Ideas for Speech Topics
Submitted by: Barbara D. Martin
1. Name--stand up by desk and say name
2. Name and address--by desk
3. Name, address and phone number (pretend?) at front of the class
4. Tell a joke (may NOT be a riddle)
5. Bring 6 things in a bag that tell about yourself (Sept. Sack)
6. Draw something
7. Make something (paper popper, flashlight, airplane--SIGN UP!)
8. Show how something works--no calculators or mechanical pencils
9. Memorize a poem of 3 lines or more
10. Bring something from childhood
11. Ask 20 Questions, with word taped on back
12. The Great Potato Disguise--art, speech and writing
13. Ghoul Scout Cookies
14. Halloween Improvisation
15. Thanksgiving Improvisation
16. A Christmas present for my mom
17. My favorite toy
18. The great CD disguise--make an old CD look like something else
19. Something I'd like to learn, and why (not job related)
20. Memorize a Poem of 10 lines or more
21. A special person in my life
22. An unusual animal--research project
23. An unusual animal as a pet-- pros and cons
24. (February) A famous woman and why she was important
25. My favorite place (not amusement park or game arcade)
26. Someone I’d like to meet
27. The worst experience of my life
28. My trip
29. My favorite book
30. Things I hate at school--and solutions
31. The best (and most important) thing that happened to me
32. When I grow Up
33. Retell a story or share one of your own
34. Memorize a poem
35. “Sell” a record--may perform this commercial with a friend
36. Memorize the Gettysburg Address
37. Where to go on vacation (research--new place)
38. Improvisation--from list
39. My best friend
40. When I’m a parent
41. Death
42. If I could go back in time and change something
43. My favorite poem, story, saying, speech, etc.
44. Put on a mini-play about a subject you are currently studying
45. Bring in something you collect, or have saved for a long time.
46. My most embarrassing moment