Persuasive Speech Topics

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If you're looking for tips on choosing persuasive speech topics, you've come to the right place.

Here's some things you should consider to help choose your topic:

  • What are you passionate about? Why aren't other people also passionate about it? What can you persuade them to do that would get them interested?
  • What do you wish were different about the world? This is your chance to make that difference! Show people why your difference is the difference they should make.
  • If you could get a person to do anything you wanted him to do, what would it be? Persuade someone to do that. Have some fun with this one - after all, it's your chance to get someone to do whatever you want them to!


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If those questions don't help you, here are some topics to jog your mind:

  • environmental conservation
  • service
  • political involvement
  • freedom of speech
  • eating right
  • recycling
  • respecting others
  • preserving freedom
  • war: right or wrong?

Many of those topics, however, are rather overused. Here's some more creative persuasive speech topics:

  • letter-writing
  • cleanliness
  • sales (persuade a person to buy something)
  • walking (vs. driving)
  • creating an online presence
  • developing a hobby or talent
  • sharing talents
  • starting a business
  • singing (even if they aren't good at it)

Next time you need to prepare a persuasive speech, consider these topics!

For more ideas about developing persuasive speech topics, visit Persuasive Speech Ideas, or http://www.speech-time.com for more public speaking tips and tricks.

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Respecting others  says:
9 months ago

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How To Write A Speech  says:
8 months ago

Nice collection of ideas. If you look at Twitter there are so many people who want to write a persuasive speech but haven't decided on the topic. I don't understand this. Everybody has a belief or a wish that he wants to share with his audience.

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