Public speaking workbook


   

Charting Interests for Topic Selection

1. Occupations I’m interested in are:

2. My top five hobbies are:

3. My favorite classes are:

4. My favorite current events are:

5. I would like to travel to:

6. I like to read about:

7. My favorite movies and TV shows are:

8. My favorite music and musical artists are:

9. A historical or currently living figure I admire is:

10. Here are two things I’d change about the world if I could:

11. Here are several speech topics I’d rather NOT hear about: (Please give a reason for each.)

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Possible Speech Topics

List five possible topics for your informative speech:

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List five possible topics for your visual aid speech and possible visual aids for each:

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List five possible topics for your group speech:

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List five possible topics for your persuasive speech:

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