Sample Speech Topics - McGraw Hill Higher Education
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Sample Speech Topics General Subjects The list below is designed to help you select a topic, but be aware that many of these subjects are broad and would need to be narrowed for a classroom speech. For example, advertising could be narrowed to political attack ads or tobacco ads. Abandoned children Advertising Abuse of animals Aerobic exercise Abuse of children African killer bee Abuse of medication Age and discrimina- Animal experimenta- Athletes, psychology tion Athletes, women Animal extinction Auctions Animal training Automobiles, electric tion Anti-theft devices for Abuse of spouse cars Automobiles, safety Age and intelligence Abuse of the elderly Antibiotics Back pain Agricultural pests Academic dishonesty Antioxidants Bald eagle AIDS Academic freedom Antismoking moveAir bags, automobile Accidents, aircraft Air pollution Accidents, fraudulent Alcohol and drugs Accidents, industrial Alternative fuels Accidents, prevention Alternative imprisAccidents, sports Accidents, traffic Acid rain Addiction to drugs Beekeeping ment Behavior, compulsive Anxiety attacks Behavior, Type A Aquariums Bicycles, commuting Architectural design Billboards Art therapy Biotechnology & ge- onment Art treasures netics Alternative medicine Assassinations Alzheimer’s disease Assisted suicide Bird-watching Blood banks Amusement parks, Adoption of children safety Asteroids Adoption of wild an- Animal communica- Astronauts imals tion Athletes, nutrition Blood pressure Bombings Bone marrow 10 © 2002 by Hamilton Gregory—may be reproduced for classroom use with Public Speaking for College & Career (McGraw-Hill) Books and censorship Burglary protection Caffeine Calcium Cocaine Cults DNA fingerprints Cancer College athletes Day care centers Dog racing Capital punishment College costs Death, accidental Dolphins Car theft College campus crimes Debt relief Drinking and driving Cave drawings Common cold Deep-sea ecology Dyslexia Cell phone etiquette Communication, family Deficit spending Earth-friendly products Censorship in the arts Communication, medi- Depletion of ozone layer Earthquakes Depression, mental Elderly drivers Desalinization of water Electronic books Designated drivers Electronic mail (e-mail) Diabetes Electronic music Diagnosis, ultrasonic Employee crimes Diet and nutrition Endangered species Digital music Environmental protection Digital television Epidemics Dinosaur discoveries Ethics, business Disaster victims Ethics, medical Discrimination, AIDS Ethnic cleansing Discrimination, disabili- Euphemisms cine Charities Commuting Checking accounts Computer fraud Child labor laws Computer graphics Child support Computer viruses Children and war Con artists Children of AIDS patients Children of the mentally Consumer protection Contamination of water ill Coral reef ecology Cholesterol Cosmetic surgery Chronic fatigue syndrome City planning Civil liberties Clean water Cosmic rays Coyotes Credit card fraud ties Euthanasia Credit card misuse Discrimination, gays & lesbians Climatic changes Crime prevention Discrimination, gender Cloning Evidence, criminal Expert witnesses Criminal behavior Discrimination, weight False memory syndrome 14 © 2002 by Hamilton Gregory—may be reproduced for classroom use with Public Speaking for College & Career (McGraw-Hill) Family therapy Glaucoma Ham radio HIV infections Family violence Global warming Handwriting Holistic medicine Famines Glue-sniffing Harassment, sexual Holocaust, Jewish Fashion design Gold discoveries Hate crimes Home accidents Fetal alcohol syndrome Gorillas Hay fever Home design Fiber optics Government secrecy Hazardous materials Home schooling Fingerprints Grand jury Hazing Homeless persons Fire ants Gray wolves Headaches Homeopathy Firefighting Great Wall of China Health care reform Homophobia Flea markets Green movement Health foods Homosexuality Folk medicine Greenhouse effect Health of workers Honeybees Food allergy Grief Hearing impairments Horse-racing Food poisoning Grizzly bear Heart disease Housefly Forest conservation Groundwater pollution Heart transplants Hunger Forgery Growth hormones Hemophilia Hunting Fossils Guerrilla warfare Hepatitis Hurricanes Foster parents Gullah dialect Herbal medicine Hydrogen as fuel Galaxies Gun control Heredity of disease Hydroponics Gambling Gymnastics Heroin Hyperactive children Gardening Habitual criminals High blood pressure Hypnotism Generic drugs Hailstorms High speed trains Illegal aliens Genetic engineering Haiti Highway safety Illiteracy Geothermal power Hallucinations Hijacking of automobiles Immigrants Gerrymander Hallucinogenic drugs Historic preservation Immune system 14 © 2002 by Hamilton Gregory—may be reproduced for classroom use with Public Speaking for College & Career (McGraw-Hill) In vitro fertilization Jet lag Libel and slander Massage Income tax Jewels Lie detectors Math anxiety Incurable diseases Job hunting Lightning Medical errors Indoor air pollution Job sharing Limousines Medicinal plants Industrial diseases Junk in space Living trusts Medicine, preventive Industrial robots Junk mail Living wills Melanoma Inequality of income Juries Loans, student Memory techniques Influenza Juvenile delinquents Low-calorie diet Mental disorders Injuries, treatment Kangaroos Low-cholesterol diet Mental retardation Insanity defense Kidnapping, parental Low-fat diet Meteorites Insect-eating plants Killer bees LSD Metric system Insects as food Kleptomania Macrobiotic diet Microsurgery Insomnia Labor disputes Mafia Microwave cookery Insurance, car Laboratories, testing Magic Midwifery Insurance, health Lakes, pollution Mail-order catalogs Migraines Insurance, life Landfills Mandatory sentences Migrant labor Intelligence tests Landlords and tenants Manic-depression Military weapons International language Language disorders Maps Militias Internet privacy Laser surgery Marathon running Misdiagnosis Intolerance Latchkey children Marijuana Moon, exploration Invasion of privacy Layoffs Marine aquariums Moonlighting Investments Lead poisoning Marine pollution Motorcycle gangs Iron deficiency diseases Learning disabilities Marriage customs Mound-builders Jails, overcrowding Legalization of drugs Mass murder Mouth, diseases 15 © 2002 by Hamilton Gregory—may be reproduced for classroom use with Public Speaking for College & Career (McGraw-Hill) Multiple personality Older workers Pollution Sea farming Multiple sclerosis Online auctions Polygraphs Seafood contamination Murders, serial Online investing Poverty Self-defense Muscular dystrophy Open adoption Prehistoric animals Serotonin Mushrooms Opium Prehistoric painting Sick-building syndrome Music therapy Optical fibers Premature infants Sled dog racing Mythology Oral tradition Primates Sleep, research Names, geographic Ordination of women Prisons Smuggling Names, personal Organically grown food Product safety Soil erosion Narcotic laws Organized crime Psychiatric drugs Solar power National parks Outer space, exploration Quit-smoking programs Space exploration Naturopathy Ozone layer Radiation therapy Spam & junk e-mail Neo-Nazis Pain relievers Radio astronomy Speech disorders Neanderthals Pandas Rain forests Sports injuries Nicotine addiction Parent-child relations Rare animals Stalking No-fault auto insurance Performance art Recovering addicts Steroids Nuclear energy Pesticides Renewable resources Suicide Nuclear proliferation Phobias Rescue work Sunken treasure Nursing homes Plants, extinction Robots Survival skills Obsessive-compulsive Plants, medicinal Satellites Taxes Plea bargaining Savant syndrome Teenage crime Poaching Scams Terrorism Police, job stress Schizophrenia Tornadoes Political advertising Scientific fraud Toxic wastes disorder Occupational therapy Ocean dumping Ocean fishing 16 © 2002 by Hamilton Gregory—may be reproduced for classroom use with Public Speaking for College & Career (McGraw-Hill) Urban homesteading Water purification Wind power Year-round education Victims of crime Weather forecasting Women’s rights Zoological parks Volcanoes Wildlife rescue X-rays 17 © 2002 by Hamilton Gregory—may be reproduced for classroom use with Public Speaking for College & Career (McGraw-Hill)
