what would be a great speech topic for a high school junior?
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A list of topics can be found on the page below. There are lists for adults and juniors.
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Just speak from your heart. Try to think of a main point to make, and then some supporting points. Start with something to get their attention, then end with a summary of what you spoke about. \n\nPractice in front of mirror a few times, don't memorize word for word, just memorize an outline.\n\nMake eye contact with a few people around the room.\n\nTry to avoid saying um...\n\nYou'll do great!
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pick something you are really interested in and know a lot about.\npick  your favorite thing or hobby.  be prepared for an uninterested audience.
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All interesting topics. Two sides to all the issues so you can choose any side you want. Juvenile justice I like. Some people think that we need to charge 14 year olds as adults and throw away the key. But there's a lot of info on the other side too. 14 year olds aren't adults when they're "good' so why are they when they're bad. It can be argued that we need a better system. There is science that teenage brains aren't fully developed. And it's a money issue-if you throw a 14 yr old in prison for life instead of rehabilitation, that gets expensive. Not to mention our prisons are full. And then the war against drugs. Another great topic. Do some searches using some of those terms-wikipedia.com is a good place to start looking for ideas....
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Why are you working on this today?  Check out something of interest on line and write your speech quickly. Start with a fact that's not generally known.  Good luck
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I think this is an awesome idea. I'm not sure what kind of suggestions you're looking for, but it sounds like you've already got a great focus on coming at this from a youth perspective. Definitely try and get all the angles and show how people's thinking change once they are allowed to talk, grow, and learn about each other.
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Its always good to break the ice with a joke or witty remark. Dont worry about being nervous and shaky, if you are doing a speech for school everyone knows what you feel like. Be your natural self - dont try to be extremely proper or news anchorman like. Just be yourself, study what you wanna say, so you dont have to use to many notes. Use gestures and mimik where appropriate.
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In college I did one on Saint Bernards.  For my visual, At this end of the speech I had my bf wait outside with my dog a (Saint Bernard) and he brought him in the class.  The instructor LOVED it and I got an A!\nAnyway, just give a speech on something you love, or a hobby or something.  That way you wont have any problem coming up with something to say.
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I've attached some websites that give farewell speeches that were actually given, or part of them.  They should give you some ideas.  They include links to speeches given by some very famous people and some by high school students.  I especialy like Oprah Winfrey's speech!!\n\nGood luck with it!
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write some great speeches, make awesome ads!, connect with the other students! Know what they want!
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Anything that has to do with politics or religions will be a good topic, but becareful these topics can turn into anger and violence.  \n\nA good topic should be one that people usually have strong and mixed opinions on.
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You could talk about immigration or the war in Iraq or raising minimum wage...those are the boring ones.\n\nIf you want to do something off the wall, I always recommend that people talk about blowing up the moon.  I wrote a 10 minute speech on supporting the destruction of the moon.  There's a lot of evidence to support it, and it's entertaining to research and read.
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You could always pull some topics from whats happening in the world today. You could also tackle topics that are controversial. I think one topic that might be interesting is "How liberal is the media".\n\nBeing that you are interested in Conservative Journalism you may want to read "Letters to a Young Conservative" by Dinesh D'Souza. You can find it at amazon.com or your local library may have it.\n\nGood luck with your endeavor!
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Assuming that you yourself are in middle or high school, you could interview or survey your classmates to see how much they know about certain Middle Eastern issues. I think you should also maybe focus more on how much teenagers are misinformed rather than not caring.
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Anything that you feel strongly about and are well educated on. Topics could be ..... War in Iraq, abortion, national health care, removing or keeping the trade embargo against Cuba, seperation of church and state, and many others. Keep in mind that your opinion will likely be at odds with at the very least a few. Also make sure and research what points people will use to argue against your position, but mostly try and pick something you feel strongly about and prepare yourself.
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How was school today?\nDid you like your friends?\nWhat did you played today?\nDo you like your teacher?\nSing that song you learned...\n\nAs much as you get and understand about their world as much as you find topics that help to establish a conversation, and believe me it could be much more interesting than this!
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1. Check everything in the list of interesting persuasive speech topics below that interests you. Make a rough list of everything you know something about, would like to know more about, or that fascinates you. \n\n- What amuses you, makes you move, happy or sad? \n- What do you think is inspiring? \n\n2. After you have made a first check of my list of interesting speech topics:\n\n-  Look at it from opposite sides. Refine your interesting persuasive speech topic by choosing a creative and reliable angle of approach. Ask yourself what yóu want to change. \n\n- Compare that angle of view to the views of your class mates. Are there things in your community, college, state, country or in the world in relation to the speech topic of your choice that make you angry, bother or concern you and them? Common grounds? \n\n3. Now answer these detail questions to construct your main points: \n\n- What is wrong and why?\n- What should be done, why and when? \n- What goes wrong if we don't act? \n- What is your "call to action"?\n\nMy list of interesting persuasive speech topics you can see and judge from various points of view:\nBoating, Bodyart, Caribbean, Celebrities, Climbing, Cycling, European Union, Fashion, Home Improvement, Internet Broadcasts, Jewelry, Martial Arts, Mental Health, Middle East, Mining, Motorsports, Music, Parliamentary Procedures, Relationships, Rural Living, South America, Stem Cell Research, Strength Sports, Telecommunications, The Hippocratic Oath, Transportation, Typography, Urban Legends, Virtual Reality, Visual Arts, Water Sports, Weight Loss, Winter Sports, and so on. \n\nIf you can't find what you are looking for use this list of 60 interesting persuasive speech topics at http://www.speech-topics-help.com/interesting-persuasive-speech-topics.html