Debate Rules

Learning to Debate- A Guide for Primary School Students (Ford Trophy)

By Jeremy Farrell

Debating can be scary when you are just starting up, and sometimes it’s the smallest things that can help you to become a much better speaker.  This is a beginner’s guide for how to improve as a debater.  As you improve however, you should begin to read the longer and more detailed debating documents, which will have further advice on how to improve, as well as the step by step basics of debating.

Dont's in Debating

Here are some hints from some friendly creatures about what not to do in a debate!

   “Don’t Yell, Jeer, or Lose your Temper!”

Listen to Toby!  Yelling at your opponents, calling them offensive names, or making personal attacks on them is not funny in a debate.  Adjudicators will be seriously displeased with anyone who makes personal attacks on their opponents.  Of course in a debate you have a chance to tell the other team why they are wrong, all while being very witty, but you need to explain why their argument is bad, not why they are bad.  If you are unsure if something is offensive, ask a teacher or an adjudicator on the night.  Here are some examples of conduct which is not acceptable:

·         “The first speaker on the other team is a jerk”

·         “The other team all go to [school X] and that means they are filthy liars”

·         “The other team are no better than Hitler!”                     Remember- Nobody likes a sore loser                                                                                          

·         “The other team are as ugly as they are wrong”                  …or a bully

·         Remember; in the Ford competition, you are never allowed to interrupt the other speaker’s speeches!             

   “Don’t bother about bringing props to a debate!”

While props can be funny and amusing in some other competitions, or in a play, in debating you will not receive any additional points for using props.  In fact, bringing a prop can be distracting, and draw attention away from your speech.  Of course, it is completely fine to wear a school uniform and badges to a debate (those aren’t props).  As long as the prop is harmless and not distracting, you won’t lose any points for bringing it, but you are probably wasting time by doing so.                                                 

                       

   “Don’t use stories about people you know as examples for your arguments!”

In a debate the best sort of example is a broad one (like a survey, or statistics, or looking at the behaviour of a large group of people).  A few personal examples of people you know are unlikely to be a good tool to explain a complex issue in a debate.  If Chris got up in a debate, and said “cigarettes can’t be harmful, my grandfather smoked them all his life, and he lived to be 100!” it would not be very good evidence of whether or not cigarettes are harmful.  Stories can also take up a lot of the time you need to give your speech.  Chris had to learn the hard way that telling the audience stories about his nephew and niece would not help him give a good speech.        

   “Don’t close your eyes, and ignore the arguments the other team made!”

  Rebutting the arguments the other team made is an important part of winning a debate.  In a Ford debate you should try to have at least 30-60 seconds of rebuttal to explain why the other team’s arguments failed, and why your team therefore has won the debate.  Timothy used to only spend one sentence at the start of his speech on rebuttal, and he would always repeat the same thing; “the other team made good arguments, but they were wrong”.  Timothy learnt that he had to spend more time explaining exactly why the arguments presented by the other team were not good enough to win.  Remember, you get the topic 1 week in advance for the Ford competition (on the website), so you will have time to think of arguments the other team is likely to make, and how to respond to them.                         

“Clearly Label your arguments so that the audience and adjudicator can follow the logical structure of your arguments!”

When Spare Parts Pat was built they forgot to build him step by step.  Now Pat is a jumble.  He has trouble speaking, and they think he might be missing some important parts.  When an argument is jumbled, it has the same affect on the audience as Pat does.  For this reason, it is important to label (signpost) your arguments before you explain them in more depth.  This lets everyone know what you and your team will be arguing, and how you will prove your case.  For this reason, you will often hear a speaker get up and immediately say “I have 3 arguments to present in this debate- 1) [argument 1], 2)- [argument 2] amd 3)- [argument 3]…. But first, some rebuttal”.  Pat just gets up and says whatever comes into his head, in no particular order because he can’t help it.  Don’t be like Pat.

Example of good structure in a speech for the 1^st or 2^nd speakers:

1)      Open with a funny joke, or a context in which the debate takes place

2)      Tell the audience what theme you will be discussing tonight (your theme could be any number of things; “The environmental reasons we should do/not do X”, “the practical reasons”, “the moral reasons”, “the economic reasons”, etc.

3)      Tell the audience the 3(?) points you will be discussing within your theme

4)      If you have to give any rebuttal (you will obviously be unable to do this if you are the first speaker of the debate), do that after labelling your 3 points, but before you have explained your 3 substantive points in depth.

5)      Spend the remainder of your speech explaining your 3 pre-prepared points in depth for an approximately equal amount of time, and in a clear, logical order.  Make sure the audience knows when you are moving from one point to your next point (“and now on to my 2^nd point”)

6)      When the bell rings a 2^nd time, to signal you have reached 4 minutes, you then have 15 seconds to wrap up, and sit down.  Nothing you say after 4 minutes 15 seconds will count, even if you keep talking.  So sit down even if you are not done.

“The 3^rd speaker’s structure is different!”

·         As a 3^rd speaker, you should not present new arguments about why your team has won.  Instead your entire speech should consist of rebutal (counter arguments), explaining why the other team was wrong, and trying to do so in a structured way (identifying the key themes or issues that have unfolded in the debate).  Because the arguments will not have been presented until the debate happens, it is inadvisible to write down ahead of time exactly what you plan to say as a 3^rd speaker.  Most, if not all, of your speech will need to be written during the debate, as you listen to the other speakers, and try to identify the key arguments in the debate.  For this reason, 3^rd is a difficult, but rewarding place to speak.

 “Don’t define the debate in a way that ruins the debate!”

In a debate, you will learn that the Affirmative team needs to define each topic, to focus the debate.  Imagine the topic for your debate was “That Education should be Free”.  This topic could relate to a number of different forms of education.  Does it mean university should be free?  Does it mean that all secondary schools (high schools) should be free (which would mean banning private schools from charging fees; therefore abolishing private schools)?  There are obviously a number of ways you could define the term “education” in this topic, and as the affirmative team you are responsible for setting the debate up clearly at 1^st speaker.  If you don’t define the debate, it may be unclear what you are arguing.  Are you against free University, but in favour of free high schools?

Defining a topic can be tricky sometimes, and there is a longer explanation of how your team should go about defining topics in the other training materials on this website.  But here are some basic hints:

·         Interpret the motion in a way that is sensible, and in the spirit of the motion.  If there is a topic “That we should reintroduce the cane in schools”, then it is inadvisable to define “cane” to mean “cane toads” or “cane plants”.  The teams will no longer be debating the topic they have both prepared for, which will in turn ruin the debate, and make it hard for your team to win.  There is a scope for being clever in defining a debate, but this is not a way to be clever because the topic obviously has nothing to do with cane toads or cane plants.

·         If a motion is open, you should try and close it.  What does that mean?  Think about the topic “That we should fear China”.  The topic has too many issues within it.  It could be a debate about why we should fear China’s growing prosperity.  It could be a debate about why we should fear China’s military power.  It could be a debate about why we should be concerned about China making global warming worse.  You might be concerned about China’s record on human rights.  Any of these issues would make for a good debate, but you would not have time to cover all of them in enough depth a single debate.  Therefore you should pick one of the major issues, and make the debate about that.

·         Don’t limit the debate in a way that is unfair, so there is no longer an issue to debate.  If you are unsure about this, ask your teacher, coach or a parent.  ACTDU committee members can also provide advice on how to approach topics.

   “Don’t get your neck out of joint, debating should be fun!”

Debating is a learning activity, and the more you participate, the more you learn.  Don’t be disheartened by early failures.  Everyone starts out as a novice, with a lot to learn, and good debaters who you’re against had to work very hard to attain the skills they have now.  Debating is about learning to speak in public, to argue a point logically, and to make new friends.  Winning is only a small part of debating.  So remember:

·         Always shake hands with your opponent after the debate.  If you won the debate, you should congratulate the losing team for giving you a fun debate.

·         Listen to what the adjudicator has to say, and get feedback from them after the debate.  This is the best way to improve.  Don’t be afraid to ask the adjudicator how to improve, that’s what they’re there for.  If you don’t understand what they said, keep asking until you do, they won’t mind.

·         Prepare for the debate in advance with your team, teachers, parents, and anyone who is willing to help you prepare.  This is part of the learning experience.  If you try to prepare by yourself, you might have the same arguments as your other speakers, or you could contradict one of the arguments your team mates plan to use.  Debating is a team sport.

  “Be ready for surprises!”

Palm cards are a great idea, so you can read off your arguments, while maintaining the attention of the audience.  However, remember that if you type out all your palm cards word for word in advance, you might find it more difficult to adapt your arguments.  The debate may develop in a way you did not expect it to.  If the topic was “That we support single sex education” and the affirmative team defined to topic to be about “single sex classrooms, but a co-ed playground environment” then all the arguments you have prepared about “why co-ed playground environments are important” will no longer be relevant in the debate.  If you have it all typed out, and are used to relying on your notes, you may find it difficult to adjust you arguments.  Debating is about thinking on your feet as well as preparation.  Always be ready for the unexpected!

Ideas for debate topics

   1.  Should your class be permitted to go on a field trip this year?

   2.  Should students be required to wear uniforms at school?

   3.  Should you be permitted to choose whatever clothes you want to wear outside of school?

   4.  Should you be permitted to have a job such as mowing yards or baby-sitting if your grades are poor?

   5.  Should you be permitted to purchase or buy whatever you want to with your own money or allowance?

   6.  Should you be permitted to get any style of haircut you want?

   7.  Should you be permitted to have a birthday party and invite friends other than family?

   8.  Should you be allowed to go anywhere you want to with your friends?

   9.  Should you be given an allowance or maybe an increase in the amount of your allowance?

10.  Should you be permitted to go to a PG-13 or R rated movie?

11.  Should you be permitted to have or attend a sleep-over party?

12.  Should you be permitted to have a pet?

13.  Should you be permitted to join any group you want to--basketball, soccer, girl scouts, martial arts, or others?

14.  Should you be required to do chores around the house?  Which jobs?

15.  Should you be permitted to have your own bedroom?

16.  Should you have to dress up for those special occasions that your parents feel are important?

17.  Should you be allowed to take up any hobby that you want to?

18.  Should you be allowed to take lessons to play any musical instrument you like?

19.  Should you be allowed to stay home when the family goes to visit someone for the day?

20.  Should you be permitted to have a TV in your bedroom?

21.  Should you be allowed to have your ears pierced or maybe pierce other body parts?

22.  Should you be allowed to get a tattoo?

23.  Should you be required to wear mandatory bicycle helmets?

24.  Should you have homework assignments every night?

25.  Should there be corporal punishment at school?

26.  Does society have a right to put someone to death?

27.  Should you have a curfew?  If so, what time and on what days?

28.  Should the cafeteria offer fast food lunches instead of cafeteria food.

29.  Should school hours be changed to 12:00 to 6:00 pm.

30.  Should students be allowed to bring their pets to school.

31.  Why their favorite book is better than one the school makes them read.

32.  Why they should have the freedom to choose their own bedtime.

33.  Why they should be able to watch a certain program.

34.  Why they should raise or lower the age to vote, smoke or drink.

35. Should kids between the ages of ten and thirteen be dropped off at the mall without adult supervision?

36. Should skateboards be allowed on sidewalks?

37. Should animals be used for scientific experimentation?

38. Should Pokemon cardds be allowed in schools?

Debate Topics for Middle School

Debate topics for middle school.

1.  Cellular phones should be allowed in schools.
2. Television makes people violent and lazy.
3. Torture is justified when dealing with terrorists.
4. Fast food should not be served in schools.
5. Peer pressure is more useful than harmful.
6. Human cloning should be permitted for progress of humanity.
7. The United States should allow mercy killing in all states.
8. People should become vegetarian to save the planet.
9. Schools should allow online attendance.

10.  Violent video games make children violent.
11.  Parents should not purchase toys that are based on fighting and violence for their children.
12.  Formula one racing should be banned because it wastes fuel.
13.  SUVs versus Economy cars.
14.  Plan for the future versus Live for the moment.
15.  Beauty pageants are good for girls.
16.  Smoking should be banned.
17.  Middle schools student must wear uniforms.
18.  Supreme Court dealings should be broadcasted on television.
19.  Celebrities are good role models.
20.  Today’s children are fashion victims.
21.  Success is more important than happiness.
22.  Physical education should be compulsory in school.
23.  Pledge of Allegiance should not be mandatory.
24.  The U.S. should not send humans into space.
25.  Medical testing on animals is necessary for progress.
26.  The United States should ban the death penalty.
27.  Wal-Mart is a good employer.
 28.  Teenagers should be tried differently than their adult counterparts.
29.  The Internet has become more harmful than useful.
The United States use the metric system.
30.  Girls are better than boys at studying.
31.  Passive acceptance of a teacher’s knowledge and authority leads to disastrous consequences.
32.  All educational institutes should be co-ed.
33.  Organ donation should be obligatory for all American citizens.
34.  All criminals in America must have the right to vote.
35.  Wikipedia is a better resource than many libraries.  
36.  Perseverance and determination are more important than talent to achieve success.
37.  Great things are done only by individuals who can lead the masses.

Debate Topics for Schools

Cellular phones should be allowed in schools.


The United States should significantly increase space exploration.


Television is a bad influence.

The United States should invade Iraq.

The United States should lower the voting age.

Torture is justified for national security.

Junk food should be banned in schools.

State lotteries should be ended.

School should be year-round.

The United States should eliminate its own weapons of mass destruction.

Peer pressure is more beneficial than harmful.

Schools should not use standardized testing.

Human cloning should be permitted in the United States.

The United States should ban the death penalty.

Schools should not support competitive interscholastic sports.

Schools should ban animal dissection.

California should eliminate its "three strikes" law.

Homeland security is more important than protection of civil liberties.

School attendance should be voluntary.

Violent video games should be banned.

The U.S. should have a draft for military service.

California should raise the minimum driving age to 18.

The United States should ratify the Kyoto accord.

Parents should not purchase war toys for their children.

The Supreme Court should end affirmative action in higher education.

There should be mandatory drug testing for participation in extracurricular activities.
The U.S. invasion of Iraq has done more harm than good.



California should substantially increase the minimum wage.

The United States is losing the War on Terror.

Parents should be punished for their childrens' mistakes.

The United States should pay reparations for slavery.

Middle schools should allow outside food vendors for lunch.

The United States should ban the death penalty.

College athletes should be paid.

Consumers should not purchase SUVs.

American involvement in Iraq has done more good than harm.

The United States should adopt a new timber policy.

Saudi Arabia is more an enemy than an ally to the United States.

Violent video games should be banned.

The United States should adopt English as the official national language.

Middle schools should increase required classes and reduce electives.

The United States should open federal lands and offshore areas for oil drilling.

Beauty pageants do more good than harm.

California should issue drivers' licenses to undocumented immigrants.

Cigarettes should be illegal.

Bush's plan for space exploration will do more good than harm.

High school students should have to pass a national exit exam to graduate.

George W. Bush should be re-elected.

NAFTA should be extended throughout the Americas.

Ban boxing!

All middle schools should require student uniforms.

The No Child Left Behind Act has done more good than harm.

Television is a bad influence.




Beauty pageants do more harm than good.

The Constitution should be amended to follow foreign born citizens to serve as President of the United States.

Schools should end the practice of giving awards.

The United States should expand its use of nuclear power.

Homeland security is more important than the protection of civil liberties.

Violent video games should be banned.

It is unethical to eat meat.

Junior high and high schools should randomly test their athletes for drug use.

James Hahn should be reelected mayor of Los Angeles.

Physician-assisted suicide should be legalized.

The United States should sign and ratify the Kyoto Protocol.

American intervention in Iraq has done more good than harm.
Governor Schwarzenegger has been good for California.
Congress should pass the "Clear Skies" initiative.
Homework should be banned.
California should raise the driving age to 18.
The legal system should have the option to charge juveniles as adults in murder cases.
Schools should ban animal dissection.
The US government should not allow drilling for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Reserve.
Middle schools should require students to wear uniforms.
California should ban drivers' use of cellular phones in cars.



Middle schools should have student lockers.

The United States should amend the Constitution to allow foreign-born citizens to serve as President.

The United States should have a draft for military service.

California high schools should substantially expand vocational training.

Teachers should not use candy as rewards.

George W. Bush should be re-elected.

Rap music does more harm than good.

Californians should vote for Proposition 68.

The assault weapon ban should be extended.

Supreme Court proceedings should be televised.

Public funds should not be used for professional sports stadiums.

On balance, children's television does more good than harm.

California should ban drivers' use of cellular phones in cars.

United States military forces should intervene in the Sudan.

Stem cell research should be expanded.

The United States should substantially increase its use of nuclear power.

Fast food restaurants do more harm than good.

Schools should provide for single sex instruction.

American intervention in Iraq has done more good than harm.
Governor Schwarzenegger has been good for California.
Congress should pass the "Clear Skies" initiative.
Homework should be banned.
California should raise the driving age to 18.
The legal system should have the option to charge juveniles as adults in murder cases.
Celebrities should not be role models.

Cellular phones should be allowed in schools.
Celebrities should not be role models.
Rap music does more harm than good.
Middle grades should require students to wear uniforms.
Junk food should be banned in schools.

The federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina was appropriate.

The United States is losing the war on Terror.

Schools should eliminate letter grades.

The United States Federal Government should ban production of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

The number of charter schools in the DC metro area should be increased.

The District of Columbia Curfew law(The Juvenile Curfew Act of 1995 (DC Code 6-2181)) does more harm than good.

Human cloning should be allowed in the United States.

Professional athletes should be role models.

Asian Oyster seeding in the Chesapeake Bay should be banned.

Gentrification does more harm than good.

Professional athletes should not be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games.

Animal performances should be banned in circuses.

Advertisements around schools should be banned.

Spanish should be a mandatory course in public schools.
The District of Columbia should become a US state.
The electoral college should be abolished.

PE should be compulsory in school.



All students should be required to say the Pledge of Allegiance.

The U.S. should not send humans into space.

The United Nations has failed at its mission.

Cell phones should be allowed in schools.

K-12 schools should ban junk food sales.

Medical testing on animals does more good than harm.

The United States should ban the death penalty.

Warrantless wiretaps make America safer.

Pakistan is more an enemy than an ally of the United States.
On balance, video games do more good than harm.Algebra should not be required for high school graduation.
Wal-Mart is good for America.
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was justified.

Cell phones should be allowed in middle schools.

Iran should be allowed to develop nuclear energy.

Californians should approve Prop 74.

The United States should close its Guantanamo prison.

Middle schools should have mandatory drug testing for participation in extracurricular activities.

School vouchers should be allowed.

Cigarettes should be banned.

Credit cards do more harm than good.

The U S Government subsidy of the arts should end.

Corporal punishment of children should be illegal.

The NBA player dress code is justified.

The District of Columbia should become the 51st state.

Parents should not purchase war toys for their children.

California should legalize physician-assisted suicide.

The United States should withdraw from Iraq.

Warrantless wiretaps in America do more harm than good.

The US Federal Government should significantly increase taxes on gasoline.

Released felons should have voting rights.

The focus on standards-based education in public middle schools does more good than harm.

Schools should ban junk food.

Pakistan is more an enemy than an ally of the United States.
On balance, video games do more good than harm.
Algebra should not be required for high school graduation.
Wal-Mart is good for America.
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was justified.



The federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina was appropriate.

Food aid does more harm than good.

Cell phones should be allowed in schools.

Californians should vote for Prop. 74.

All students should be required to say the Pledge of Allegiance.

The US should eliminate farm subsidies.

Zoos do more harm than good.

Soccer players should wear helmets.

The US military should leave Iraq.

Fried foods should have warning labels.

California's Class Size Reduction (CSR) program should be extended to middle schools.

The NBA player dress code is justified.

The District of Columbia should become the 51st state.

Parents should not purchase war toys for their children.

California should legalize physician-assisted suicide.

Warrantless wiretaps make America safer.
The United States should negotiate with Osama Bin Laden
Students should take parenting classes.
Students should be punished for failing to report cheating.
Schools should ban junk food.

Pakistan is more an enemy than an ally of the United States.
On balance, video games do more good than harm.
Algebra should not be required for high school graduation.
Wal-Mart is good for America.
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was justified.



Television is a bad influence.

Cell phones shold be allowed in schools.

U.S. intervention in Iraq has done more good than harm.

The United States should ban the death penalty.

The NBA player dress code is justified.




The US prison at Guantanamo Bay should be closed
.
All schools should provide students with music and art education.

District of Columbia should make it mandatory for its citizens to vote in elections.

Fast food restaurants do more harm than good.
Nontraditional English should be acknowledged in academia.
All DC Charter schools should be placed under the authority of the superintendent.
College athletes should be compensated.
The Bush administration guest worker program should be implemented.
Adult-oriented cartoons should only be broadcast on television after 10PM.
DC area public schools should have single sex classrooms.
Cigarettes should be illegal in the US.
Puerto Rico should be a state.
MySpace.com should not allow users under 18.
Juveniles should be tried as adults for felonies.
The US government should allow oil exploration in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
The French government should permit students to wear visible religious symbols in state schools.



Re-elect Governor Schwarzenegger.
Californians should approve Proposition 87.
Cell phones should be allowed in schools.
Businesses should not place advertisements in schools.
It is unethical to eat meat.
Parents should not purchase war toys for their children.
The No Child Left Behind Act has done more good than harm.
Middle schools should require students to wear uniforms.
The United States military should immediately withdraw from Iraq.
Fossil fuels are easily replaced.
Hugo Chavez is not a friend to the United States.
Community service should be mandatory in high school.
The movie rating system is ineffective.
The US should proceed with oil and gas development on the Arctic Coastal Plain (ANWR).
The Internet has done more harm than good.
Human cloning should be permitted in the United States.
Parental spanking of children should be a crime.
New York Senator Hillary Clinton should be elected President of the United States in 2008.
On balance, nuclear energy does more good than harm.
Students should be allowed to chew gum in school.
The United States should significantly expand its use of nuclear power.
It is better to be a follower than a leader.
Genghis Khan did more good than harm.
Schools should ban animal dissection.
The United States should amend the constitution to criminalize flag burning.
Homework does more good than harm.
Boycott the Beijing Olympics.
The United States should switch to the metric system.

For adolescents, television is a better teacher than books.
George Bush is good for America.
In the case of student lockers, school safety is more important than student privacy.
Single sex schools are better for students than co-ed schools in grades K-12.
New York Senator Hillary Clinton should be elected President of the United States in 2008.
Cigarettes made from tobacco should be illegal.
US troops and its allies should withdraw their forces from Iraq immediately.
War toys are good for children.
There should be year-round schooling for students in grades K-12.
Repeal the trans fat ban in New York City.
Capital punishment should be banned by the United States federal government.
The U.S. troop surge in Iraq is desirable.
There should be mandatory drug testing for all high school athletes in the U.S.
Lower the legal drinking age in the U.S. to 18.
It is morally acceptable to experiment on animals for medical purposes.
The United States should switch to the metric system.
Colleges' early admissions policies do more harm than good.
Schools in the United States should ban animal dissection.


Re-elect Governor Schwarzenegger.
Californians should approve Proposition 87.
Cell phones should be allowed in middle schools.
College athletes should be paid.
SAT/ACT prep classes do more harm than good.
Repeal the Military Commissions Act.
All Middle schools should institute school uniform policies.
California should abolish the death penalty.
Junk food should be banned from school cafeterias and vending machines.
The President of the United States should be elected by the direct vote of the people.
The U.S. should sign the Kyoto Accord (Protocol)
Peer pressure does more good than harm.
All Americans should be required to provide 1 year of national service.
The U. S. should end the embargo on Cuba.
Parents should not buy war toys for their children.
The United States should significantly expand its use of nuclear power.
It is better to be a follower than a leader.
Genghis Khan did more good than harm.
Schools should ban animal dissection.
The United States should amend the constitution to criminalize flag burning.
Homework does more good than harm.
Boycott the Beijing Olympics.
The United States should switch to the metric system.

Drug companies should not be allowed to advertise prescription drugs to the general public.
L.A. County should ban all transfats in restaurants.
Animals should not be used for entertainment.
The United States should eliminate its own weapons of mass destruction.
Colleges' early admissions policies do more harm that good.
The electoral college should be abolished.
All Americans should be required to provide one year of national service.
The United States should end the embargo on Cuba.
The United States should adopt President Bush's proposed guest worker program.
The United States Constitution should be amended to establish a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court Justices.
Teachers should not use candy as rewards.
Beauty pageants do more good than harm.
The United States should significantly expand its use of nuclear power.
It is better to be a follower than a leader.
Genghis Khan did more good than harm.
Schools should ban animal dissection.
The United States should amend the constitution to criminalize flag burning.
Homework does more good than harm.
Boycott the Beijing Olympics.
The United States should switch to the metric system.


The United States should withdraw its military from Iraq.
Students should be able to have cell phones at school.
California should abolish the death penalty.
Television is a bad influence.
The No Child Left Behind Act does more harm than good
Teachers should not be allowed to give candy as rewards
Homework should be banned
The United States government should provide free healthcare for all U.S. citizens.
On average, zoos do more good than harm.
Single-sex education is better than co-ed.
Wal-Mart is good for America.
California's electoral vote allocation should remain winner take all.
John McCain is the best choice for Commander in Chief.
On balance, special interests are a positive influence in American politics.
The public’s right to know is more important than the privacy of celebrities.
Students should be required to learn a second language for high school graduation.

California should raise the driving age to 18.
The U.N. should impose sanctions on Myanmar/Burma.
California should legalize physicial-assisted suicide.
Junk food should be banned from school cafeterias and vending machines.
Zoos do more good than harm.
Single-sex education is better than co-ed.
Wal-Mart is good for America.
Homeland security is more important than the protection of civil liberties.
US military involvement in Iraq has done more good than harm.
Television is a bad influence.
It is unethical to buy an SUV.
College football should be exempted from Title IX requirements.
The American presidential primary and caucus system does more good than harm.

California should ban drivers' use of cellular phones in cars.
Water rates should be the same price for farmers and residential customers.
Size zero fashion models should be banned.
The United Nations Security Council should have no permanent members.
Schools should provide for single sex instruction.
Torture is justified for national security.
Schools should be year round.
On balance, George W. Bush has done more good than harm.
Middle schools should not have promotion ceremonies.
Desert area residents should be required to use desert landscaping.
American military involvement in Iraq has done more good than harm.
The president of the United States should be elected by popular vote.
The Amero should adopted.
Private swimming pools are unethical.
Extra-terrestrial intelligence exists.
John McCain is the best choice for Commander in Chief.
The United States should end its use of the penny.
On balance, special interests are a positive influence in American politics.
The public's right to know is more important than the privacy of celebrities.
The United States should guarantee health care for its residents.
Students should be required to learn a second language for high school graduation.

All DC public middle schools should have student-run disciplinary courts.
The late-night Metrorail service is a failed transportation experiment.
The DC government should provide free wireless internet access.
The United States should ban the importation of all products from China.
All DC public high schools should have childcare facilities for their students on site.
DC should keep its taxi zone fare system.
The United States should launch a preemptive strike against Iran.
Giving money to panhandlers is justified.
The DCPS funds spent to renovate athletic fields in the summer of 2007 did more good than harm.
All DC public schools should adopt a teacher performance bonus program.
Michael Vick's punishment is too severe.
The United States should withdraw all its troops from Iraq by December 31, 2008.
John McCain is the best choice for Commander in Chief.
The United States should end its use of the penny.
On balance, special interests are a positive influence in American politics.
The public's right to know is more important than the privacy of celebrities.
The United States should guarantee health care for its residents.
Students should be required to learn a second language for high school graduation.

September 11 should be made a national holiday.
The U.S. should take military actions against Iran.
 Parents should be held legally responsible for their children's actions.
 Celebrities should not be role models
 Letter grades in schools do more harm than good.
Term limits for state legislators should be eliminated.
The driving age in California should be raised to 18.
Television does more harm than good.
Washington D. C should be made the 51st state
Home schooling does more good than harm.
John McCain is the best choice for Commander in Chief.
The United States should end its use of the penny.
On balance, special interests are a positive influence in American politics.
The public's right to know is more important than the privacy of celebrities.
The United States should guarantee health care for its residents.
Students should be required to learn a second language for high school graduation.

Physical education in grades K-12 should be compulsory.
Ban plastic bags in grocery stores.
Americans should not be allowed to burn the United States flag as an act of free speech.
It should be illegal to sell coffee and coffee products to minors anywhere in the United States.
Organ donation should be compulsory for all United States citizens.
Voting rights of United States felons should be reinstated after they have served their time.
John McCain is the best choice for Commander in Chief.
The United States should end its use of the penny.
On balance, special interests are a positive influence in American politics.
The public's right to know is more important than the privacy of celebrities.
The United States should guarantee health care for its residents.
Students should be required to learn a second language for high school graduation.

Debate Topics

·  K-12 schools should ban junk food sales.

·  Medical testing on animals does more good than harm.

·  School vouchers should be allowed.

·  The U S Government subsidy of the arts should end.

·  Corporal punishment of children should be illegal.

·  The United States should close its Guantanamo prison.

·  Middle schools should have mandatory drug testing for participation in extracurricular activities.

·  Food aid does more harm than good.

·  Cell phones should be allowed in schools.

·  The United States of America should rely on alternative energy sources instead of fossil fuels.

·  Television is a bad influence on children.

·  All schools should provide students with music and art education.

·  The federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina was appropriate.

·  American intervention in Iraq has done more good than harm.

·  Governor Schwarzenegger has been good for California.

·  Congress should pass the "Clear Skies" initiative .

·  Homework should be banned.

·  California should raise the driving age to 18.

·  The legal system should have the option to charge juveniles as adults in murder cases.

·  The United States should ban the death penalty.

·  Classrooms should have closed-circuit cameras.

·  Russia is more an enemy than an ally of the United States.

·  California should make it mandatory for citizens to vote in elections .

·  In this case, Grand Theft Auto is more responsible than Devin Moore for the crime.

·  The United States should amend the Constitution to allow foreign born citizens to serve as President.

·  The United States should have a draft for military service.

·  California high schools should substantially expand vocational training .

·  Beauty pageants do more harm than good.

·  The United States should expand its use of nuclear power.

·  Stem cell research should be expanded.

·  Fast food restaurants do more harm than good.

·  Schools should provide for single sex instruction.

·  Junior high and high schools should randomly test their athletes for drug use.

·  Physician-assisted suicide should be legalized.

·  The United States should sign and ratify the Kyoto Protocol.

·  The US should eliminate farm subsidies.

·  Zoos do more harm than good.

·  Fried foods should have warning labels.

·  The District of Columbia Curfew law(The Juvenile Curfew Act of 1995 (DC Code 6-2181)) does more harm than good.

·  Professional athletes should be role models.

·  The French government should permit students to wear visible religious symbols in state schools.

·  The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was justified.

·  Wal-Mart is good for America.

·  Algebra should not be required for high school graduation.

·  Businesses should not place advertisements in schools.

·  It is unethical to eat meat.

·  In the case of student lockers, school safety is more important than student privacy.

·  The No Child Left Behind Act has done more good than harm.

·  Fossil fuels are easily replaced.

·  Single sex schools are better for students than co-ed schools in grades K-12.

·  Repeal the Military Commissions Act.

·  The President of the United States should be elected by the direct vote of the people.

·  The U. S. should end the embargo on Cuba.

·  There should be year-round schooling for students in grades K-12.

1. Debate:Does God punish sinners for eternity?
2. Debate: Should certain books be banned from libraries?
3. Debate: Is communism founded on Christian doctrine?
4. Debate:Should the first story of creation be read allegorically or literally?
5. Debate:Is Scientology a false religion?
6. Debate:Why do Moses, Ezra, Jesus, and Paul all disagree on divorce?
7. Debate:Did Jesus ever claim to be God?
8. Debate:Grave errors/inconsistencies in the Bible make literal translation worthless.
9. Debate:Was Jesus born in the right time and place?
10. Girls are more meritorious than boys.
11. Debate:If God does not exist, can anything be morally wrong?
12. Debate:Did God create evil?
13. Debate:Which Christian denomination is the most true to the central teachings of Christianity?
14. Debate:If Jesus were alive to day, where on the political spectrum would he fall?
15. Debate:Should Religion Play a Large Role in Modern Societies?
16. Debate:Does the Bible (Old and the New Testament) have the infallible words of God?
17. Debate:Antisemitism
18. Debate:Does Intelligent Design deny the Existence of God?
19. Debate:Could God create a rock so heavy that he himself could not lift it?
20. Debate:What is the relationship between religion and the human tendency to kill each other?
21. Debate:Natural Disaster versus Act of God
22. Debate:What is the Sabbath day?
23. Debate:Is it possible to be a conservative and not a religious person or even an atheist?
24. Debate:Why do we still perform Baptisms?
25. Debate:Does the Resurrection negate Gods Sacrifice of his only son?
26. Debate:If most Muslims learned their religion from their parents, just like us Christians, they will probably be hard to convert. So what can we do to save their souls?
27. Debate:If most Christians learned their religion from their parents, just like us Muslims, they will probably be hard to convert. So what can we do to save their souls?
28. Debate:Does mainstream Islam endorse violence?
29. Debate:Is religion morally wrong?
30. Debate:Does the Bible display poor ethics and morals?
31. Debate:What makes the Bible a reliable source of knowledge besides tradition?
32. Debate:Why should we be afraid of God?
33. Debate:Do conservative Christians have an unquestioning faith which is comparable to that of the Party in the book 1984?
34. Debate:Antisemitism
35. Debate:Are Christianity and the Bible superior to other religions and scriptures?
36. Debate:Is "Coercive Interrogation" consistent with Christian Values?
37. Debate:Should all access to Conservapedia be banned on Sundays?
38. Debate:Mary Magdalene - First Witness to the Resurrection - Significance?
39. Debate:Was Christ a fundamentalist?
40. Debate:Atheism vs. Deism
41. Debate:Atheism vs. Pastafarianism
42. Debate:Why is homosexuality so bad?
43. Debate:Are Young Earth Creationists detracting others from the Faith?
44. Debate:Would the Flood and Noah's Ark cause inbreeding?
45. Debate:Is there 1 God or are there many gods?
46. Debate: Can you be a true Christian and believe in evolution?
47. Debate:Should gay marriage be allowed?
48. Debate:Is atheism a religion?
49. Debate: If not naturalism, how do we decide which supernatural explanation is correct?
50. Debate: Are Catholics Christians?
51. Debate: Do Atheist believe they have a soul?
52. Debate:Were Judas' actions necessary and foreordained?
53. Debate: Is it possible to voluntarily convert one's religion?
54. Debate: Can Christianity exist without Apostles and Prophets?
55. Debate: What do you think about the violence in the Bible?
56. Debate: Could Christian denominations exist without the Catholic Church?
57. Debate: Which version of the Bible should be used as the authoritative reference on Conservapedia?
58. Debate: Should Christians celebrate Christmas?
59. Debate:Either God is indecisive or the world's major religions have ALL got it wrong
60. Debate:Creationist
61. Debate:Did Joan of Arc truly hear voices?
62. Debate:Do ALL suicides go to hell?
63. Debate:Epicurus' Trilemma
64. Debate: Why does God care if we worship Him or not? Is it His ego?
65. Debate: Can God explain all of the conspiracy theories and all other phenonmena?
66. Debate:If intelligent design is just as valid as evolution, where are all their scientific findings and publishings?
67. Debate:Does Darwinian natural selection suggest that bigotry is a necessary self-defense mechanism?
68. Debate:Does Darwinian natural selection suggest that homosexuality is bad for the survival of a species?
69. Debate:Is Darwinian natural selection compatible with Marxism?
70. Debate:Is the theory of macroevolution true?
71. Debate:Is Giving Birth the Bible Way Better?
72. Debate:Should Creationism/Intelligent design be taught as a scientific alternative to evolution in public schools?
73. Debate:Is global warming evident, and if so, is this the fault of man, and how must man stop it?
74. Debate:If the universe is young and it takes light millions of years to reach us from far off stars, how can we see them?
75. Debate:God, Earth and Global Warming
76. Is the evidence in favor of evolution convincing?
77. Debate:If the Bible didn't contain a creation story, would anyone even consider the idea of a young earth?
78. Debate:Is Relativity in direct conflict with the Genesis account?
79. Debate:Who feels that scientific related articles should only reference published research papers instead of websites when dealing with research instead of application?
80. Debate:If it could be unambiguously demonstrated that man is NOT the most evolved animal
81. Debate:Why are God's works always questioned?
82. Debate:Are there any elements of choice
83. Debate:Listing the Earth's most pressing needs in urgent order of fixing
84. Debate:Is homosexuality a mental illness?
85. Debate:Can the science of evolution be separated from the philosophy of it?

86.  1. Should school students face a mandatory drug test?

87.  2. Should the African Union copy the European Union cooperation model?

88.  3. Should students be required to wear a school uniform?

89.  4. Are the Olympic Games a waste of money? Or other debate speech topics on huge sports events.

90.  5. Should all African conflicts be handled by African countries themselves, and not by third parties?

91.  6. Is our nation still unprepared for disasters? Or other debate topic themes about safety.

92.  7. Should school prayer be prohibited?

93.  8. Should skateboards be prohibited on sidewalks?

94.  9. Should minorities be treated differentially?

95.  10. Should the age to vote be reduced to 16?

96.  11. Should 16 year old people be allowed to get a tattoo? Or other speech ideas on for example ear and body part piercings?

97.  12. Should the Double Jeopardy Rule - nobody can be tried twice for the same offence - be abolished?

98.  13. Could a President serve for more than two terms?

99.  14. Should the use of animals in sports and entertainment be banned?

100.                      15. Should there be a curfew for people under 18 years to reduce crime?

101.                      16. Does Hollywood movies have a bad influence on the world?

102.                      17. Should homework assignments be limited to a maximum of three nights a week?

103.                      18. Do school autorities have the right to search students’ lockers? Or other education related debate topic issues.

104.                      19. Do adopted children have the right to know who their biological parents are?

105.                      20. Should there be a green tax on aviation fuel?

106.                      21. Should factory farming of chickens be banned?

107.                      22. Are certain persuasive issues not appropriate for debate speech topics?

List of 200+ Persuasive Speech Ideas

Find a persuasive speech topic idea with a specific point of view. How?

• Which of the speech topics are you interested in?
• Do you know something about?
• Would you like to research and persuade your audience about?

List of 200+ Persuasive Speech Ideas

Find a persuasive speech topic idea with a specific point of view. How?

• Which of the speech topics are you interested in?
• Do you know something about?
• Would you like to research and persuade your audience about?

Abortion
Abuse Of The Elderly
Abused Women
Academic Dishonesty
Academic Freedom
Acid Rain
Addiction
Adoption
Affirmative Action
Afghanistan
Africa
Age Discrimination
Aging Population
Agricultural Policy
AIDS/HIV
Air Pollution
Airline Safety
Alcohol Abuse
Aliens and UFO's
Alternative imprisonment
Alternative Medicine
American Education Reform
Amnesty
Animal Experimentation
Animal Rights
Animal Welfare
Anorexia Nervosa
Anti-Semitism
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Armed Conflicts
Arms Control

Civil Rights
Climate Change Policy
Condoms In Schools
Creationism vs. Evolution
Cuba
Dating Campus Issues
Death Penalty
Depression
Dieting
Disabilities Act
Domestic ViolenceDrug Policy
Drunk Driving
Endangered Oceans
Endangered Species
Espionage and Intelligence Gathering
Ethnic Violence
Euthenasia
Family Violence
Fat Tax On Food
Feminism
Foreign Oil Dependence
Foreign Policy
Foster Care
Fraud
Gambling
Gangs
Gay Marriage
Gay Rights
Genetic Engineering
Genetically Engineered Foods
Genocide
Global Resources
Global Warming
Government Fraud and Waste
Gun Control
Hate Crime
Health Care Policy
Home Schooling
Homeland Security
Homeless in America
Human Cloning
Immigration
Infectious Diseases
Inner City Poverty
Internet Chatrooms
Iraq
Islamic Fundamentalism
Juvenile Crime
Language Policy
Legal System
Littering
Marriage and Divorce
Media Violence
Medical Ethics
Medicinal Marijuana
Medicine Abuse
Minimum Wage
Missile Defense System
National Tobacco Settlement
Nonproliferation
Nuclear Technology
Organ Donation
Organized Crime
Peace
Physician-Assisted Suicide
Polygamy
Pornography
Poverty
Prison regime
Race Relations
Racial Profiling
Rain Forests
Recycling
Religious Right
Reproductive Technologies
Russia
School Uniforms
School Violence
Sex Education
Single Parent Families
Smoking
Social Security Reform
Social Welfare
Space Exploration
Stadium Taxes
Stem Cell Research
Tax Reform
Teen Pregnancy
Term Limits
Terrorism
Tobacco Industry
Trade with China
Transportation
US Budget
US War on Drugs
Urban Terrorism
Vaccinations
Violent Video Games
Voluntary National Testing
War Crimes
War On Drugs
Water Resources

Weapons Disarmament
Welfare Reform
Women in the Military
Women's Rights
Working Women
World Trade

Arms Trade Asylum Atomic Energy Ballot Initiatives Battered Women Beginning of Life Issues Bermuda Triangle Bigamy Bilingual Education Biodiversity Biological and Chemical Weapons Bird Flu Birth Control Body Piercings Breast Feeding in Public Bulimia Cameras in Courtrooms Campaign Finance Reform Capital Punishment Censor Hate Speech Censorship Chain Gangs Child Labor Church State Issues City Curfews

Civil Rights Climate Change Policy Condoms In Schools Creationism vs. Evolution Cuba Dating Campus Issues Death Penalty Depression Dieting Disabilities Act Domestic ViolenceDrug Policy Drunk Driving Endangered Oceans Endangered Species Espionage and Intelligence Gathering Ethnic Violence Euthenasia Family Violence Fat Tax On Food Feminism Foreign Oil Dependence Foreign Policy Foster Care Fraud Gambling Gangs Gay Marriage Gay Rights Genetic Engineering Genetically Engineered Foods Genocide Global Resources Global Warming Government Fraud and Waste Gun Control Hate Crime Health Care Policy Home Schooling Homeland Security Homeless in America Human Cloning Immigration Infectious Diseases Inner City Poverty Internet Chatrooms Iraq Islamic Fundamentalism Juvenile Crime Language Policy Legal System Littering Marriage and Divorce Media Violence Medical Ethics Medicinal Marijuana Medicine Abuse Minimum Wage Missile Defense System National Tobacco Settlement Nonproliferation Nuclear Technology Organ Donation Organized Crime Peace Physician-Assisted Suicide Polygamy Pornography Poverty Prison regime Race Relations Racial Profiling Rain Forests Recycling Religious Right Reproductive Technologies Russia School Uniforms School Violence Sex Education Single Parent Families Smoking Social Security Reform Social Welfare Space Exploration Stadium Taxes Stem Cell Research Tax Reform Teen Pregnancy Term Limits Terrorism Tobacco Industry Trade with China Transportation US Budget US War on Drugs Urban Terrorism Vaccinations Violent Video Games Voluntary National Testing War Crimes War On Drugs Water Resources Weapons Disarmament Welfare Reform Women in the Military Women's Rights Working Women World Trade

 

 

20 Examples Of Sports Persuasive Speech Topics Statements

1. Most female professional bodybuilders take some steroids or other performance enhancing substances.
2. Professional wrestling is real, is just show.
3. Cheerleading is, is not a sport.
4. Athletes earn too much, their salary is not too high.
5. Sports gambling should be banned.
6. Team Sports can't without teambuilding.
7. The integration of mind, body and spirit is the most essential sports factor.
8. Golf is for old people, is for everyone. Or take another discipline for other sports persuasive speech topics with this positive, negative qualification.
9. Everybody should practice sports at least half an hour a day.
10. Professional sport is too commercial nowadays.
11. The most watched sports or sports events in the world are boring.
12. Scandals hurt the Olympic Games.
13. Ice is the best first aid remedy for a sports injury.
14. The requirements for participating the Paralympic Games, Special Olympics World Games or Deaflympics are not transparant.
15. Assure your bike helmet fits. Or take related sports persuasive speech topics on equipment fitting.
16. Why measuring your body mass index is important.
17. A 20-year-old age limit for the NBA is okay, is stupid. The same statement can be used for a sports persuasive speech topic on for example adventure racing.
18. Bungyjumping from high buildings is risking your life.
19. You only become a great athlete by training and special diets.
20. Not every retired famous sportsman or woman is a good coach. Or persuade your audience the opposite way with an vivid example of a person who succeeded.

INDIVIDUAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH

Every person - you too - has a set of inner values. Call it self development goals, thoughts, opinions and so on. Discover which value speech topics you like to explore or want to write a speech about to help your peers.

A Will to Succeed Accomplishment Accountability Accuracy Achievement Adventure Affection Assertiveness Attitude Autonomy Balance Beauty Being Truthful Caring Change Collaboration Compassion Concern for Others Confidence Courage Creativity Curiosity Diligence Effort Empathy Empowerment Endurance Enthusiasm Exactness Excellence Faith Fast Living Financial Gain Flair Forgiveness Friendship Generosity

Gentleness Goodness Gratitude Healthy Helping Other People Hope Humor Idealism Independence Individuality Inner Harmony Innocence Integrity Intellectual Status Intuition Kindness Learning Lifestyle Love Meaning of Life Meaningful Work Mercy Merit Morality Never Give Up Nursing Nurturing of Children Open-minded Optimism Patience Peace Personal Development Personal Growth Physical Challenge Piety Pleasure Privacy

Promotion Purity Religion Reputation Responsibility Romance Sacrifice Safety Satisfaction Self-Awareness Self-Discipline Self-Esteem Self-Givingness Self-Improvement Self-Interest Self-Reliably Self-Reliance Self-Respect Self-Worth Sensitivity Serenity Seriousness Sincerity Sophistication Spirituality Stability Success Sympathy Tact Temperance Thinking Truthfulness Understanding Unpretentiousness Unselfishness

BUSINESS VALUE SPEECH PRESENTATION IDEAS

These are values related to the growth, success and financial health of companies and businesses. If you want to write a speech for business purposes, select only the value speech topics that come close to the mission statement or integrity codes in your industry category. These are the 'leading ladies' in the speech writing process.

Accuracy Achievement Advancement Agreement Challenging Problems Change Collaboration Commitment Competence Competitive Confidence Confrontation Consciousness Consumer Rights Continuity Cooperation Coordination Creativity Customer Service Duty Economic Security Economic Status Effectiveness

Efficiency Equal Opportunities Ethical Practicing Excellence Functionality Good Will Improvement Innovation Integration Inventiveness Involvement Leadership Legality Loyalty Perfection Power Practicality Precision Problem Solving Progress Prosperity Prudence Punctuality

Purity Quality of Work Quietude Rationality Regularity Reliability Resourcefulness Results-Oriented Security Shareholder Value Sharing Knowledge Skill Standardization Supervising Systemization Taking Responsibility Teamwork Trust Utility Variety Work Spirit Working Alone

CLASSIC OR TRADITIONAL VALUE SPEECH TOPICS

Moral codes and standards in society or groups are based on these values. As always, they have developed over time. Explain how and what we can learn or should change in our behavior.

All for One And One for All Altruism Appreciation Authority Charity Chastity Civic Duty Civic Pride Civil Rights Community Welfare Compassion Concern for Others Confidence Conformity Consciousness Consensus Consumer Rights Cooperation Courtesy Critical Thinking Culture Democracy Dependability Diplomacy Diversity Duty Ecological Awareness Environmental Protection Equality Etiquette Fairness Family Values

Fidelity Flexibility Fraternity Free Will Freedom Freedom of Initiative Government Power Hard Working Harmony Helping Society Heroism Honesty Honor Honor Parents Hope Hospitality Human Rights Humanism Humility Improvement Justice Majority Rule Mercy Minority Rights Moderation Modesty Never Give Up Non-Violence Obedience Openness Participation Patriotism

Positive Attitude Preservation Proper Behavior Public Access Public Service Pursuit of Happiness Reasoning Respect for Law Respect for Other People Right to Education Right to Express Grievances Rituals Sacrifice Satisfying Other People Service to Society Sharing Simplicity Social Status Stability Strength Taking Responsibility Tolerance Tradition Unity Unselfishness Wealth Well-Being Well-Mannered Wisdom Women's Rights World Unity

As you can see in these examples of speech topics for public speaking on values, some of the values can be double or even triple labeled; as personal, business and traditional value speech topics.

100+ Good Informative Speech Topics

Are you having trouble coming up with speech topics? This list of informative speech topics is only meant to stimulate your thinking. Of course many of these subjects are too broad and ought to be narrowed. And: apply all the guidelines I described above!
Tip: If you don't find what you are looking for then take a look at the list of speech topics on my homepage.

Advertising, Africa, Agriculture, Animals, Antarctica, Anthropology, Antique, Applied Sciences, Archaeology, Architecture, Aromatheraphy, Artificial Intelligence, Arts, Asia, Astrology, Astronomy, Australia, Aviation, Backpacking, Beauty, Biographies, Biology, Bird Flu, Books, Cheerleading, Chemistry, Children, Cities, Climate, Communication, Cooking, Countries, Business, Cars, Celebrities, Culture, Dancing, Demographics, Design, Drinks, Ecology, Economics, Education, Engineering, Entertainment, Ethnic Groups, Etiquette, Europe, Family, Fashion, Finance, Food,Games, Geography, Government Hiking, History, Home, Industries, International Organizations, International Relations, Labour, Languages, Law, Lifestyles, Literature, Manufacturing, Maps, Martial Arts, Mass Media, Medicine, Military, Movements, Movies, Museums, Music, Mysteries, Mythology, Myths, National Parks, Nature, News, North America, Oceania, People, Performing Arts, Personal Life, Pets, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Popular Culture, Psychology, Radio, Reference, Religions, Science, Society, Sociology, South America, Space, Sports, Sports Events, Technology, Telecommunications, Television, Tourism, Toys, Travel.

100 Process Speech Topics

Process speech topics to help finding speech topics for a demonstration process speech. There are two types: the directional and the informational process, activity or product public speaking speech topics. Let me first explain them before you scan my list of speech topics on processes. In the so-called directional speech writing type you tell, show and instruct the steps of the process so that they can

recreate them after you show how to do it. The informational process speech type informs, educates, analyzes and explains. Describe the theory of how something was done or is done, is made, works or happened.
Focus on education and understanding of your process speech idea. Choose process speech topics that you are relatively familiar with, or select a process topic you like to research. That helps the whole speech communication process of writing.

3-D Glasses
9-1-1
Air Bags
Air Conditioners
Air Purifiers
American Red Cross
Animation
Antibiotic
Aspirin
Atkins Diet
Avalanches
Batteries
Battery
Beer
Bicycle Seat
Black Box
Black Boxes
BlackBerry
Boiling Eggs
Boolean Logic
Brick
Bungee Cord
Buying a House
Carbon-14 Dating
Census
Chewing Gum
Climbing Mountains
Contact Lenses
Credit Cards
Diamonds
Dimmer Switches
Dreams
Dry Cleaning
Elevators
Energy Drinks
Espresso Machines
Fire Engines
Fireworks
Fossils
Gliders
Greenhouse Effect
Herbs
Hair Dryers
Handwriting Analysis
Heart Bypass Operation
Helium Donald Duck Effect
Hot Air Balloons
Hubble Space Telescope
Income Taxes
Lie Detectors
Marshmallows
Mensa
Metal Detectors
Microwave
Money Laundering
Moonshine
Mountain Bikes
Nobel Prizes
Garage Sales
Paint a Room
Paintball
Patents
Photocopiers
Political Conventions
Pregnancy
Developing a Process Speech Topic
Radar Detectors
Rainbows
Ramadan
Red Blood Cell Production
Refrigerators
Remove Chocolate Stains
Doorbell
Ringtones
Satellites
Seatbelts
Silk Screening
Skydiving
SMS
Spiders
St. Patrick's Day
Stock Market
Storms
Sunburning
Teleconferencing
Thermometers
Toilets
Tornadoes
United Nations
Video Tape Copy Protection
Viruses and Worms
Vitamins
VoIP
Volcanoes
Water Boarding
Water Towers
Wiretapping Works
Yom Kippur

Select a process public speaking speech topic you can quickly research. Always meet both your and the public's needs when developing your process speech topics.

40 Group Discussion Topics

Group discussion topics, ideas and themes categorized in four special types of speech topics for group discussions.

I have invented a list of fourthy public speaking topics for discussions and analyses in group discussions. They can be used in speech class for persuasive speaking assignments. Especially exploring a youth group discussion topic is an ideal method to test the listening, interhuman, persuasive and presentation skills of students.

There are roughly four types of group discussion topics:

• Factual speech topics
• Controversial and argumentative issues
• Abstract discussion material
• Case studies

Factual topics for a group are - as the word says - about facts. This is a sample list of speech topics on current issues and facts:

1. Conspiracy is a very common form of political behaviour.
2. The pros and cons of having a credit card.
3. A chain gang is a modern form of slavery.
4. Why drinking and driving is dangerous to yourself and others.
5. Passive smoking is equally harmful.
6. The economic boycott causes most of the problems in Cuba.
7. International trade barriers work.
8. City curfews help to prevent juvenile crime and to protect youth from victimization.
9. The U.N. is mainly based on diplomacy and enhancing relationships.
10. Affirmative action draws people to work they never considered before.

A controversial group discussion topic is a speech topic that has many controversies, pros and cons. Keep in mind that all current group discussion topics are not my opinion, but just a sample list of speech topics!

1. Sustainable urban living without the use of excessive natural resources must be our future.
2. Are there extraterrestrials who influence events on Earth?
3. Marijuana has a medical value.
4. Direct mail is a special form of junk mail.
5. The pros and cons of a female President.
6. Online dating chats have nothing to do with a search for a soul mate.
7. Should schools distribute condoms?
8. Most people support embryonic stem cell research.
9. Life imprisonment is a good alternative to capital punishment.
10. What is wrong with child labor?

Abstract group discussion topics are things that cannot be touched, not be easily defined or formulated. Just think in a creative manner and start a vivid group discussion with one of these abstract topics to talk about:

1. The Nostradamus Code
2. Breast Implants
3. Bribery in Business
4. Computer Viruses
5. Bigamy
6. Hidden Persuaders
7. Moral Majority
8. The Hippocratic Oath
9. Political Correctness
10. Vegetarianism

The fourth type of group discussion topics are so-called case studies. You determine a problem and together with the other group members you have to find a satisfying solution. These are small group discussion topic ideas. Just modify and alter where necessary, these are just guiding light topic ideas:

1. Leadership - What necessary changes are needed in your community organization and how do you want to lead the process?
2. Malpractice Insurance - Doctors walk out on the job to protest the rising malpractice insurance costs. What to do about it?
3. Work Ethics - Can we shape workers who have the sense that they serve the company ánd community?
4. School Violence - What are the real causes of violence and bullying in Schools?
5. Recycling - Sort out how to make money with recycling.
6. Dropouts - Individual attention in safe schools and smaller classes; is that the way to stop students to drop out?
7. Iraq - What are the best exit strategies?
8. Speech Privacy - What are the best technologies to safeguard the right of free speech privacy on the internet?
9. Minimum Wage - Why should we have a minimum wage or why not?
10. Burnout - Should everybody check his or herself of burnout signs? How?

Tip: try to make an inventory of various angles of view and opinions of the group discussion topics.