Sample Topics

Don't forget, even with impromptu speeches, your first and most important concern is your audience. Make your speech interesting and relevant to them.

General

    • Fear

    • Sports

    • Art

    • Movies

    • Music

    • Technology

    • Family

    • College

    • Brothers and Sisters

    • Education

    • Vacations

Specific

  • You are an ant. Convince an anteater to not eat you.

  • Explain three different ways to eat an Oreo cookie.

  • Tell us about a nickname you have and how you got it.

  • Convince us to vote for you as president of the USA.

  • Explain three uses for a pencil besides for writing.

  • Read us a letter you might write home when you are staying at a circus training summer camp.

  • Tell us about your summer plans.

  • Convince us that homework is harmful to your health.

  • Tell us about your favorite pet and why it should win the Greatest Pet Ever award.

  • If you were an animal, what would you be?

  • You are a salesperson trying to sell us the shirt you have on.

  • Explain how a smart person might not be wise.

  • If you were the teacher, how would our class be different?

  • Tell us about the hardest thing you have ever done.

  • You are a mad scientist. Tell us about your latest invention.

  • You are a famous sports player. Describe your best moment of a game.

  • You are a famous rock star. Explain what the lyrics of your latest hit song mean.

  • Tell us about the best job.

  • Explain the benefits of drinking milk.

  • Tell us how to become a millionaire.

  • Tell us about the best dream you've ever had.

  • Create a myth that explains why pelicans have large beaks.

  • Tell us how to make a new friend.

  • Tell us about the most fun recess activity.

  • Tell us about your favorite holiday.

  • Tell us how to make your favorite meal.

  • Explain which came first: the chicken or the egg.

  • Explain the rules to your favorite game.

  • If everything in the world had to change to the same color, what color would you choose and why?

  • Explain how you would use a hat to catch butterflies. Be sure to

  • identify the type of hat that is required

  • You are a piece of paper. Describe how we should use you before you get recycled.

  • Explain how to make a pizza.

  • Explain four uses for a drinking glass other than for holding a liquid.

  • Convince our principal to give students their birthdays off of school.

  • Describe how you would modify a snail so it can go faster.

  • Explain the best way to teach an old dog a new trick.

  • Describe the life cycle of a frog or butterfly.