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tiffybird24 · Post by **tiffybird24** » October 26, 2004, 4:44 pm

i am currently in that dreaded class of public speaking. we are on our third speech which is suposed to be completely informative speech. the only thing is that i can't think of anything to speak on that most people would like listnining to. so i am asking for help on this. does anyone have any good idea's for a good informative speech. if you do you would be great help and i would love you forever.

Fried Squirrel · Post by **Fried Squirrel** » October 26, 2004, 4:51 pm

We are on our third speech too. It really sucks. As far as topics, these are some my teacher suggested: Stem Cell Research, Hydrogen powered automobiles, Cloning, Homeland Security, and the Supreme Court. Not sure how interesting an audience would find them.

Some choices others in my class are doing: CPR, sleep deprivation, and college debt.

Hope this helps you come up with an idea.

Sam · Post by **Sam** » October 26, 2004, 4:58 pm

Im doing child abuse for my 3rd speech. I found lots of good resources (including classified crap that I permanent markered the names out of) to use from my work so it should be interesting.

Hmmm, do a speech on BearNotes!

the_red_chimp · Post by **the_red_chimp** » October 26, 2004, 5:13 pm

Not the American Diet. There's about 6 people doing it.

Chreteau · Post by **Chreteau** » October 26, 2004, 5:32 pm

I'm with Sam. Do a speech on BearNotes.

Fried Squirrel · Post by **Fried Squirrel** » October 26, 2004, 5:52 pm

Great idea, except for that whole lack of sources thing. Anyway I am doing mine on cloning. Have absolutely no clue what to talk about though.

Chreteau · Post by **Chreteau** » October 26, 2004, 6:12 pm

There are plenty of sources for BearNotes.

"As quoted on the restroom wall in Siceluff ..."

tiffybird24 · Post by **tiffybird24** » October 27, 2004, 10:25 am

thanks for the help and all the ideas.

Fried Squirrel · Post by **Fried Squirrel** » October 28, 2004, 7:38 pm

Speaking of speeches, anyone have any advice on visual aids? I am absolutely clueless on what to use and how to use it.

tiffybird24 · Post by **tiffybird24** » October 29, 2004, 6:43 pm

there is that section in the book but it confused me more than anything...what is your topic and maybe i could help a little.

Fried Squirrel · Post by **Fried Squirrel** » October 29, 2004, 7:06 pm

Cloining.

Kenshiro · Post by **Kenshiro** » October 29, 2004, 9:45 pm

I made my third and fourth speeches easier on myself by first picking an issue I could inform on, and then using the same topic for speech 4. For my last two speeches, I did the PATRIOT Act.

Two strategies that might work out:

1. Base it off something you like, like a hobby or something. I saw a lot of people do well with that; say, if it was baseball, they'd talk about their favorite team for speech 3, then, say, argue against Pete Rose being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for speech 4.

2. Go to a news site, like Yahoo News, drudgereport.com, local newspaper, whatever...look at the top ten stories and pick your issue based on which article sounds most appealing.

Fried Squirrel · Post by **Fried Squirrel** » October 29, 2004, 10:03 pm

The guy teaching my class was pretty specific on what he wanted. He told me I couldn't do a speech on a hobby because it was not "significant" or "relevant" to the audience. He also rejected several other topics that were interesting.

Chreteau · Post by **Chreteau** » October 30, 2004, 12:35 am

Fried Squirrel wrote:The guy teaching my class was pretty specific on what he wanted. He told me I couldn't do a speech on a hobby because it was not "significant" or "relevant" to the audience. He also rejected several other topics that were interesting.

In that case, do something on censorship and intolerance within higher education.

Sam · Post by **Sam** » November 15, 2004, 11:16 am

Looks like Sam is headed to the Public Speaking Showcase at the end of the semester. Anyone have any stories or info about this??

Oh my.....