Presentations: Planning and Developing [LO-1], [LO-2]

Choose a topic from this list and prepare a brief speech or presentation (5–10 minutes), with or without visuals, as your instructor indicates.

• What I expected to learn in this course—and what I have learned

• Past public speaking experiences: the good, the bad, and the ugly

• I would be good at teaching ________.

• I am afraid of ________.

• It’s easy for me to ________.

• I get angry when ________.

• I am happiest when I ________.

• People would be surprised if they knew that I ________.

• My favorite older person

• My favorite charity

• My favorite place

• My favorite sport

• My favorite store

• My favorite television show

• The town you live in suffers from a great deal of vandalism.

Explain to a group of community members why juvenile recreational facilities should be built instead of a juvenile detention complex.

• You are speaking to the Humane Society. Support or oppose the use of animals for medical research purposes.

• You are talking to civic leaders of your community.

Try to convince them to build an art gallery.

• You are speaking to a first-grade class at an elementary school. Explain why they should brush their teeth twice a day.

• You are speaking to a group of new drivers. Convince them of the dangers of texting while driving.

• Convince a group of senior citizens to adopt an exercise program.

• Energy issues

• Financial issues

• Government and politics

• Interesting new technologies

• Sports