How do I convince people to buy an iPhone?

[ucsdmac]

I'm currently taking public speaking and I have to do a speech to persuade for my final. I decided to do mine on persuading people to buy an iphone. We did a questionnaire and it turns out the majority of people do not want to buy one because it is either too expensive or they are already on a long term contract with a different service provider. In those cases, how would you go about persuading them to buy an iphone? :)

[Sky Blue]

Tell them to get 2 jobs

[DeaconGraves]

Wouldn't this technically be cheating on your final?

[siurpeeman]

honestly, i'd pick a different topic. but if you're sticking to this one, i'd emphasize the internet in your pocket feature. everybody has a phone, and everyone has an ipod. what the iphone really offers is the "real internet" in your pocket and everywhere email in a slick user experience that can't be matched.

but again, i'd pick a different topic.

[superstrikertwo]

Wouldn't this technically be cheating on your final?

That's what I was thinking.

[ubersalad]

I'm currently taking public speaking and I have to do a speech to persuade for my final. I decided to do mine on persuading people to buy an iphone. We did a questionnaire and it turns out the majority of people do not want to buy one because it is either too expensive or they are already on a long term contract with a different service provider. In those cases, how would you go about persuading them to buy an iphone? :)

If you have issues with this topic, then you probably don't know enough about iPhone and shouldn't be using one.

[extraextra]

So you're trying to convince people to purchase something they can't afford?(maybe going deeper into debt?) Tell them to stop eating so much, that will free up $30 extra a month. As for the ETF for leaving a provider early, I dunno. For $175 you could nearly buy another iPhone so...

You know what, I'd watch a couple of keynotes, and take notes as to how Steve Jobs sucks people into the RDF. There are videos on YouTube explaining the technique too.


In all honesty :p I'd choose a different topic.

[jediistar]

Pick specific topics, like internet, attachments, email and then do a compare and contrast against various competitiors, blackberry, palm, windows mobile...this is actually a pretty simple argument to make. Whether or not its actually convincing is irrelevant. The right person speaking with the right facts could convince anyone of anything.

[BigD58]

I would say that the iphone is a all in 1 device and is the future of technology. The iPhone is probly the best inventine since the macintosh. And as one of the above posters said I would also state that you have the full Internet in your pocket. Good luck on your final!:D

[markgamber]

Isn't talking people into stuff they don't need for a price they can't afford the American way? Look at all the SUVs that never leave the street, never take a grade steeper than half a degree and never have more than one person in them. Or the $750,000 McMansions with two people in them and unfurnished room after unfurnished room. Paris Hilton. Hummer. I couldn't think of a more perfect topic than the iPhone. :D

[DiamondMac]

I don't convince people

They look at the phone and play with it and are convinced themselves