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Teacher Tips and Answers

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2. Pick your topic carefully.

Once you know what kind of speech you’ll be giving, you need to choose an appropriate topic. Ask yourself these questions:

  • What do I know a lot about?
  • What would I like to know more about?
  • What do I enjoy doing?
  • What do I like to read about?
  • What do I talk about with my friends?

(See “Selecting and Collecting” on pages 35–44 for more help.)

3. Narrow your topic.

Let’s say that because you love horses, you’ve chosen “horses” as the general subject of your speech. Next, you need to narrow your subject to a specific topic that’s just right for the speech. Here are some examples:

Speech to Inform

For an informational speech, you could describe how to take care of a horse, or you could talk about different kinds of horses.

Speech to Demonstrate

For a demonstration speech, you could show your audience how to saddle and bridle a horse, or you could show them how to braid a horse’s mane for a horse show.

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