Speech Topics

Archive for June, 2008

Here you will find public speaking topics for persuasive or informative public speaking speeches.

Informative Speech Topics:

• The Tour De France Can Not Without Doping.
• Munchausen’S Syndrome: Seek Treatment For Illnesses You Don’T Have.
• Strategic Use Of Business Intelligence.
• Filmmaker Michael Moore.
• What Do Our Kidneys Do?
• Pulitzer Prizes For Books Published In The Us.
• An Online Spell Checker Isn’t Enough For Your Research Paper Essay.
• Brain And Spinal Cord Inflammation.
• How District Attorneys Combat Violent Crime.
• How to Design Wedding Cakes.
• Barter Exchange Has Contemporary Relevance.

Persuasive Speech Topics:

• The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
• Miss World Contest.
• Famous Bollywood Actresses.
• St Patrick’s Day, Traditional Irish Holiday Celebrated On March 17.
• The Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
• Herbal Remedies For Common Diseases.
• Diplomatic Immunity Issues In Dictatorial Systems Based On Military Power.
• E Coli Bacteria.
• Back Pain Is Caused By A Spinal Problem.
• Badminton Doubles Rules.
• Hair Loss In Humans Might Be Reversible.
• The Moscow Theatre Siege.
• Alternative Remedies For The Treatment Of Avian Influenza.
• 80 Percent Of Men Suffer From Prostate Cancer.
• The Difference Between Dolphins And Porpoises.
• Mind Control In Your Back Yard.
• Diabetes Risk Factors and Complications.
• The Ideal Barbecue and Steak Sauce Recipe.
• Why We Need To Worry About Avalanches.
• Avandia Drug Side Effects And Indications.
• Buy Economic Durable Goods And Save The World!
• The Indoor Cultivation Of Chinese Bamboo.
• The Gulf War Syndrome.
• Benchmarking Methodologies of Quality.
• The Secret Service Federal Law Enforcement Agency.
• Names And Meanings For Naming Girls And Boys Babies.
• Build A Home Bar!
• Graduation Party Ideas for Entertaining Your Guests.
• Barbie and Ken Fashion.
• What Are Reformed Baptist Churches?
• Private Detectives.
• Actors Who Have Played James Bond.
• Poisonous Spiders.
• Biometric Technologies Make A Human Bar Code Possible.
• Miscarriages Of Justice and Shortcomings Of The Criminal Justice System.

Finding a persuasive speech topic itself is not difficult. But to get your listeners really change their views or to convince them to act or to agree with your opinion and solutions is another story.

Here’s how to develop and narrow down a persuasive speech idea.

Steps

1. Determine who your listeners are because the more controversial persuasive speech topics you choose, the harder it will be to convince them. Figure out the social-economic status of your audience. How old are they? Males, females, ethnicity? What is their political, educational, religious status? What are their needs and interests?

2. Note down why the topic of your choice interests you and what your clear opinion is.

3. Answer these questions: What is attitude of your public towards your persuasive speech topic? Why do they have to agree or act? Can you make the topic more relevant to them?

4. Provide evidence, hard facts, statistics, new figures, illustrations, quotations, definitions. Ask yourself, why do I think something is true or false?

5. Appeal to the morality and values of your listeners. Why do you like or dislike something? Why do your listeners have to agree that something is right or wrong, moral or immoral, valuable or worthless? Why do you want to convince them?

6. Offer examples the public will recognize, try to find common ground on related subjects and expert testimonies, and compare your idea with oppositional ideas.

7. If you suggest a change of policy then persuade that there is a problem and get the audience to agree with your solution.

8. Appeal to human needs, to reason and to emotion. Summarize the present situation, the causes and the negative effects everybody will recognize. Then present your solution to solve the problem.

9. Set the goal of your persuasive speech topic. Formulate it in a single phrase.

Examples: Fact claim: I want to persuade that the aging population has negative effects on the economy. Value claim: I want to persuade that metal detectors in schools violate the rights of students. Policy claim: I want to persuade the public that arranged marriages should be outlawed.

10. Turn your goal into an effective persuasive speech topic statement that is clearly identifying your message.

The Aging Population Hurts The Economy, Metal Detectors In Schools Violate Students’ Rights and Arranged Marriages Should Be Outlawed are examples of a catchy persuasive speech topic statements.

Tips:

• Definition of a persuasive speech topic: It has to state or claim facts, values or policies in order to get your listeners change their views or to convince them to act or to agree with your opinion and solutions. Tip: persuade and not just inform.