“The Problem with Pennies”

Problem, Plan and Practicality

Listen For the Following•What are the Problem issues in this

speech? (Who is our present policy toward the Penny hurting?)•What is the Plan?•How does the speaker work to prove

that the plan is Practical? (show it solves the problem, anticipates objections, provides evidence of ease)

The Problem With PenniesBy Susan Ingraham

Pennies are Dead

Problems for Individuals

•2/3 of class don’t like them•Only ½ of people surveyed use them daily•Pennies from heaven?

Problems for Businesses

•5.5 million hours = $22 million cost•30 cents for every $1 of pennies = expensive

Problems for the Nation

•7 billion taken out of circulation/year•Billions more in jars and piggy banks

•6% of Americans throw them out•12 billion new pennies = $80 million/year

Solution

From the Coin Coalition1) Round off purchases to nearest nickel2) Round off sales tax to nearest nickel3) Stop making new pennies4) Cash in pennies

It Could Work!Remember the Half-Cent Coin? You Already Round Off!

Learning groups discussion•What are the Problem issues in this

speech? (Who is our present policy toward the Penny hurting?)•What is the Plan?•How does the speaker work to prove

that the plan is Practical? (show it solves the problem, anticipates objections, provides evidence of ease)

Problem Issue Development•Pennies are a nuisance for individuals. •EVIDENCE: class survey, U.S. Mint Survey, example

of Noel Gunther from the L.A. Times

Problem Issue Development•Pennies are a nuisance for businesses.•EVIDENCE: Fortune magazine, National Association

of Convenience Stores

Problem Issue Development•Pennies are a nuisance for the nation. •EVIDENCE: stats and testimony from the Treasury

Dept., from the U.S. Mint, from U.S. News and World Report]

Plan Issue•First step is for the federal government to legalize

and standardize rounding off purchases to the nearest nickel.

•The next step is to round the sales tax off to the nearest nickel.

•The third step is for the mint to stop making pennies.

•The fourth step is for people to cash in their pennies removing them from the money supply.

Practicality Issue--mixed in with the Plan

•Rounding off purchases: would not cause increased cost to consumers.

•Rounding off sales tax: again, no increased cost; it is like rounding off to the nearest dollar on your income tax return.

•Stop minting: this will save $80 million a year.

More Practicality•Such a plan has worked in

the U.S. before; in 1857 we eliminated the half-penny.

•We already practice this plan through the "Leave a Penny, Take a Penny" dishes at check-out counters.

Specific Purpose Statement

• To persuade my audience that “X” should do “Y.”

• Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that the Federal Government should eliminate the penny from the United States money supply.

Central Idea

• The Central Idea Indicates the Main PointsI. Pennies cause serious problems for individuals, businesses and the national economy.II. The federal government should eliminate pennies from the money supply.

• Central Idea: Because Pennies cause problems for individuals, businesses, and the economy as a whole, they should be eliminated from the U.S. money system.

•This is a simple pattern▫Something is wrong. [Make us care.]▫We can fix it! [Show us what can be done

and how we can help.]•Using your analysis

I. Problem = ProblemII. Solution = Plan and Practicality

Problem-Solution

Patterns of Organization

Good bye topical, good bye spatial, and good bye chronological.

Patterns of Organization

Hello Problem-Cause-Solution

Patterns of Organization

Hello Problem-Cause-Solution-3 main points

Problem-Cause-Solution•Can be even stronger than Problem-Solution▫It has built-in practicality impact if you can isolate

the causes and addresses those causes in your plan.

•Using your analysisI. Problem = ProblemII. Cause = ProblemIII. Solution = Plan and Practicality

Problem-Cause-Solution

Patterns of Organization

Hello Comparative Advantages

•Use only when the audience already agrees that there is a problem.

•Main points are used to discuss the Practicality of each possible plan.

• It is a process of elimination.

Comparative Advantages

Comparative Advantages

•Introduction still does CARRP

•Introduction also sets out the Problem

•Be sure to include a very clear Preview of the Plans being compared

Comparative Advantages

Patterns of Organization

Hello Monroe’s Motivated Sequence

Patterns of Organization

Hello Monroe’s Motivated Sequence-Immediate Action speeches only-5 steps with 3 main points

Monroe’s Motivated Sequence

1st step – Introduction - ATTENTION

Monroe’s Motivated Sequence

2nd step – 1st main point – NEED (problem)

Monroe’s Motivated Sequence

3rd step – 2nd main point – SATISFACTION (plan)

Monroe’s Motivated Sequence4th step – 3rd main point – VISUALIZATION

(practicality)

Monroe’s Motivated Sequence5th step – Conclusion - CALL TO ACTION

Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Main Pts.

Introduction (ATTENTION)

I. Deforestation is a serious problem. (PROBLEM)

II. You can help solve this problem by planting trees.

(SATISFACTION)

III. Planting trees can make a big difference.

(VISUALIZATION)

Conclusion (ACTION)

Resources & Examples

•Workbook p. 70 ▫Problem-Solution Speech on Darfur▫Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Speech on

bone marrow donation•In the Lucas Textbook at the end of Chapter 15▫“Putting the Breaks on Teenage Driving” is

Problem-Cause-Solution

Outside Speech Assignment

•Workbook p. 135•Best Option: Campus Lectures•Expectation min. half hour•Final Assignment is submitted through

Blackboard•You can earn make up classwork points but

doing an extra Outside Speech Assignment

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