Persuasive Speech Ideas adapted from www.myspeechclass.com
1. United Nations
2. Coke vs. Pepsi
3. Eating fast-food
4. Voting
5. Organ donation
6. Blood donation
7. Stem-cell research
8. Educational costs
9. Lowering the drinking age
10. Immigration
11. Legalizing gambling
12. Smoking in public
13. Public displays of affection
14. Prayer in schools
15. Seat belt laws
16. Helmet laws
17. Boxers vs. briefs
18. Mandatory retirement ages
19. Social security
20. Speed limits
21. Smoking
22. Airport security
23. Open source code
24. Ritalin
25. Media bias
26. Gun control
27. Hunting
28. Oil drilling in Alaska
29. Alternative fuels
30. Vegetarianism
31. Wearing fur
32. Animal testing
33. Sports teams named after ethnic
groups
34. Paying college athletes
35. Volunteering
36. Speaking English in America
37. Taking care of your teeth
38. Privacy rights
39. Advertising
40. Cosmetic surgery
41. Wal-Mart
42. Internet dating
43. Having pets spayed/neutered
44. School uniforms
45. Term limits
46. Academic fraud
47. Nuclear arms
48. Microsoft
49. Cost of prescription drugs
50. Living wills
51. Assisted suicide
52. Public funding of sports stadiums
53. Welfare reform
54. Cell phones in public
55. Personal hygiene
56. Factory farms
57. Organic farming
58. Zoning laws
59. Over-development
60. Over-population
61. State vehicle inspection
62. Title IX in sports
63. Landfills
64. Frivolous lawsuits
65. Election reform
66. Animal trapping
67. Mandatory sentencing
68. Littering
69. School breakfast programs
70. Internet gambling
71. The Patriot Act
72. Ford vs. Chevy
73. SUV’s
74. Affirmative Action
75. TV ratings
76. Nuclear power
77. Corporate corruption
78. Prison over-population
79. Education in prisons
80. Drinking more water
81. Video games and children
82. Revisionist history
83. NC-17 movies
84. The SAT or ACT
85. Women’s rights
86. Adoption
87. Smog
88. Minimum wage
89. Labor unions
90. The I.R.S.
91. Socialized medicine
Persuasive Speech Ideas adapted from www.myspeechclass.com
92. Community College vs. Four Year
College
93. Military spending
94. Cloning
95. The War in Iraq
96. Recycling
97. Texting and driving
98. Food additives
99. Presidential pardons
100. Are UFO’s real?
101. Are ghosts real?
102. Paparazzi
103. Steroid use
104. Homosexuals in the military
105. Artificial insemination
106. Eating veal
107. Medicare reform
108. Gay Marriage
109. Evolution
110. Pledge of Allegiance
111. Government funding of Amtrak
112. Why we should get proper sleep
113. Tenure for professors or teachers
114. National Endowment for the Arts
115. Juveniles getting adult jail
sentences
116. The “insanity defense”
117. Wearing bike helmets
118. Puppy mills
119. Influences of rock music on
children
120. Child abuse
121. Police corruption
122. Donating money to charity
123. Water conservation
124. Stay at home moms
125. Emminent domain
126. Chewing tobacco
127. Drug abuse
128. Censorship on the radio
129. Cryogenics
130. The homeless
131. Is Astrology real?
132. U.S. policy toward Cuba
133. Buying products that are made in
the U.S.
134. Tipping
135. Cable TV monopolies
136. Political correctness
137. Street gangs
138. Graffiti
139. Inflation
140. Private schools
141. Media agenda-setting
142. Eating red meat
143. Curfews
144. Becoming foster parents
145. Brand name products vs. Generics
146. Should pro athletes make less?
147. NASA funding
148. Fire safety
149. Learn CPR
150. Shop at small stores
151. Cats vs. Dogs
152. Family sizes
153. Musical censorship
154. Minority scholarships
155. Textbook prices
156. Eat more chocolate
157. Drink more orange juice
158. Watch the news
159. Drive slower
160. Best movie ever
161. Travel more
162. Martin Luther King Day
163. Academic dishonesty
164. Are angels real?
165. Read more
166. Stomach stapling
167. Radar detectors
168. Fishing regulations
169. Using public transportation
170. Watching less TV
171. Binge drinking
172. Cigar smoking in public
173. Live life to its fullest
174. Family values
175. Save water
176. Military recruiting
177. Children and violent toys
178. Marriage ages
Persuasive Speech Ideas adapted from www.myspeechclass.com
179. Larger counties
180. Eliminate pennies
181. No tight pants
182. Men should wear pink
183. Make TV more educational
184. Medical research funding
185. Downloading/copying copyrighted
materials
186. Ticketmaster
187. Women should propose marriage
188. Keep public bathrooms clean
189. Public television/radio
190. Buy security alarms
191. Shock therapy
192. “Sin” taxes
193. Different political systems
194. Illegal aliens
195. Artificial hormones in food
196. Global warming
197. Don’t take education for granted
198. Home schooling
199. School choice
200. Be true to yourself
201. Save your money
202. Cherish your friends
203. Road rage
204. Secondhand smoke
205. Healthcare crisis
206. Prison alternatives
207. Child labor
208. Religious cults
209. Importance of sports
210. Pitbulls
211. Pesticides
212. Reincarnation
213. Columbus Day
214. Video game addiction
215. School security
216. Sharing the road with bikes
217. Fixing potholes
218. Watch out for animals when driving
219. State lotteries
220. Advertising standards
221. Fireworks
222. Internet standards
223. Listen to your parents