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The Importance of Choosing a Good Topic

Author: Sophia

what's covered
In this lesson, you will learn about how to select a theme for your speech. Specifically, this lesson will cover:
  1. Tips for Choosing a Topic

1. Tips for Choosing a Topic

When you tell a story, you want your audience to be engaged, so you choose a topic that will interest your audience.

The same goes for speech giving. When you choose a topic, consider your audience. Ask yourself: What topic, or subject, will engage the audience?

If you are unsure what topic to choose, consider the following:

  • Current events (newspapers, other media)
  • Personal experience
  • Your hobbies— Does your audience have an understanding of the basics of your hobby or the terms used in it?
  • Your work— Are there things that you have learned through your work that would be useful to people who are not familiar with your profession?
  • Books you may have read recently

The trick is to be as relevant as you can to the audience who is listening to you.

term to know
Topic
Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.

summary
In this lesson, you learned some tips for choosing a topic for your speech. When you tell a story, you want your audience to be engaged, so you choose a topic that will interest your audience. The same goes for speech giving.

Source: Source: Boundless. "The Importance of Choosing a Good Topic." Boundless Communications Boundless, 27 Jan. 2017. Retrieved 29 Jun. 2017 from https://www.boundless.com/communications/textbooks/boundless-communications-textbook/choosing-a-topic-6/finding-and-selecting-a-topic-35/the-importance-of-choosing-a-good-topic-153-5754/

Terms to Know
Topic

Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.