Friday, November 9, 2012

Which organizational pattern would you choose

In our textbook it states the definition of Monroe's motivated sequence is "a five-step pattern of organization that requires speakers to identify and respond to what will motivate an audience to pay attention". The definition of the problem-solution pattern is "a pattern that organizes a speech by describing a problem and providing possible solutions. Both of these organizational patterns are used to persuade an audience. In the Monroe's sequence you must first gain the audience's attention by making it personal and giving them a reason to listen. The second step is to give them a need for the information and show they are missing important information and there is an issue requiring their attention. The third step is to give a solution to the problem or give them the information they do not have. In the fourth step the speaker must help their audience to see the outcome of if they put their information to use or if they do not. The last step is to motivate the audience to put their information into action. The problem solution pattern is used to convince the audience that a certain issue needs a certain solution or action. I will be using Monroe's sequence because for my topic of being pro exercise there are many problems that occur when one does not exercise, so it would be hard to establish one issue.

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  1. I chose to use Monroe's Motivated Sequence specifically because of the five-step pattern that it follows. I feel that this pattern is the most effective because each piece to it really makes sure that you cement this persuasive argument into the minds of your audience. It goes into much greater detail than the problem-solution pattern might because there are more parts of the issue that you address. You make sure that they understand why they need to do whatever it is, but you also explain how this issue is personal and what a solution might look like if one were to be put into effect.

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