The 5-7 minute persuasive speech is a speech designed to convince your audience to do something, believe something, refrain from doing
something, etc. The speech should be on a current, controversial topic of state, regional, national, or international importance. Please select a speech
topic that hasn’t been done over and over, such as abortion, gun control or the legalization of marijuana. These are all popular, hot-button topics right
now. So, of you decide to choose a trending subject as your topic, do something original to present your ideas. To help you persuade, you should cite
sources in your speech which back up your claims or ideas. Ideally, a speech of this length should have between 4 and 6 sources.