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- 1. Toastmaster Advanced BootCamp 2011Shahnaz Davachi, Ph.D, ACS, ALBArea Governor, Area 10, Division G
- 2. Choosing Great SpeechTopics
- 3. WorkshopObjectives To enhanceparticipants’ skills in selecting great speech topics To stimulate interactive discussions and facilitate mutual learning To have fun with selecting speech topics
- 4. And......anything elseyou want to discussWorkshop Outline HOW to select speech topics: simple tips & techniques WHAT to talk about: speech topic categories
- 5. WHEN/WHERE touse speech topics
- 6. Putting learningto practice: interactive Tips and Techniques
- 7. Know your audienceWhat they want to know?
- 8. What aretheir needs?
- 9. What aretheir interests?
- 10. What istheir age, gender?
- 11. What istheir educational level?
- 12. Choose a topicthat you are passionate about
- 13. Talk about whatyou know
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- 15. Look for timelytopics
- 16. Be creativeStep outsideof your comfort zone
- 17. Try freshtopic ideas Look for topic ideas in all the wrong places
- 18. Avoid highly complextopics
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- 21. What to talkabout?????
- 22. Popular Speech TopicCategories
- 23. People... and beyondYou:many aspects of your life
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- 38. Outer SpaceEventsTravel
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- 42. Family gatheringsThings....almosteverything!LanguagesBooksHealthIllnessMoviesScienceCultureEducationFairy tailsStoriesWineFoodMusiccolorsFeelingsMoney
- 43. Selecting the “right”topic for a “right” project
- 44. Group DiscussionHow doyou choose your topics for speech projects?
- 45. Identify the purposeand specific objectives of your speaking projectTo inform?
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- 48. To motivate?call for action?
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- 51. To dramatize?with words, body gestures? your voice? Stimulate the imagination?For example:Organize your speech
- 52. Speaking toinform
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- 56. Speaking to inform Persuasive
- 57. Get tothe point
- 58. Organize your speech Your body speaks Story telling
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- 60. Humorous speech Demonstration speech Persuade
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- 62. Speaking toinform
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- 64. Radio talkshowReflections...Everything has a meaning if you can only find it