Short Talk to Get Action

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“What do we mean by the purpose of a talk? Just this ; every talk, regardless of whether the speaker realizes it or not, has one of four major goals are

1.    To persuade or get action.

2.    To inform.

3.    To impress and convince.

4.    To entertain.

To give you guidance in the important area of speech construction, this entire chapter is devoted to the short talk to get short action and Simply follow these steps.

1.    Start your talk by giving us the details of your example, an incident that graphically illustrates the main idea you wish to get across,

2.    In specific clear cut terms give your point, tell exactly what you want your audience to do

3.    Give your reason, that is, highlight the advantage or benefit to be gained by the listener when he does what you ask him to do.

These steps are ideal for short talks, because it is based upon a certain amount of suspense and the listener is caught up in the story you are relating but he is not aware of what the point of your talk is until near the end of the 2 or 3 minute period. In cases where demands are made upon the audience, this is almost necessary for success. I think this is sort of an advertisement that we always can see. The advertisement is following these steps and there is no waste of words or talk.

So, if it is so effective to give audience direction to do some actions, I can use it when I motivating my children, and my children will find it useful when appealing to me for a favor or privilege. I think these steps are an effective method of presenting what I want people to do, or to avoid.