STEP 1. MAKE SURE THAT YOU CHOOSE A
TOPIC WHICH INTERESTS YOU!
Here are a few different speech topics:
0 “Plastic bottles should be banned!”
0 “Australians should find out the real facts about Asylum
Seekers!”
0 “Illegal downloads of music and film websites should be
illegal!”
0 “Public parks should include orchards, chicken coops and
edible gardens”
Now… you come-up with 3 topics which
interest you – which you could talk about.
0 “Good manners are still important in the 21st Century!”
0 “_______________________________________________________________”
0 “________________________________________________________________”
0 “School canteens should ban processed and “frozen” pre-
prepared food”
CHOOSE ONE TOPIC…and then
STEP 2: come up with 3 reasons which “prove”
why your idea is right!
Example:
“Plastic bottles should be banned!”
1. Plastic bottles take 450 years to (decompose) break-down in
the environment
2. Plastic bottles can clog-up storm water drains and cause
flooding. Animals can also be trapped in broken plastic
bottles.
3. The manufacturing of plastic bottles causes global-warming
pollution
Example: 3 reasons which “prove” why your
plastic bottles should be banned!
0 1.
: reasons which “prove” why plastic bottles
should be banned
0 2.
: reasons which “prove” why plastic bottles
should be banned
0 3.
Another example:
3 reasons which “prove” why your idea is right!
“Australian should find out the facts and truth about Asylum
Seekers!”
1. There are too many people who make incorrect
“assumptions” about the people who are refugees
2. Asylum seekers are people too. Each asylum seeker should be
shown respect.
3. If more Australians knew the true facts about refugees, then
maybe we could find a good solution to the problems of resettling the Asylum seekers.
: reasons which “prove” why Australians
should find out the facts about asylum
seekers
0 1.
: reasons which “prove” why Australians
should find out the facts about asylum
seekers
0 2.
2
: reasons which “prove” why Australians
should find out the facts about asylum
seekers
0 3.
3
Step 3: Research the details of
the FACTS about your topic
0 Statistic
0 Dates
0 Lengths of times
0 Real names and real people
and real places
0 Scientific names and
research results
0 Graphs
Time it takes for garbage to
decompose in the environment:
Glass Bottle.......................... 1 million years
Monofilament Fishing Line… 600 years
Plastic Beverage Bottles…… 450 years
Disposable Diapers………… 450 years
Aluminum Can..................... 80-200 years
Foamed Plastic Buoy……… 80 years
Foamed Plastic Cups……… 50 years
Rubber-Boot Sole............... 50-80 years
Tin Cans……………………. 50 years
Leather................................. 50 years
Nylon Fabric........................ 30-40 years
Plastic Film Container........ 20-30 years
Plastic Bag.......................... 10-20 years
Cigarette Butt...................... 1-5 years
Wool Sock............................ 1-5 years
Plywood…………………….. 1-3 years
Waxed Milk Carton………… 3 months
Apple Core…………………. 2 months
Newspaper………………….. 6 weeks
Orange or Banana Peel...... 2-5 weeks
Step 4. RESEARCH and find a
person OR family OR
community...
for a “personal story” about
the topic of your speech.