15) Critique the purpose of various speaking assignments to identify the design and goal, such as to inform, educate, convince, persuade, objectives, or lead to action.
Your mission is to take each of the 18 speech highlights from the above video and determine the design and goal as stated in Tennessee State Standard #15
Communnication is a two-way street. Listeners are just as important as speakers
To help listeners understand an idea, concept, or process - to inform
To tell a story - narrative
To paint a picture with words - descriptive
To influence listeners to action - to persuade
To influence listeners thoughts - to persuade