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A good Public Speaking 'informative' topic?
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enjoy bell woods
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I'm in your speech class. I'm the guy with the :lol 'tis a humor blog :lol sweatshirt.Santo said:Are you in my speech class?
That's more of a persuasive speech.impirius said:Why electronic voting machines that don't keep a paper record are a baaaad idea
Worked for me!
Santo said:Are you in my speech class?
Sure, why not? Anyway, let's see. I'm stumped... oh, one cool site with a load of topics.. http://www.essayworld.com/topics/154-009.html Hollywood dominance post World War 1 sounds like a cool topic. I don't know.
The main thing is the informative essay needs a central idea to it, so that I can work around it with supporting details. I'm really not sure of how much some of these 'essay' ideas have a central idea. Nothing drives em. I'm looking at an essay about the idea of "MEMES" right now. Basically like genes, passed down through generations.. yeah, been playing too much MGS2.. but for that I can't even get a grip around what I need to stres *sigh* Last thing I need for a speech is a topic without something to drive home.
Oh yeah... durrrr.demon said:That's more of a persuasive speech.
PROTIP: Don't go anywhere near MGS2 if you want your speech to be coherent and under 5 minutes.
Hmmm... [looks through RSS feeds]... maybe something about hybrid vehicle technology and its advantages and disadvantages? You could do some quick research and figure out at what point buying a hybrid would become a cost savings for an average driver.
impirius said:PROTIP: Don't go anywhere near MGS2 if you want your speech to be coherent and under 5 minutes.
Yeah, I realized that pretty much as soon as I did some research and looked for a point to drive home. Hybrid vehicles sound cool. I got such a lack of sleep right now I can't even formulate the essay but it's got a lot of advantages and works as something you need to inform people of. So yeah, thanks everyone. I submitted an outline for Hybrid vehicle technology.
MaverickX9
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I gave a persuasive speech stating that Elvis Presley was, in fact, alive.
I got an A, too.
I realize this doesn't help you at all, but it's the only thing I can contribute.
I'd just give a speech on something you know a ton about. I've given about 15 speeches through high school and college on Eric Clapton. I don't even have to write them, I just go from memory.
I got an A, too.
I realize this doesn't help you at all, but it's the only thing I can contribute.
I'd just give a speech on something you know a ton about. I've given about 15 speeches through high school and college on Eric Clapton. I don't even have to write them, I just go from memory.
ChennehCis
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BRD and HD-DVD
Some guy in my public speaking class did a informative speech on that topic, despite BRD being extremely dominant right now.
480p/720p/1080i/1080p explanation for future HDTV buyers, is another suggestion.
Are you allowed to use powerpoint? Obviously that would help explain things more clearly with organized visual aids
Some guy in my public speaking class did a informative speech on that topic, despite BRD being extremely dominant right now.
480p/720p/1080i/1080p explanation for future HDTV buyers, is another suggestion.
Are you allowed to use powerpoint? Obviously that would help explain things more clearly with organized visual aids
Mr. Blonde
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Ha I had to do that shit last semester. It wasso boring listening to everyone's speech on a speech day. But i had fun wearing a tie to talk about how much ass Mike Williams kicked at USC and I pissed half the class off when I gave a speech about why drugs should be legal.
I would do a speech addressing the needs of the developing world, and specifically whether debt forgiveness is a real solution for the dire needs of Sub-Saharan Africa. I would mention the case of Indonesia, generally considered a poor or "third world country." Indonesia's debt as a percentage of GDP reached 140%, around $144 billion. This is roughly three times the debt of all Sub-Saharan Africa. Nonetheless, it has receieved absolutely no debt relief but has managed to maintain a higher GDP growth rate than Sub-Saharan Africa since the collapse of its economy in 1997-98. Debt has declined from 140% of GDP to 50% today. The most developed countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia, have received no debt relief either. However, some of the worst performing African economies in the last five years, namely Liberia, were the ones to receive the most aid per capita. This requires a re-thinking of traditional development assitance on the part of industrialized nations. That's just what I would talk about.
Mr. Blonde said:Ha I had to do that shit last semester. It wasso boring listening to everyone's speech on a speech day. But i had fun wearing a tie to talk about how much ass Mike Williams kicked at USC and I pissed half the class off when I gave a speech about why drugs should be legal.
Hm, they're not too boring actually. Half are, half aren't. And it's always entertaining checking who freaks out or shakes the most. I don't shake really I don't think, but damn I can't say "hybrid vehicle technology" right if I say it more than once in a speech :lol But some of the bright spots were
"The FCC, so I hope you're all more confused following my speech"
"How Ice Cream is made" (This one rocked, dude worked for 4 years serving ice cream, never looked down once. Knew his shit and talked about little swirls you could put in or ways to make ice cream better)
"Ass fitting pants" (citing Sir Mix-alot to start, but telling people they have a choice how they want to accentuate their ass. Pointing out different dudes and chicks in class and their build ie. skinny ass, phat ass, muscular ass)
"How to survive a music festival"
As well as the usual legalize drugs.. 15 minute fact sheet, which was easily the funniest. We started looking at each other at about the 10 minute mark after much yawns and head laying. All of a sudden dudes couldn't hide their smile. Especially when in the same robotic tone, he went on to give a personal story about a friend named Jimmy who loved to race cars. And we started to chuckle, then bury our heads. The teacher tried to point to his watch, but the kid never looked up from his paper.
CVXFREAK said:Interesting, my informative speech is on Monday. About glazing ceramics. T_T
oh boy, you'll knock em dead with that one :lol I've had good speeches before but as general as this is, "informative anything", it's hard. Want a good grade in this class too. No reason I shouldn't be able to get an A, but I seriously can't do a speech where I just learned the stuff the other day. I have no confidence and I really can't speak well. I need something I know about.
If I had to make a suggestion, pick something that's not boring. Pick something that you can start with a grandiose introduction and then start going into individual points.
As for a topic, if your prof watches Saturday Night Live, would be feline aids. (The #1 Killer of Domestic Cats)
Also of note, I noticed that someone read off a paper...don't read off a paper. Have bullet form notes, have a couple of sentences and run with it. It makes it seem less structured, which makes even Hyberid Vehicle Technology seem very, very intriiguing and fun.
As for a topic, if your prof watches Saturday Night Live, would be feline aids. (The #1 Killer of Domestic Cats)
Also of note, I noticed that someone read off a paper...don't read off a paper. Have bullet form notes, have a couple of sentences and run with it. It makes it seem less structured, which makes even Hyberid Vehicle Technology seem very, very intriiguing and fun.
MadraptorMan
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My informative speech was a couple weeks ago, and I got a B on it. I just copped out and did tae kwon-do since it was something I was very knowledgeable about already.
J2 Cool said:oh boy, you'll knock em dead with that one :lol I've had good speeches before but as general as this is, "informative anything", it's hard. Want a good grade in this class too. No reason I shouldn't be able to get an A, but I seriously can't do a speech where I just learned the stuff the other day. I have no confidence and I really can't speak well. I need something I know about.
It's a topic I know a lot about, which is a criterion the professor encouraged the class to take. In fact, part of grade hedges on establishing our credibility.
In retrospect, I would have chosen piracy. :lol
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