TopAbstain from pre-marital sexApply Stage MakeupAthletic Shoe is MadeAthletics: training, conditioning, stretching, etc.Balance Your CheckbookBrush Teeth CorrectlyBuild a DeckCare for A Goldfish/pets/tropical fish, etc.Care for a tattooChoose a WineChoose the Right Daycare For YouClay WhistleColor HairConduct a Business MeetingConquer HomesicknessCPRCrochetCross-StitchDance MoveDevelop Own PicturesDo Income TaxesDrive a Golf BallEndotracheal intubationEngine WorksEtch GlassExercises: at home or in gym, stretching,Finish a Shelf in a Marbled LookFish (w/ different Rods & Reels)Flower LeiFly a Model AirplaneFold an American FlagGather Autographs from Famous PeopleGrow & Maintain DreadlocksHealth: lifestyle,Heimlich ManeuverHome Blood Sugar TestHyper-extended Toe TouchInexpensive DateInvest Your MoneyJumpstart a CarKeep a Slo-pitch Softball Scoresheet

Lift Fingerprints from a Crime SceneMacrameMake a Bunny Rabbit Out of a WashclothMake A CandleMake Arts & CraftsMake Curtains without sewingMake hair bowsMake PaperMake PotteryManage Your StressMusical InstrumentOrigamiPaint for a ProfitPaper MachePerform a Card TrickPerform an Optical IllusionPlay a musical instrumentPlay ChessPlay Role-Playing GamesPolice Radar WorksPrevent Home FiresPrevent the endangerment of animalsPrivate InvestigatorPurchase StocksRead a Weather MapRead Astrological Charts/BirthdatesRead Tarot CardsRecycleRegister to VoteRepair a Hole in the WallReplace a Light SwitchRock ClimbSave MoneyScratchboard ArtSelf-Breast ExamSight-read MusicSpot a Counterfeit BillStart a Club on CampusStudy EffectivelySwiss SeatTake Blood PressureTake Care of Your Yard

Tend to an Eye InjuryThrow a JavelinThrow Clay on the WheelTint Your Car WindowsTreat an Unconscious PersonTune an Electric Bass GuitarUnderstand football, baseball, sports, etc.Use of MusketUse PowerPoint (advanced features)Use Sign LanguageWallpaperWebpages (design, maintain, etc).Work & Manipulate a puppet

Informative Speech TopicsTop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Aborigines of AustraliaAfrican MusicAlzheimer's DiseaseAmateur RadioAncient Egyptian ReligionAndy WarholAnemiaAnorexia NervosaArchitectureAsthmaAstrologyAstroturf in SportsAtomic BombsAvoid StressBabe RuthBackpacking/HikingBarbadosBaseballBermuda TriangleBest Toys for KidsBinge DrinkingBlack Panther (Political Party)Black PlagueBlood

Breast Care/CancerBroken FingersBuddhismBullfightingCancerCanine Parvo VirusCar StereosCardiovascular DiseaseComic booksCongenital HypothyroidismContraceptivesCredit ReportsCulture of Hip-HopDangers of Airbags to KidsDangers of Credit CardsDangers of FoodDartsDate RapeDelta-Blues GuitarDepressionDiabetesDiamondsDifferent Drawing MethodsDrawingDress for a Job InterviewDuck DecoyingElectronic CommerceEngland (places to visit)Famous People of ImportanceFemale Genital MutilationFuneralsGalapagos IslandsGambling AddictionsGang ViolenceGhandiGoGo MusicGolfGreenhouse EffectHawaiiHeart MurmurHerpesHinduism

Historical EventsHistorical PeopleHistory of BoxingHistory of MusicHockeyHolocaustHong KongHotel SecurityHTML (computers)HurricanesHypnosisImportance of a FatherImportance of CommunicationIndus Valley CivilizationInfluence of Rap MusicInvesting in Comic BooksIrish FolkloresIslamJunkanooJuvenile OffendersKarateKnee SurgeryKwanzaaLatvia (country)Living in SeattleMaine Coon CatsMemoryMeningitisMoroccoMorticiansMovie DistributionMuckrakersNBA Sweet-16Neutering/Spaying AnimalsOlympic GamesOn-Line Computer TrainingOsteoporosisPele, Hawaiian GoddessPhysical TherapyPlaces to go in VirginiaPolice BrutalityR.O.T.C

RastafarianismRegular Health Check-UpsRemote Control Racing CarsRheumatoid ArthritisRoanoake IslandSalem Witch Hunt/TrialsSatanismSchizophreniaScoliosisSewing MachineShaken Baby SyndromeShinglesShroud of TurinSickle Cell AnemiaSkin CancerSleep DeprivationSnorkelingSport of CurlingStar Trek/Star WarsStrokesSudden Infant Death SyndromeSunglass LensesSurrogate MotherhoodTattooingTheory of Yin/YangThree Creation Stories of ReligionTrinidadUnabomberUrban RenewalUrinary Tract InfectionsVirgin IslandsVocal FoldsWater SafetyWhat to Look for in a MasseuseWhite-Tailed DeerWiccaWorking Class SkinheadWorldwide Human OverpopulationWriting for Money

Persuasive Speech TopicsTopAdoptionAliens ExistAllergies Effect YouAnimals Have EmotionsAttend Historically Black CollegesBe a MentorBe Responsible VotersBicyclists: Respect themBiking is CleanBombing of HiroshimaBook BanningCampaign Finance ReformCensorshipChild SupportChristopher Columbus: Friend or Foe?CloningCollective SocietyCommunity InvolvementContinue Education After High SchoolCorporate PrivatizationCreative sentencingCultsDangers of Fast FoodsDisciplining ChildrenDivorceDNA: Harvesting for IdentificationDon't Drop Out of CollegeDon't get Married Until you're 25Electronic MoneyExerciseFemale Genital MutilationFetal Tissue ResearchFlat TaxFunding to the ArtsGamblingGenetic Discrimination is a ProblemGo to Hockey GamesHealthy Eating

Help Inner-city YouthHelp the Humane SocietyHelping the Poor/Needy/HomelessHome SafetyHomeschoolingHunter's RightsImmigration ControlImmunizationsImprove Voter Turn-outInclusion (handicap in Classes)Joining Fraternities/SororitiesLearn CPRLearn to SwimLiving on Your OwnLiving WillsMusic Education Programs for ChildrenNudity in ArtOrgan DonationParking on CampusPaternity LeavePeaceful ProtestPit Bull FightingPolitical ActivismPractice YogaPrevent IlliteracyPrison ReformPro Athletes Make Too Much MoneyProcrastinationPublic vs. Private SchoolsPuppy MillsRead to ChildrenRecyclingReport Abuse: child, sexual, etc.RitalinSetting Personal GoalsSpirit of GivingSteroidsStop Child AbuseSupport Women's Athletic Events/ProgramsTake First Aid TrainingTeach Gun SafetyTeen Curfews

Teen Suicide (help them)The Real Meaning of ChristmasTransracial AdoptionTV Effects Our LivesUse of Astroturf in SportsUse of Electric VehiclesUse Soy ProductsVolunteeringVote for a candidateWelfare Reform

Policy Speech TopicsTopAdoptees Right-to-Know LawArt CensorshipAttendance Policies (School, Work, etc.)Car TaxCensorship of MusicChange K- School Start TimesDownsizing Schools/ClassroomsEminent DomainFemale Genital MutilationGambling Age should be LoweredGlobal Warming LawsHigh School Service Learning ProgramsJob Discrimination based on Hair Color/StyleLegalize ProstitutionObstruction of Justice LawsPolice BrutalityPornographyPornography on the InternetRacism and Racial Slurs (1st Amendment)Regulation of the InternetSchool UniformsSkateboarding PoliciesTeachers and TenureTechnical Loopholes in LawTeen Dating Violence Laws StrengthenedTrying Children as AdultsVA Demerit Point System (driving)

Visitation Rules at your University/CollegeVoting System (electoral college)Women in the Military

Infomercial TopicsTop

 

E.V.I.L.(Exceptional Villain Intelligence League): Mentoring service to help take over the world, a la Pinky & the Brain

Central Idea: To persuade the audience to use this service where we provide henchmen consulting, lair construction plans and materials, rare materials supply, up to date information on international government activities, access to our extensive network of informants and clients.

Chick Magnet 3000 Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to purchase this product in order to not be awkward with girls.

DAAPP: The tool that makes you cool!

Specific Purpose : To persuade the audience to purchase the tool that makes you cool by offering you your personal theme music.

Wood-B-Gone Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to buy the product that will get rid of a guy's "wood" at inopportune times.

R & K's Escort Service (legal)

Specific Purpose: To persuade girls to buy this service so they can dance with a man who knows different kinds of dances.

DateSaver Mints Central Idea: To convince the audience to purchase our product, DateSavers, because it is cheap, easy to use, and it works for both males and females.

I-Pill Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to purchase the pill that makes you invisible.

Courtney "Cowgirl" Calhoun's Freak Kit

Central Idea: To purchase this Freak Kit because it can turn a nice girl into a wild woman and because it can bring excitement back into a dull sex life.

Trible's Personal Greatness Video

Central Idea: We will persuade you to buy this by telling you about a business woman who made her company physically fit, how an upperclassman likes living off campus better due to freedom, how a businessman bought out other companies to better his business, and how kicking out nontraditional students

means more freshman and money.

The Mind Changing Machine

Specific Purpose: To persuade people to buy the machine that changes people's minds to your point of view.

Love Potion #4.5 Specific Purpose: To convince the audience to buy the love potion that works for 1/2 the American population.

Can of Whoop-Ass Specific Purpose: To persuade our audience to buy a can of Whoop-Ass to obtain instant strength, increase defense, and great gift ideas!

The "What-The" Specific Purpose: To persuade them to buy the product that turns back time and changes a bad situation into a good one.

Remote against boring teachers

Specific Purpose: To convince them they need this remote to stop teachers from being boring.

 

 

 

Speech Topics To Avoid!Top

The following are not everything, but should avoided! If in doubt, please ask me.

While I have asked that the following topics should be avoided in class, if you believe these topics are important enough to speak publically about, then I encourage you to become civically involved in organizations that support these causes and use that opportunity to take what you've learned in this class and speak about them in those forums.

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