Delegation Resource Manual: Month by Month Implementation Guide
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YMCA PA Youth & Government Program
Developing Your Powers of Persuasion
Read each of the following situations carefully. Record your answers to each of the
questions and be prepared to share your responses with your classmates.
Situation One: You and your classmates would like your school to sponsor a trip to Washington,
DC. How can you persuade your principal that this trip is a good idea?
What are two objections your principal might have to this trip?
How can you respond to each of these objections?
Situation Two: You notice a group of classmates teasing and harassing a much younger student.
This student is clearly getting very upset. How can you persuade them to stop?
What are two negative reactions your classmates might have to your intervention?
How can you prevent such negative reactions?
Situation Three: You and a group of friends would like to go to a movie on Saturday night. You
don’t have a car of your own, but sometimes your parents let you borrow theirs. How will you
persuade your parents to let you borrow the car?
What are two reasons your parents might give for you not using the car?
How can you be prepared to address each of these concerns?
Based on these situations, what are three ways anyone giving a persuasive speech can prepare?
