Question

Skylar is giving a presentation to encourage classmates to write letters to their congressional representatives to voice their opinions on a new legislative bill that is going to be voted on in a few weeks. This is what type of speech?

Answer 1

Answer: This is an example of a SPEECH TO ACTUATE.

Explanation: Speech to actuate refers to a speech given for the purpose of motivation, persuasion, convincing, etc an audience to some form of action. They are designed to encourage a particular behavior.

Encouraging classmates to write letters to their congressional representatives to voice their opinions on a new legislative bill that is going to be voted is an example of a speech to actuate.