Here are 38 different prompts for students of English (intermediate-advanced level) to prepare a speech and practice their speaking abilities.

1. SPEECH DAY
Here are some prompts for students to develop a speech in front of their class. As
for the evaluation criteria here is the rubric. Remember to talk to for a length of 3-
4 minutes.
You can record the speech you were given in an audio file:
GRADEPronunciation
x3
Vocabulary
x2
Grammar
x2
Creativity &
Originality x2
Time
x1
It is your graduation day at school. You have to give the final
speech representing all students in front of them, teachers
and families.
It is your 60th
birthday and all your extended family get
together to celebrate it. Give a speech to thank them
remembering all the good / moments.
You are the boss of a small company. After some years
struggling with payments, debts and so on, you have
decided to close for business. Get your workers together
and tell them your decision and why.
You are the director of an elite summer school. Welcome
your international students for a new edition and tell them
some of the novelties prepared for them.
You are the mayor of a small town opening a community
swimming-pool after a long delay of 6 years. The media are
here to cover the event and you want to minimize / justify
this delay with other information.
You have decided to leave your university studies. It isn't
what you want for yourself right now. You have to tell your
parents your decision, justify it and tell them what you
plan to do now.
You are a famous politician in trouble. You were caught
smuggling money to a bank account in Switzerland. You
have been advised to go public in a press conference to say
you are sorry and project a positive image of yourself and
your party.
You are a famous football player is a press conference.
After some extremely good seasons, this year your results
are awful and your addiction to drugs is the reason why.
Tell your followers about your addiction and how you plan
to stop it in order to be yourself again.
You are a students' representative at the school council
board and you want to tell the other members some of the
problems students are complaining about these days as
well as some possible solutions.
You are a young artist and, after some months of hard
work, you will present your first public exhibition in a local
museum to family, friends and public in general.
Your son/daughter has been being bullied at school for
some months and you are fed up. After talking to the
teacher, you are going to talk to the bullies' parents. Tell
them how the family is feeling; how you are dealing with the
situation, what you want them to do...
It is the Oscars ceremony and after some previous
nominations, you have finally won an Oscar for... Prepare
your speech, thanking friends, family and colleagues, etc.,
talk about your humble origins, your sacrifices, your job...
You are the community president and have to prepare the
speech for your neighbours before you leave the
presidency. Include information about the actions carried
out, problems faced, and things still to be done...
You applied for the “Amancio Ortega Foundation”
scholarship and now you have to give a speech explaining
why you think you deserve this grant to study in Canada
or the USA for a year with all the expenses paid for.

2. It is your first day as a police chief in a different police
station. Have a meeting with all your officers to introduce
yourself, present your goals, encourage them, etc.
You belong to a volunteer group and are going to a school
to tell secondary school students about the risk and
dangers of drunk driving, drugs and driving, etc. Tell your
personal story and try to convince them to do differently.
You are the father/mother of a big family and you have been
facing some economic problems in the last years. Get all
the family together to tell them about the terrible situation,
actions to be taken, changes for the worse, etc.
You are the teacher in a deprived neighbourhood in a city.
Your students aren't really into learning at all but you want
to teach them a special lesson on the bleak future they
will face with no education, warn them about some
possible consequences, possible options...
You are a hotel manager. The summer season is about to
begin and you have to talk to the staff to promote team
work, encourage them, etc.
You are responsible for a group of USA teenagers visiting
Spain as part of their training period. Welcome them to
Spain and comment on important things to take into
account, stereotypes, cultural differences, etc.
You are the coach of a first division football club and after
some really successful seasons you announce in a press
conference your resignation for personal reasons.
After some years of struggle and hard times, you have
just won a big lottery prize. Tell your friends and family
gathered in a bar about your future plans, projects, etc.
After the last school evaluation, your results are really awful.
Prepare the speech you will tell your parents, try to justify
yourself, express your willingness to do better in the future,
etc.
Your best friend is getting married and asked you to give a
speech after the ceremony. Do your best to be funny,
entertaining, moving, etc.
After 30 years working in the same company it is high time
to retire. Prepare a speech for your workmates about all the
good and bad moments you have spent together.
You are an elite sportsperson getting a little bit too old for
top competitions. You have made up your mind and this
will be your last season. Give a speech about your past
achievements, good and bad moments, plans for the
future, etc.
After some difficult years in your life, you have made up
your mind and will commit suicide in a few days. Prepare an
audio saying goodbye to your loved ones, explain you do it,
how you feel, etc.
Your best friend is getting married in two months and
today is the stag / hen party. Prepare a speech for him/her
with his/her achievements, memories, good and bad
times, etc.
After a short relationship, you are pregnant but you are just
a teenager. Record an audio file telling your parents what
happen, what are your future plans, etc.
Your parents are holding their 50th
wedding anniversary.
All the family members are getting together in a restaurant
to celebrate it. Prepare a speech to honour them.
After two years of severe addiction to alcohol, you have
made up your mind and will go to an AA (Anonymous
Alcoholics) meeting. Explain how you began your addiction,
what problems has alcohol brought to your life, how your life
has been affected, what are your goals now, etc.
You suffer from a terminal illness and you are in more and
more agony day after day. You have made up your mind
and will go to Switzerland for euthanasia. Record an audio
file saying good-bye to your family and friends explaining
why you do it.
After six years of relationship, you want to break up with
your partner. You are not brave enough to do it face-to-face
so record an audio file explaining why you do it.
You have been accused of a crime you did not commit.
Prepare your defence, giving details and evidence to
support your innocence.

3. After the last elections, you as the leader of the winning
political party will give a speech tonight to celebrate your
victory. Tell your audience how you feels, your immediate
plans, etc.
A loved one of yours has recently died and you want to
prepare a speech to be delivered at his/her burial. Take
into account different events in her/his life, feelings, etc.
You are an elite sport person who after a serious accident is
having trouble to get back on track. You want to give a
public speech telling the efforts you are making, the
difficulties you are facing, the lack of sponsors, etc. You also
want to give a message of courage and support to people
who are fighting like you.
You are the coach of a sport team. Things aren´t going
very well lately in your club. There is a lot of pressure
(supporters, sponsors…). Give a speech to your team just
before the match today. Try to cheer them up no matter
the previous defeats and the hard times.