CHOOSING A TOPIC

Getting started is easier said than done. How do you choose an interesting topic while meeting the requirements? We've compiled a list of topics to get you started.

 

INTRODUCTION  |   INFORMATIVE   |   PERSUASIVE | MONROE

(This is only a suggested list of topics. Your mentors and instructor can help you brainstorm additional topics of interest.)


Monroe’s Policy Speech

  • Attendance Policies

  • Change school start times

  • Downsize schools/classrooms

  • Dress codes

  • Different Types of Taxes (such as “sin” and vehicle)

  • Emergency Procedures

  • Federal government and Education

  • Financial assistance for students

  • High school service learning programs

  • Improving the active learning curve in education

  • Maintaining discipline on college campuses

  • Merit pay for teachers

  • Privacy Policies

  • Requirement of school physical education

  • Schools should teach both creationism and evolutionism theories

  • School uniforms

  • Teachers and tenure

  • College Tuition

  • Visitation rules at your university/college

  • Adoptees Right-to-Know Law

  • Affirmative action

  • Agricultural Policy

  • Agricultural subsidies damage African nations

  • Should you judge people by their appearance?

  • Climate change policies

  • Counter-Terrorism

  • Crime Prevention

  • Defend budget priorities

  • Defense Policy

  • Domestic Violence Drug Policy

  • Drug testing in the workplace

  • E-Balloting

  • Economic Growth/Development

  • Election Reform

  • Eminent Domain

  • Foreign agenda for the United Nations

  • Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech

  • Flood victims' Reform

  • Foreign Policy

  • Gambling age should be lowered

  • Gambling Policies

  • Global Warming Laws

  • Health Care Policy and Administration

  • Identification Protocols

  • Immigration Laws and/or Regulations

  • Internet Regulation

  • Pornography may be found on the internet

  • Language Policy

  • Legalize prostitution

  • National Tobacco Settlement

  • Net Neutrality

  • Obstruction of justice laws

  • Parliamentary terms should be limited

  • The Patriot Act

  • Pension Reform

  • Prisoners' Reform

  • Skateboarding Policies

  • Social Security Reform

  • Taxation of the super rich

  • Tax Reform

  • Technical loopholes in law

  • Teen Dating Violence Laws

  • Trying children as adults

  • U.S Policy toward Cuba

  • VA demerit point system (driving)

  • Voting system (electoral college)

  • Voter registration and absentee ballot

  • Welfare Reform

  • Whistleblower procedure

  • Art censorship

  • Animal Welfare

  • Animal Rights

  • Birth contraception should be freely prescribed in drugstores

  • Break periods

  • Censorship of Music

  • Equal Employment Opportunities

  • Expanding Oil and Gas drilling

  • Harassment Precautions

  • Job discrimination based on hair color/style

  • The number of women promoted should not be artificial

  • Our constitution protects hate speech

  • Organ Transplants

  • Pornography on the internet

  • Police Brutality

  • Political organizations should be forbidden at campuses

  • Racism and Racial Slurs

  • Recycling helps against the greenhouse effect

  • Recycling rules

  • Religion and Law

  • Save Wildlife

  • Sensor policy on the use of the internet

  • Sex education should be the parents' responsibilities

  • Sexist images of women should be banned

  • Smokers should be treated like drug addicts

  • Smoking and Non-Smoking Areas

  • Texting and driving should be penalized

  • What should be the minimum age for the voter?

  • Women in the military

  • Work Hours

  • Aggregate Productivity

  • Client complaints

  • Conflict of Interest

  • Company Policy on computer usage

  • Controlling transportation fairs

  • Hygiene Standards

  • Medical examination

  • Photo policies

  • Sticking to the scheduled work hours and no two-hour lunches

  • Technological Change

  • Videotaping in the workplace

  • Should teachers and students be friends on social networks?

  • Should students be permitted to eat during classes?

  • Why classes in school should only be 45 minutes long

  • Why travel is beneficial to education

  • Teachers should be paid more

  • Why we should save the birds

  • Why whales should not be hunted for food.

  • Should female students be allowed to play on male sports teams?

  • Why college students should be careful about what they put on social media.

  • Should the spelling bee be on ESPN?