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
Question of Fact | Question of Value | Special Occasion | Group Presentation
(This is only a suggested list of topics. Your mentors and instructor can help you brainstorm additional topics of interest.)
Persuasive Speech: Special Occasion
Best man or Maid of Honor Wedding Toast
High School or College Commencement
Eulogy for historical figure
Acceptance speech for Award
Acceptance speech for scholarship
Acceptance speech for Nobel Prize or Pulitzer Prize
Speech at company annual banquet
Speech at employee retirement party
Speech as newly appointed company president to employees
Keynote address at important gathering
Present employee of the year award
Speech at your own birthday party
Speech at a relative or friend’s birthday party
Farewell address
Your own retirement speech
End of year new year speech
Speech of apology for a wrongdoing
A speech of justification for an action
Public relations speech