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BAD CHOICES
1. Overwhelm with technicalities
2. Overload with information
3. Lack focus
4. Underwhelm with trivialities
5. Are difficult to research
6. Talk down to listeners or over their
heads
7. Offend listeners
Commemorative
1. Divide the audience
2. Bore listeners
3. Lack inspiration
4. Lack passion or knowledge
Informative
1. Stir controversy or present one side
2. Share little new or useful information
Persuasive
1. Are non-controversial
2. Seek only passive agreement
3. Focus on global, unsolvable issues
4. Advocate for groups with weak ethos
5. Discuss insignificant problems
6. Promote unnecessary actions; the
problem solves itself or a solution
already exists (ex: a “texting while driving
law” is unnecessary because it’s already
covered under distracted driving)
GOOD CHOICES
1. Show passion and interest
2. Demonstrate credibility
3. Match audience interest and prior
knowledge
4. Meet the time limit and assignment
5. Relate to the audience
Commemorative
1. Create a community of listeners
2. Use topic as a metaphor for life
lessons
3. Involve storytelling and heroes
Informative
1. Teach new or helpful information
2. Add value
3. Present an interesting angle
4. Remain neutral or unbiased
Persuasive
1. Show commitment
2. Keep listeners’ interests at heart
3. Address an actual problem
4. Seek an ethical solution
5. Seek action
6. Ask for small, concrete, doable
changes
Choosing a
SPEECH TOPIC

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How to Choose a Topic

  • 1. BAD CHOICES 1. Overwhelm with technicalities 2. Overload with information 3. Lack focus 4. Underwhelm with trivialities 5. Are difficult to research 6. Talk down to listeners or over their heads 7. Offend listeners Commemorative 1. Divide the audience 2. Bore listeners 3. Lack inspiration 4. Lack passion or knowledge Informative 1. Stir controversy or present one side 2. Share little new or useful information Persuasive 1. Are non-controversial 2. Seek only passive agreement 3. Focus on global, unsolvable issues 4. Advocate for groups with weak ethos 5. Discuss insignificant problems 6. Promote unnecessary actions; the problem solves itself or a solution already exists (ex: a “texting while driving law” is unnecessary because it’s already covered under distracted driving) GOOD CHOICES 1. Show passion and interest 2. Demonstrate credibility 3. Match audience interest and prior knowledge 4. Meet the time limit and assignment 5. Relate to the audience Commemorative 1. Create a community of listeners 2. Use topic as a metaphor for life lessons 3. Involve storytelling and heroes Informative 1. Teach new or helpful information 2. Add value 3. Present an interesting angle 4. Remain neutral or unbiased Persuasive 1. Show commitment 2. Keep listeners’ interests at heart 3. Address an actual problem 4. Seek an ethical solution 5. Seek action 6. Ask for small, concrete, doable changes Choosing a SPEECH TOPIC