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Help with finding a speech topic?

I have to write an informative speech for my college speech class. I'm suppose to have my topic and main points chosen by Wednesday. I've been thinking about things for 10 days, and just can't come up with anything.

The criteria:

-Has to be informative and pass the "Hm..I didn't know that" test. (ie: can't be how to make a PB&J)

-I have to use FOUR different sources (to be cited verbally). I can only use one web-based source (not including online articles, journals, magazines, etc.), and no Wikipedia.

I thought of a topic a few days ago, but then couldn't find many sources with sufficient information (the articles had only one good sentence), and the speech has to be between 4-6:30 minutes, and how am I suppose to talk for 4+ minutes about one sentence?

Can anyone please help me think of some interesting topics and where I can possibly find sources.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Your sources can be human. Get the 'I didn't know that' from the web, then ask some people to tell you about the topic. Volunteering is a good one, it creates warm fuzzies. You can get the statistics from the internet (how many people volunteer, in what area, average age etc) Then speak to some people in volunteering about their experiences, eg animal shelters, age-care, schools, hospitals. If you can get a few hand-outs asking for volunteers it adds some interest.

    Or, pick your own topic, and when you run out of sources, top up with people.

  • 5 years ago

    Well, if it have been me I might write a speech approximately the reproductive method of cows and.....haha, simply kidding! Do anything like a speech approximately your favourite game or anything, you notice, you realize extra approximately what you consider might be intriguing than any individual else right here. Basically, begin via deciding upon a subject matter, like anything you revel in, then complicated on it: most important parties, your favourite side and installed plenty of "huge phrases" and such, make it quick paced and figurative; what you might discover intriguing, that are meant to figure out simply pleasant. Hope it really works for you, later!

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