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TheArt of Public SpeakingWorkbook
INFORMATIVE
SPEECH TOPICS
As your textbook explains, there are limitless possibilities for speech topics-including topics you alreadyknow a lotabout, topics you wantto learnmore about,andtopics you discoverthroughone or another brainstorming procedure. you arehavingtrouble comingup with a topic for your informative If speech, check pages76-82 of the textbook for advice.The topics listed below are meantto provide an additional spur to your creativity as you think abouta subjectfor your speech.
advertising flamenco dancing fly fishing
aerobics
African literature Amelia Earhardt animal behavior antique furniture artificial intelligence
Geronimo gInseng glass
graffiti guitars gymnastics
asteroids
asthma Aztecs
headaches homeopathy
horse racing human genome project hurricanes interior design "' ~
bagpipes
ballet batik bats
bicycles
birth order
Internet
inventions Ireiand Japanesetea ceremony
braiding
Buddhism
cartography
Chinese New Year chiropractic civil rights movement
jazz
job interviews Judaism kayaking Koran Kwanzaa landscape architecture laughter lizards Malcolm X martial arts military service
Cleopatra computers cooking
Costa Rica
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cryogenics dams
Dead Sea scrolls
diamonds diets
dream catchers
motorcycles
mushrooms mythology music therapy national parks New Zealand nursing nutrition
druids
earthquakes Ellis Island engineering extraterrestrial i~telligence fencing fertility drugs fire prevention
opera
Olympic Games
oriental rugs parenting peppers pets photography physical therapy Picasso plastic surgery pyramids Quakers quicksand robots rock climbing rodeos ROTC Russianculture sharks sleepdeprivation Spain spiders stock market stress studyabroad sushi table tennis tattoos televisionnews Thailand tobacco Trail of Tears urbanplanning vegetarianism Venice volcanoes water women's health xerography Yosemite youth sports zoos