persuasive speech WHAT IS A PERSUASIVE SPEECH? ~ the purpose of giving this type of speech is to persuade people to believe something. in a persuasive speech, the speaker presents arguments and facts about the topic. WHO USUALLY MAKES A PERSUASIVE SPEECH? ~POLITICIANS. the speech they give for pre-election meetings are called persuasive speeches. LET'S PRACTICE: here are some topics that you can use for a persuasive speech. choose one and try to present facts and arguments to a friend, see if you can persuade him/her. 1. animal rights 2. are there angels among us? 3. beauty is more than skin deep 4. city curfews for more persuasive speech topics, you can visit this site: http://www.goodspeechtopics.com/persuasive-speech-topics.html GOOD LUCK!