The organizational pattern that is especially effective for persuasive speeches that seek immediate action by listeners is:

• Monroe’s motivated sequence

Monroe’s motivated sequence is a five-step organizational pattern designed to persuade an audience to take immediate action. The five steps are:

1. Attention: Gain the audience’s attention and interest in the topic.
2. Need: Establish the existence of a problem or need that requires action.
3. Satisfaction: Provide a solution to the problem or need and explain how it will work.
4. Visualization: Help the audience imagine the positive outcomes of implementing the solution or the negative consequences of not taking action.
5. Action: Call the audience to take specific, immediate action to address the problem or need.