Questions：

1. What is your biggest concern for the future?

2. Real wealth is never measured in money, what do you think about it?
3. Conservation is survival, do you agree with this statement?
4. What’s real love for you?
5. Should Chinese government change the teaching system in China?
6. How do you see the killing of animals that keep happening all over the world by
people to produce the food or other leather materials?
7. What makes people “COOL” do you think?
8. Do you believe in fate/ destiny?
9. Is it possible for us people to fix everything that we’ve done to the world?
10. What do you want to be in the future?
11. What is the most useless invention do you think?
12. If you got a chance to choose between born as a boy or a girl, which one do you
prefer?
13. How do you see the popular phenomenon of doing the plastic surgeries in Korea?
14. Is it necessary to make plans before doing something?
15. Why do you think the Chinese parents sign their children up to a lot of courses, is
it just their own obsessions that had not come true, or they really think about
their kids’ future?
16. If you could turn back the time and change something that you’ve done, what
would it be?
17. If you look back, what is the most embarrassing moment that you have been
through?
18. Do you trust in destiny?
19. After you graduate from the college one day, which one do you think is better:
looking for a job in a short period, let’s say for 1-2 years and then continuing to
study the masters or continuing to the masters first then looking for a job to live
for the rest of the life?
20. Which one is more important do you think: skills or educations?
21. What do you think “being educated” actually means?
22. Nowadays, people are seemed like to be the boss of the earth, have you ever
imagined how the earth would be if it turns out like any other animals being the
boss?
23. Some people said, there is no such a thing like a real friendship, they say if friends
do not expect anything back from each other, then they will not be best friends,
do you agree with that?
24. If you notice, people send a lot of messages and talk a lot on the social apps, but
when it turns out to see each other face to face, they barely talk to each other.
How do you see this phenomenon?
25. Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder, do you agree with it?
26. How important a communication is?
27. If you have a million dollars, what would you do with it?
28. Whom you admire most?
29. What goes around comes around, how do you explain it?
30. If you were a president, what would you do?
31. So what came first, chicken or the egg?
32. If you could have one wish in your life, what would it be?
33. What is your idea about a perfect job?
34. If one day you are playing around the beach with your mom, dad and your best
friend, and there is an accident happened, which is drawn all of you into the sea,
if you are the only one who could swim and you could only safe one of them,
who would you choose, yourself, your mom, your dad or your best friend?
35. Do you think funny people are smart or dumb?
36. Is it really great being young?
37. A lot of people save their money for the future and thinking of using them later
when they get old, why is it so? Because I think, when people get old they would
not be able to enjoy a lot of things because we have less power when we get
older. How do you see it?
38. Poor health begins in the mind, really?
39. Why do people care too much about what other people think about them?
40. Would you like to be unique, let’s say like Lady Gaga?
41. Nowadays, in some countries a lot of students are forced to study hard in order
to get a better job in the future, but what is the point of acing every subjects
without any skills?
42. If I were a boy/ girl....
43. How would you think about the phenomenon that a lot of people respect their
phones more than the people around them?
44. Uniforms smother individuality, do you agree?
45. Cities are for people, not cars.
46. What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
47. If you had a choice to live alone or die, which one would you choose?
48. Should smoking be allowed in public spaces?
49. Mention three things that you hate about the world!
50. You are a piece of paper. Describe how we should use you before you got
recycled.
51. How do you see a white lie?
52. Share some unusual thing about yourself!
53. If you have your own house, how would you want it to be?
54. If your life were a movie, what title would you give?
55. What is your biggest fear?
56. Is it important to have a sense of humor?
57. If you were a parent, what kind of parent would you be?
58. When I imagine my life 10 years from now, i will see...
59. Do you think human are powerful?
60. All the glitters is not gold, explain it！
61. Actions speak louder than words, how do you see it?
62. People change from time to time, people used to be like monkey in the past,
 imagine how the people would look like in 1000 years?
63. When kids ask to the older ones about some problems, sometimes the older
ones would say, “Stay away, you are just kids, you know nothing about it.” Do you
think what the older ones say are always right, do they really know everything?
64. What should older people know about the thoughts of the children/ teens in
your age?
65. If you had a chance to invent something useful, what would it be?
66. If you could choose the way you die, how would you want it to be?
67. If you knew you only had 24 hours left to live, what will you do?
68. Mention three things that you hate from yourself!
69. What does a family really mean for you?
70. What is your idea about having a perfect day?
71. If you are alone in a lonely island, what would you do there?
72. If you see someone is stealing things in a supermarket, what will you do?
73. Is it a good idea to be a vegetarian?
74. Do you want to live in a kingdom? Why?
75. If you could choose a country to live, what country would it be?
76. Do you want to stay in China for the rest of your life?
77. If you had no food to eat and you had no money to buy anything to eat, what
would you do?
78. What is your favorite family tradition?
79. Which one do you prefer, pen or pencil? Explain!
80. Prefer coffee or tea?
81. What is the biggest thing you’ve done that you’re really proud of?
82. Prefer to live on mountains or near the beach?
83. How technology affect our lives?
84. What kind of thing that has impressed you?
85. Can you imagine if there’s only good people in this world?
86. Can you imagine if there’s only bad people in this world?
87. What is a healthy life style do you think?
88. Why the things that makes us good usually tend to be boring?
89. Can we reach our goals without work hard?
90. What is being “fair” for you?
91. Describe the happiest moment in your life!
92. Isn’t it great if we can live without rules?
93. When you go for a shopping, which one is more important for you, price or
quality?
94. If you were an animal, what kind of animal do you want to be?
95. What is the dumbest thing you’ve done in your life?
96. What could we do to save the earth?
97. How do we save the using of papers?
98. If I give you a ton of bottles, how would you recycle it?
99. How do you manage your time?
100. If you could live on other worlds, what kind of world does it going to be?
101. In Beijing or in other big cities in China, they use the lottery system to
purchase vehicles, what do you think about that?
102. People say the biggest challenge in life is discovering who you are, do you
think so?
103. The world is full of nice people, in your own opinion, are you one of them?
104. If you are in a room full of people, do you mostly feel happy or lonely?
105. You are what you do, not what you say you will do, is it true?
106. How can habits or routines lead to boredom?
107. If you could take a year off from school, what would you do?
108. In your life, who inspires you most?
109. What do your dreams really mean to you?
110. If the world had to be painted in one color, which one would you choose
and why?
111. Explain the meaning of life for you!
112. Explain the meaning of love for you!
113. Do you think people are all selfish?
114. Why do women gossip?
115. Convince us that the “junk food” is healthy!
116. Give the recipe for a perfect friendship, include all your friends as the
ingredients.
117. If your mom is sick, and you don’t have money or anything but an English
book, what would you do to help your mom in order to get money to pay for the
hospital as a kid?
118. How could a society affect your character?
119. Zoos are bad/ good for preservation of animals?
120. What are the benefits of homework?
121. Why do a lot of rich people do not get a high education, so do you think it’s
important?
122. Why is it important to learn a second language?
123. In Korea, people mostly do plastic surgeries, do you think there should be an
age limit to do the plastic surgeries?
124. Could final testing in senior high schools really reflect your effort for the past
few years?
125. Do you wish to be an adopted child?
126. Should hunting be made illegal?
127. Is it necessary for the government to block the access of almost of all the
foreign websites in China?
128. Is it right to ban fur clothing?
129. What is the most effective punishment to handle naughty kids do you think?
130. How do you see the phenomenon of teen pregnancy?
131. Should exams be replaced by other forms of testing performance?
132. How do you see about internet dating?
133. Do you think famous brands always have good qualities?
134. Is it necessary to have a career development class in the school?
135. UFOs are a hoax or real?
136. How to reduce the homelessness?
137. Should a couple live together before the marriage?
138. Are teenage mothers capable?
139. When you die, do you want to donate your organs to the other people?
140. Should the death penalty be banned?
141. Do you think being a leader is easy?
142. Tell us what can we do to increase our patient?
143. What do you think your life purpose is?
144. How the world peace can be achieved?
145. Do you think it’s possible to make the world become peaceful without any
wars in 10 years?
146. Do you believe in fortune-telling?
147. Do you believe that some of people has the gift to see other people’s past
life?
148. Do you believe in ghost? If you don’t, then why do people from the southern
east of Asia say they see ghost?
149. How old do you think is suitable to get married?
150. Should we or should not we drink soda?
151. How do you start a conversation with a stranger?
152. If you have a kid, would you ask a baby sitter to take care of your kid?
153. Do you want to have brothers or sisters, why?
154. People say that one’s character depends on where they live, do you agree
with that?
155. In what situation is lying a good idea?
156. What human quality do we need more of and why?
157. Money is not everything, but without money you can do nothing, what’s
your opinion about it?
158. What would you rather be-----wise or intelligent?
159. Kind people do not think about their own advantages, so they more likely
are stupid, do you agree with this statement?
160. What do you miss from your childhood?
161. If people say that everything will come in the right time, then why should we
study/work hard to get something which does not always end up well?
162. Education should start at home, explain it!
163. Do you think is it important to have a religion?
164. What is your belief?
165. Every changes should start from the man in the mirror, do you agree with it?
166. What is the worst distance between two people?
167. Can people still alive without electricity in a month?
168. What is the meaning of live in the moment for you?
169. In your opinion, if you don’t forgive someone, who do you hurt most?
170. Internet are harmful for children, explain!
171. A lot of Chinese kids don’t want to have any brothers or sisters, what is the
 reason, do you think?
172. How old do you think is best to have a boyfriend or girlfriend?
173. Obesity has become a serious problem all over the world, but like in China, a
lot of people don’t really eat in order to get skinny, and so do you think it’s
healthy?
174. Will life in the next century be better?
175. Do you think doomsday is real?
176. Many years ago people used to look like monkeys, in your fertile
imagination, what people will look like in 10 years?
177. Should junk food be banned?
178. What is the true meaning of a perfect family for you?
179. How do you see the birth control system in China?
180. What will you do if someone give you something expensive but you don’t
really like it?
181. If your friend cooked a meal for you, but it tastes terrible, what will you say
to your friend?
182. If your friend tells something bad about you behind your back, what will you
do?
183. If I give you one box of leaves, what would you make with it?
184. Convince us (judges) that you are worth to be the winner of this
competition!
185. Should notebook computers replace the traditional textbooks for students?
186. Would it be better to introduce a set of skills tests for students, before they
graduate high school?
187. Should downloading music and movies be illegal
188. Should it be legal for teachers to bring their cell phones to class?
189. Do you believe fast food should come with a warning label?
190. Should product testing on animals or humans be allowed?
191. Which is more important, English or Chinese?
192. Do you think beggars on the streets couldn’t do anything to help themselves
or they are just being lazy so they beg money from people?
193. If someone wears branded clothes does it mean he/she is rich?
194. Should we cherish what we have?
195. Should mother stay at home to raise their own children?
196. Tell us about the greatest thing that people trust you to do!
197. Do you like western culture or eastern culture more?
198. What should people change in their minds in order to save the earth
environment?
199. In some religions, we believe that we (human) could not control the nature,
do you think so?
200. Which is more important do you think, being smart or beautiful?

What moral issue best defines you?

What is the biggest effect of the internet?

Describe your worst experience.

Discuss the most memorable event in your life.

Is capitalism the best political and economic system? Defend your choice.

Is knowledge more important than wisdom?

Is a glass half full or half empty? Explain your choice.

Why are humans so fascinated with understanding the universe?

Does technology live up to it's promise?

Ghosts I'd like to meet.

The morality of zoos

Three keys to a happy life

Reality TV shows

Beauty

You are what you eat

Love is a choice

Professional athletes are overpaid

Dogs are better than cats

How to become a millionaire

Importance of communication

Bottles versus cans?

Real or fake Christmas trees?

peer to peer technology

Motorcycle helmets
the assassination of a dictator can/cannot be justified

Curfews

Alien abductions

The worst/best book you ever read

All time favorite movie

Your first memory

The best things in life are free

Clothes make the man/woman

Happy drugs (Prozac, Zoloft, etc.)

Good versus evil

Your favorite sound

Your least favorite sound

Exams are/are not good forms of assessment

Why it's important to meditate

What are you grateful for?

Speed dating

Your favorite relative

Your favorite holiday

Internet affairs

The greatest gift we can give others is...

If I were invisible for a day...

What I would do if I knew I could not fail

The most successful person I know

Good grades matter

Everyone should be a volunteer

Hybrid animals

A non-biased news site is impossible

The Romain Empire was the most important empire to have existed

Keyboards will be replaced by speech-to-text technology in 10 years

Performance enhancing drugs should be allowed in sport

Colour affects the way people feel

Poor health begins in the mind

Team sports build strong individuals

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Poverty is a state of mind

What characteristics make an ideal villain?

How would you describe an average person?

In what situation is lying a good idea?

Who has been the most influential person in your life and why?

Pets are for people who don't have children

Real learning doesn't occur in a classroom

It is better to be influential than rich

Do violent video games contribute to youth violence?

School uniforms removes individuality

Children should not watch television

Art is not important to the future of the human race

Future conflicts will be confined to online hacking

Social customs are a waste of time

My biggest concern for the future is...

Climate change is a natural occurrence

What is the most important skill for starting a business

Space exploration advances the human race

Parents are the most influential factors in our lives

Sports people salaries are justified by viewing figures

Reading fiction is a waste of time

Going to university / college is not necessary anymore

Facebook makes society less happy

Anyone can be a millionaire if they work hard enough

No extra-terrestrial species have found us because…

Translation technology will replace the need to learn a language

Colonizing Mars is necessary to ensure human survival

Presidential / Prime Ministers time in office should be lengthened

Social circles and friends are the most important factors for happiness

Real wealth is not measured in money or possessions

The minimum wage should be doubled

Should adults have the right to carry a concealed handgun?

Is sexual orientation determined at birth?

Junk food's popularity relies on marketing

Both snooker and darts are sports

Being a vegetarian is healthier than eating meat

Renting a house is better than buying

My three favorite animals.

What you would find in my closet. Make something up.

What you'd find under my bed. A spider named Fred and his cousin who can't find a
job.

The best letter of the alphabet.

Why your mom/dad is special.

A day that stands out.

The best surprise ever.

I lost it!

If I had a million dollars to give away.

If cats/dogs ruled the world.

A trip to remember.

My favorite day of the year.

If I could only eat three foods forever.

If I could design a school.

Why books are important.

Three surprising facts about me.

How to impress your parents.

How to plan a party.

A job I'd love to have.

A day in my life.
If I could have dinner with anyone.

If I could travel through time.

My favorite book.

An important lesson I've learned.

What I've learned from cartoons.

The smartest cartoon character.

Three things I'd change if I ruled the world.

Why sports are important. I'm no good, so I'll tell you how bad I am.

The worst chores at home.

Why I deserve an allowance.

If I were in charge of school lunches.

If I had invented school.

The best theme park rides.

Whom do you admire most?

What is your favorite animal?

How to achieve your dreams.

Why you need a baby brother.

How to annoy an older sister.

How to save money.

Three things that scare me.

Great things about snow days.

Things you can make out of snow.

How to spend a rainy day.

How to walk a dog.

Great things about the ocean.

Things I'll never eat.

How to be a slacker.

Why I like my town.

The best parts of a parade.

Interesting things you see in the sky.

Things to remember when you're camping.

An experience with a bully.

My biggest concern for the future is…

If I were an animal, I would be a…
Saying “um” is one of the worst things you can do in public speaking.
Advice for Little Red Riding Hood
Cities are for people, not cars.
Children should watch less/no television.
Why are manners important?
Uniforms smother individuality.
Why is a sense of humor important?
“Normal” is decided by society.
Real learning happens outside the classroom.
Wisdom vs. intelligence
Talking to someone vs. talking with someone
Advertisements targeted to children immoral.
Pets are for people without children
What human quality do we need more of?
When is lying a good idea?
If I ruled the world…
The effects of color on people
Poor health begins in the mind.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Poverty is a state of mind.
Is it really that great being young?
One thing that I would impress someone with is…
High salaries of athletes, actors, etc.
My most vivid memory from the past year
My favorite of the five senses
If I were the opposite sex/president/an author/rich, I would…
If I had a mission statement
People often stereotype…
Why do teenagers smoke?
You’re the prey (ant, gazelle, etc.) – convince the predator (anteater, lion, etc.) to not
eat you.
A favorite nickname of yours
Three uses for a product other than its intended use (pencil, cup, scissors, etc.)
If you were a salesperson, sell the audience a piece of your clothing.
The most difficult thing I’ve ever done
My best job ever
Explain the rules to your favorite game.
Which came first: the chicken or the egg?
How to make a pizza
How to make your favorite meal
How to be a beekeeper
Ghosts you’d like to meet
The morality of zoos
Dogs are better than cats (or vice versa)
Discuss your favorite movie, book, etc.
Your first memory
Real vs. fake Christmas trees
Bottles vs. cans
Should smoking be allowed in public spaces?
Review the last movie you saw.
Your favorite hybrid animals
Speed dating
The most successful person you know
How to buy a car
Your favorite smart phone app
How to become a comedian
Violence on TV
Uniforms in school
Three things you do well

Informative topics:

Web sites – what’s the best web site that we’ve probably never heard of?
Video games – what’s the best video game you’ve played?
Coaches – who is your favorite or least favorite coach? or what makes a good coach?
Football players – who is your favorite or least favorite football player?
Best places to go in our state – what is a great place to visit in our state?
Pets (this one is always popular) – what is the best kind of pet to have?
Best apps – what is a great app that we’ve probably never heard of?
Vacation spots – what is a great place to take a vacation?
Commercials – what is the best or worst commercial you’ve seen?
Pizza – tell us about the best pizza you’ve ever had?
Movies – what’s the best or worst movie you’ve seen?

Basketball players – who is your favorite or least favorite player?

Authors – who is your favorite author?
Exercise – what is a great way to get exercise for a busy student?
Restaurants – tell us about the best restaurant you’ve visited.
Comedians – who is your favorite comedian/comedienne?
Musical bands – what is the best band out there right now?
TV shows – what is your favorite TV show?
Computers – give us some tips about buying a computer, or share your horror stories
Buying a car – give us some tips about buying a car, or share your horror stories
Actresses – who is your favorite actress?
Baseball players – who is your favorite or least favorite player?
Board games – what is your favorite board game? or is there one you have a fierce
competition with family or friends?
Actors – who is your favorite actor?
Books – tell us about one great book you’ve read recently.
Unusual food combinations – tell us about a strange food combination you love.

If the group is brave with the impromptus, I will sometimes add:

Handsome men – who is the most handsome man?

Beautiful women – who is the most beautiful woman?

Persuasive topics:

Major league baseball DOES or DOES NOT need a salary cap.

Select an elective class you have taken in high school and convince us why we should
take it too.
People with concealed carry permits SHOULD or SHOULD NOT be allowed to bring
weapons on school property.
Television IS or IS NOT too graphic and violent.
College football DOES or DOES NOT need a playoff system.
We are planning a trip over summer vacation. Convince us where we should go.
People SHOULD or SHOULD NOT eat meat. Convince us.
We want to take up a new workout but can’t choose one. Select one type of exercise
and convince us it is the best choice.
The drinking age SHOULD or SHOULD NOT be lowered to 18.
A foreign language SHOULD or SHOULD NOT be required for all high school students.
We want to take a friend out for her birthday somewhere in town. Convince us
where we should go.
Students who use electronics during class SHOULD or SHOULD NOT have their grade
penalized.
We want to get new pets. Select one type of animal and convince us it is the best
choice.
The death penalty IS or IS NOT cruel and unusual punishment.
We are shopping for a new car or truck. Select a model and convince us that it is the
best choice.
We want to go to or rent a movie for the weekend. Convince us what we should see.
Public high school students SHOULD or SHOULD NOT be required to wear uniforms.
Select something you have with you today and convince us that we need one too

Business

Taking your brand to the next level with three easy steps: promoting, advertising and
marketing.
How business owners’ personal characteristics impact their business.
What is the impact of training and development on employee job performance?
Leadership styles and their effects on employee productivity.
Engaged employees result in high retention.
Developing personal power in an organization.
Impacts of incentives on employee performance.
Psychological tactics in marketing.
How to create a successful brand.
The importance of accounting research.
The benefits of enterprise resource planning.
The benefits of multilevel marketing.
The best sales tactics.
How to nail the negotiation in your first meeting.

Communication

How deaf people talk with emotion.

The differences between male and female communication.
How to be a persuasive speaker.
How to improve your conversation skills.
Some simple conversation tips.
What is neural linguistic programming (NLP)?
Why smiles are contagious.
How to manage communicative disorders.

Economy

The history of taxes on carbon dioxide emissions.

What would be the impact on economic growth if everyone produced their own
food?
The impact of progressive taxation on the provision of social services.
Economic growth of the People’s Republic of China.
The effects of price and demand of agricultural products.
The importance of education for the economy.
Education

How EFL teachers can use the internet as a classroom aid.

Should teachers and students be friends on social networks?
Why is our education system only based on theory and not practical knowledge?
Should students be permitted to eat during classes?
The importance of formal education for building a successful career.
The pros and cons of teaching students three languages in school.
What materials work best in a sandbag for blocking floodwaters?
Hypnosis: its misconceptions and common uses.
Learning disabilities and their effects on learning in college.
Are test scores a good indication of a school’s competency?
See this page for a full list of Informative Persuasive Speech Topics.

Environment

Should politicians bring more pollution to our country?

What would happen if finite resources were not used wisely?
Four main reasons for generating genetically modified crops.
The effect of organic and inorganic fertilizer on maize.
Are we going to lose the rainforest?
The best ways to protect the environment.
Commercial crops and their effect on the water table.
The environmental impact of a meat based diet.
Recycling helps mitigate the greenhouse effect.
Why we should stop global warming.

Ethics

Is it sometimes better to tell a lie than to tell the truth?

Is tolerance the same as love?
Is hunting morally acceptable?
Family
Adopted children should always have the option to see their biological parents.
The impact of single parenting and its effects on children.
The appropriate penalties for parental negligence.
What it is like being the youngest of a family of 19 kids.
The importance of the parent-child relationship.
My father is my hero.
How to pick a name for your children.
Cases of domestic violence against men.
The importance of family.
The history of foster care.

Financial

How banks are getting paid twice for your mortgage.

How to save money in college.
How to build credit.
How to save money on your income taxes.
How to apply for a credit card.
The basics of financial aid.
The importance of saving money.
How to recognize stock market trends.
The process of buying a house.
The basics of internet banking safety.
The best investment strategies.
How to live on $5 a day/ Eating well on $5 a day.
Tips on how do deal with money problems.
The history of our currency.
How the US Dollar affects the Euro.
Debt relief programs.
Does China have a serious stock market?
Different stages of poverty

Government

The role of accounting in the control of public expenditures in Nigeria.

What factors affect community participation in public meetings?
How difficult is it to run a country of 1.2 billion people?
Speeding cameras are meant to provide the government money.
Should the President be paid while being in office?
The Federal government’s separation of powers.
Journalism is our weapon against corruption.
How a bill passes in state government.
The best city planning practices.

Media

What steps are involved in creating a movie or television show?

How Spotify hurts new artists.
The benefits of watching less TV.
How the media has hurt our body image.
Books that were turned into terrible movies.
The benefits of reading a newspaper.
The basics of photography.
The history of the Titanic movie.
Some famous advertising campaigns.
The effects of misleading advertisements.
Some important women in the media.
The best foreign TV shows.
The benefits of satellite radio.
The best TV sitcoms.

Psychology

The benefits of greeting people.

Positive thinking is the key to peaceful living.
The meaning of dreams.
How to explain child geniuses.
Difference between empathy and sympathy.
How to be more sensitive for an emotionally insensitive person.
How to know a person’s true personality when we are so good at disguise nowadays.
Secrets about quiet people.
How to respond or take a compliment.
Why do people lie and how to deal with that.
See this page for a full list of Psychology Speech Topics.

Relationships

How marriages today differ from marriages from the 60’s.

The secrets of happy and successful relationships.
How to choose the right relationship.
How to get along with your roommate.
The guidelines for military marriages.
How to make long distance relationships work.
The average age to get married.
How to talk to people when you have nothing to say.
How to recognize toxic friends.
Your Brain Falls in Love Not Only Your Heart.
Who Was and Is Cupid and Co.
All You Wanted to Know About Engagement

Science

The difference between an alligator and a crocodile.

Why whales should not be hunted for food.
Transhumanism and the evolution of the human race.
How we can create geniuses.
Falabella horses are the smallest in the world.
Why is the colonization of Mars important?
Albert Einstein’s contributions to science.
The isolation of nicotinic acid from tobacco.
The journey to becoming a nuclear physicist.
Some interesting facts about the human brain.

Self-Help

The difference between boundaries and limits.

The benefits of affirmation.
Three goals to strive for in life.
How to present yourself with confidence.
Why it’s important to be yourself.
How to manage your anger.
How to make a good first impression.
How to prepare for a job interview.
Your actions determine your future.
How to improve your conversation skills.
How to set goals and achieve them.
How to enhance your public speaking skills.
How to increase your motivation.
What makes a life meaningful?
How to take your next big step in life.
How to construct an argument.
How to boost your self-esteem.
How to be happy being single.
How to avoid procrastination.
How to improve your manners.
How to be a good leader.
The importance of a good attitude.
How to be more romantic.
How to break bad habits.
How to overcome conflict.
Happiness: The thing we all look for but never really understand.
What it’s like to be falling in love.
What is love and what’s not.
Secret to resolving conflicts.
Dancing is your secret weapon for happiness and health.
Things to remember if you don’t want to die with any regrets.
School

Schools should not make money by selling unhealthy candy and soft drinks to
students.
Music with foul language in it should not be allowed at school dances.
Students should be able to listen to their MP3 players during class.
Students who commit cyberbullying should be suspended or expelled from school.
Boys and girls should be taught in separate classrooms.
Homeschooling produces better results than public schools.
High School will be the best time of your life.
Boys are lazier than girls.
All students should wear a school uniform.
It is possible to Ace your way through High School.
See this page for a full list of School Speech Topics for All Grades.

Society

Why it is bad to judge people by their appearance.

The lives of isolated indigenous people.
How to tell someone they are annoying you without being rude.
How human behavior affects society.
Left handed people: the underrepresented minority group.
Is the military a fulfilling career choice for women?
The effects of discrimination.
The importance of newspapers in our daily life.
Do actors and athletes make too much money?
Why I’m optimistic about our nation’s future.

Technology

How roads are built.

Is wind energy cheap, effective, and practical?
Why college students should be careful about what they put on social media.
The uses for artificial intelligence computer networks.
The danger of putting too much personal information on social networks.
Modes of communication are constantly changing.
How has social media impacted our daily lives?
The line between the human brain and a computer.
Why technology is a bad thing for growing minds.
How technology has destroyed human interaction.
How is text messaging affecting teen literacy?
The advantages and disadvantages of social media.
The effects of violent video games on children.
The decline of interpersonal communication due to technology.
The difference between hardware and software.
The history of programming languages.
What would we do without electricity?
The benefits of 3D printing.
The major technological changes since 1990.
The negative effects of cellphones.
How to avoid computer viruses.
The evolution of the internet.
Computers through the decades.
How airport biometrics systems work.
Robots now and in the future.
How satellites help communication.
How a water plant operates.
How watches work.
The evolution of video games.
How cellular phones work.
The evolution of the iPhone.
How to build a computer.
How nuclear power works.
How search engines work.
How air pressure works.
The best new technologies.
The future of electric cars.
How to practice cyber safety.
A guide to different social media sites.

How have educational costs changed over the years?

What is corporate corruption?
What is government funding of Amtrak?
What causes police corruption?
What are the advantages of buying products that are made in the USA?
What is inflation?
How are textbook prices set?
Is it a wise decision to eliminate pennies?
What are the principles of medical research funding?
What are basic economic principles?
How do young billionaires appear?
What investment strategies are the most effective?
What causes the rising cost of education?
How did the insurance industry develop?
What is the influence of bringing jobs to South Carolina to the current economy