SPEAKER WORKSHEET: SAMPLE COPY-FDR’S SPEECH
SPEAKER NAME:
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
DATE:
December 8, 1941
TOPIC/TITLE: (informative, persuasive, entertain)
War
OCCASION/SITUATION: (place, time, why)
Informative – day after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
SPECIFIC PURPOSE: (At the end of my speech, the audience will…)
Inform people about attack and declare war on Japan
MAIN IDEA: (one complete sentence summary-topic and your point @ it)
“I ask that Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on
Dec. 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese
Empire.”
AUDIENCE ANALYSIS:
DEMOGRAPHICS: (specifics of education, age, finances, religion, membership,
race, occupation)
Mostly adults, voters, members of Congress, all economic levels, all
educational levels, mixed genders
VALUES: (underlying moral code) patriotism, righteousness, freedom
BELIEFS: (why audience has attitude, influences action) revenge, betrayal, protect our
interests
ATTITUDES: (audience reaction to topic) shock, outrage, fear, excitement, revenge
CREDIBILITY TECHNIQUES: (what speaker will do to help audience to believe his message,
delivery techniques, sources, experience, enthusiasm, language techniques)
Popular President, strong, vocal techniques (emotion), repetition, vivid language,
Commander-In-Chief
APPEALS (NEEDS, MOTIVATIONS): (how can this benefit the audience)
Patriotism, justice, freedom, revenge, fear, betrayal, loyalty, anger, financial (loss of
American lives and damage to property) protect lives
VISUAL AIDS : (type and purpose)
RESEARCH SOURCES: ( Identify within speech. MLA style: Author’s last name, Title or
quotation marks. City: Publishing house, date. OR (internet sources) Author’s last name. “Title.”
Complete URL address followed by the date of your access)
SUPPORT TECHNIQUES: (types of proof, evidence, quotes, facts statistics, explanation,
definition, example, problem/solution etc.)
Facts, examples, explanation
ORGANIZATION TECHNIQUE:
Chronological
LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES: (literary skills-metaphor, simile, repetition, parallelism, etc.)
(vivid, descriptive language) “dastardly attack”, “righteous might”, “form of treachery”,
“unbounded determination of the American people, we will gain the inevitable triumph,
so help us God”, “remember the character of the onslaught against us…” (repetition)
“Yesterday the Japanese government launched an attack against Malaya. Last night
Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last
night Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last night the Japanese attacked
Wake Island. This morning the Japanese attacked Midway Island. Japan has therefore
undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific Area.”
INTRODUCTION: (how speech is begun: question, fact, quote, startling statement, statistic,
example, definition, story etc.)
Startling statement
OUTLINE:
1.
Attack “a date that will live in infamy…”
2.
diplomatic relations still continuing when U. S. attacked
3.
attack was deliberately planned days, even weeks ago
4.
caused severe damage to ships, property and loss of American lives
5.
entire Pacific area attacked
6.
we will protect our interests until victory is won
7.
our interests are now in grave danger
8.
ask Congress to declare war on Japan
CONCLUSION: (how speech is ended: quote, startling statement, summary, restate main idea, call
to action, etc.)
Startling statement