Speeches+with+Monroe's+Motivated+Sequence


 * The following is adapted from IASAS MUN Training Materials **

//Monroe’s Motivated Sequence and other Techniques to Improve your Public Speaking //  Delegates will have to be able to speak comfortably in public if they are to be effective participants. As with any article or speech, there are three main sections – Introduction, Body and Conclusion.
 * FORMAL DEBATE **

But in persuasive speaking there is a more effective format called Monroe’s Motivated Sequence:


 * A. ****Attention. **
 * B. ****Need. **
 * C. ****Evidence. **
 * D. ****Solution. **
 * E. ****Feasibility/Action. **

Use of this format can greatly enhance the effectiveness of any speaker and speech. This is the introduction. Effective types of introductions can be dramatic stories emphasizing the need, quotations or proverbs. If the speaker cannot command the attention of the audience from the beginning, the rest of the speech is lost as well as the message. Introductions make or break a speech.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">1. ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Attention: **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">In this section of the speech, the speaker must convince the audience of the need for action and the need to follow their suggestions. The speech should contain at least three to four major needs. Each need should be supported by at least two to three sub-points containing logic, statistics, policy statements, or statements of events emphasizing this need.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">2. ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Need: **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The speaker must now provide even more facts or supporting evidence, yet guiding the audience to see the view of the speaker and, in essence, guiding them to the conclusion that a need is evident. Facts, statistics, stories, events, policy statements, and interviews with involved parties are all examples of evidence.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">3. ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Evidence: **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Now provide the audience with the solution to the need. Explain it point by point. Be detailed in the explanations. If the audience does not understand the plan of action, then they definitely will not support it.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">4. ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Solution: **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Provide the audience with evidence that this plan of action can and would work. Take each need and show how the plan satisfies the need. Show the benefits of the plan. Address the plan in several major ways, such as its economic, enforcement, and political feasibility, and the support it has from other nations.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">5. ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Feasibility/Action: **

In these speeches, it is important to remember that the most important objective is to present your views and gain an understanding from other member nations as to your views and proposed plan. It is not the time to be concerned with speaking eloquence or showing off your extensive vocabulary.

The following are some hints in making your speech as effective and understandable as possible. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">a. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Use speech that is clear, concise and direct. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">b. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Make your organization clear by using signposts, such as “point number 1” and “point number 2’. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">c. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Establish the overall organization of the speech early on so the audience can follow you throughout. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">d. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Emphasize your message by the proper use of voice inflection. It is probably the most important and effective aid iii any speech. Use it. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">e. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Be careful of excessive body movement which may distract the Listener. Exaggerated gestures can be effective but can be overused. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">f. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Be aware of the effective use of pauses.

The above advice is largely applicable to the prepared speeches. Much of the Model U. N. debate will rely on precise, witty repartee for effectiveness. Speeches are often limited to one or two minutes.