IMPROMPTU
SPEECH TOPICS
A/P-S
[a.k.a.
“speaking off the cuff” - “speaking
on the spur of the moment” -
“speaking off the top of your head” - etc.]
Take any one of
the topics below & discuss it in front of your audience in a mini speech {1-3
minutes} . You will have only a minute or so to gather your thoughts, but
your speech should have a clear thesis statement, an
INTRO /a BODY / a CONC and
contain appropriate connectives (transitions).
Feel free to select
a topic that already has been used.
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> Which is better: a large family or a small family?
> I do/do
not support the proposed regulation in some NYC buildings of No Smoking
anywhere—not even within one’s own apartment/office.
> A machine I could not live without is ________________________.
> I agree/disagree
with the statement that someone once said:
“Life is half spent before you even know
what it is”.
> The one thing that I would change about this school is
__________________________.
> I agree/disagree
with the statement that someone once said: “Money
can’t buy the wag of a dog’s tail.”
> The most important reason for going to college is _________________________.
> To paraphrase a well known quote: “Keep
your eyes wide open before marriage ---and half closed afterward”…
> Something I did that I’m proud of is _________________________.
> To paraphrase a well known quote:
“A wise person reads both books and life itself….”
> My concept of the perfect world is…
> If you have the opportunity to travel to only one place this year, I recommend
that you visit ___________.
> Talk about your favorite
Only-In-New-York moment (Be
succinct & edit out details not relevant to the audience),
> My Favorite Fallacy is____________________________
(something
that is widely accepted as true but really isn’t)
> The national issue that I think more people should pay attention to is
____________________
> The best way not to be
successful is ….
> People from this area of the country are often described as
being_________________. Do you agree or disagree?
>
There is
an interesting story behind my name...
> The
lyrics of an old song say: “You always
hurt the one you love”. What do
you think?
> Which is better: a large family or a small family?
> I do/do not support the proposed regulation in some NYC buildings of
No Smoking anywhere—not even within one’s own apartment/office.
> A machine I could not live without is ________________________.
> I agree/disagree with the statement that someone once said:
“Life is half spent before you even know
what it is”.
> The one thing that I would change about this school is _____________________.
> I agree/disagree with the statement that someone once said:
“Money can’t buy the wag of a
dog’s tail.”
> The most important reason for going to college is _________________________.
> To paraphrase a well known quote: “Keep
your eyes wide open before marriage ---and half closed afterward”…
> Something I did that I’m proud of is _________________________.
> To
paraphrase a well known quote:
“A wise person reads both books and life
itself….”
> My
concept of the perfect world is…
> If you
have the opportunity to travel to only one place this year, I recommend that
you visit
_______________.
> Talk
about one of your favorite
Only-In-New-York moments
(Be
succinct & edit out
details that are not
relevant to the audience),
> My
Favorite Fallacy is____________________________
(something that is widely
accepted as true but really
isn’t)
> The
national issue that I think more people should pay attention to is ___________.
> The
best way not to be successful
is ….
> People
from this area of the country are often described as being_____________. Do you
agree or disagree?
> My
favorite character from Literature/Movies/TV is_____.
> The
most important factor in a strong friendship is _________________.