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WHERE CAN I FIND A TOPIC?
With informative topics...the sky is the limit. Just about anything can be made into an informative speech. However, what I would consider competitive is a little more limited. However, I do think there are some general guidelines that can be applied to any topic to give it the test of competitiveness:
1. Your informative topic must have far-reaching implications, meaning that the topic has to affect life in some major way (For example: The topic of black hair, at first glance may not seem interesting enough, but a lot of information can be found about how the stigmatization of black hair has led to the oppression of an entire group...BAM! Now you have a reason to listen)
2. Your informative topic must have a "Hmmmm" or a "Wow" moment. At the end of the day, your speech needs to intrigue and interest me. You cannot give me information I already knew. Your topic must challenge and enlighten me.
3. Your informative topic must be specific enough that it has direction, but not too specific that it confuses the audience.
Listed below are various websites that you can come across good informative topics:
1. Your informative topic must have far-reaching implications, meaning that the topic has to affect life in some major way (For example: The topic of black hair, at first glance may not seem interesting enough, but a lot of information can be found about how the stigmatization of black hair has led to the oppression of an entire group...BAM! Now you have a reason to listen)
2. Your informative topic must have a "Hmmmm" or a "Wow" moment. At the end of the day, your speech needs to intrigue and interest me. You cannot give me information I already knew. Your topic must challenge and enlighten me.
3. Your informative topic must be specific enough that it has direction, but not too specific that it confuses the audience.
Listed below are various websites that you can come across good informative topics:
