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• The Importance of Choosing a Good Topic
• Your Areas of Expertise
• Your Areas of Interest
• Brainstorming
• Scoping Your Topic
Finding and Selecting a Topic
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• A good topic is one in which the audience can identify with.
• A good topic will help you be sincere.
• A good topic will genuinely enthuse you.
• A good topic will give you the confidence you need to deliver a good speech.
• Choosing a good topic, one that you know about and are comfortable speaking
about, will help you keep it simple.
The Importance of Choosing a Good Topic
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• Considering your expert areas can help you decide what topic you will speak
about.
• An expert area is one where you have knowledge that most people do not.
• Choosing an expert area for a topic has an advantage because you already have
the knowledge, which makes it easier to explain to an audience.
Your Areas of Expertise
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AVIDAC, one of the earliest digital computers, in 1953.
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• An interest is something that you are aware of but don't know much about.
• Think about what intrigues you about the area you are interested in.
• Choosing something you are interested in as a topic will likely turn you from a
novice to an authority.
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• Brainstorming can be a helpful way to find the topic for your speech.
• Brainstorming is a helpful method to generate a large numbers of ideas in a
spontaneous manner.
• During a brainstorming session, give yourself a time limit and then let yourself
consider any thoughts you have in considering what the topic of your speech will
be.
Brainstorming
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Choosing a Topic > Finding and Selecting a Topic
• Scoping your topic is identifying the subtopics related to the general topic your
speech will address.
• The amount of time allowed for the speech will help determine how narrow or
broad the scope should be. A broader scope will take more time to explain, while
narrowing will allow you to cover the material in less time.
• If your goal is to include more detailed information, narrowing your scope will
allow you to analyze your topic more completely.
Scoping Your Topic
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Appendix
Key terms
• brainstorming A method of problem solving in which individuals or members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.
• expert A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
• expertise great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby
• Interest A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
• knowledge Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning, etc.
• narrow To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
• scope The extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant.
• SECS SECS is an acronym for Sincerity, Enthusiasm, Confidence, and Simplicity, qualities and abilities needed to become a good public speaker.
• topic Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
• topic Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
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Aim for the Bull's-eyeNarrowing your topic is like finding the right spot on the target to aim at.
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AVIDAC, one of the earliest digital computers, in 1953.Only experts operated the earliest computers. Considering your own areas of expertise can be a way of generating a speech topic.
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A stamp collectionSomeone who has an interest in stamps might think about that as a topic to speak about. Consider what interests you when choosing a topic.
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Painting depicting a lecture in a knight academy.Your thesis is the main argument of your speech.
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Enthusiastic About Her TopicA good topic is one the audience can see that you are enthusiastic about.
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Lightning strikes in a brainstorm too!Lightning during a brainstorm is a good thing: it means ideas are being generated!
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According to John Zimmer, what is most important to consider when choosing a topic?
A) Choosing a topic that your audience is interested in.
B) Choosing a topic that is universally interesting.
C) Choosing a topic with which your audience can identify.
D) Choosing a topic that finds humor in material that everyone can relate to.
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According to John Zimmer, what is most important to consider when choosing a topic?
A) Choosing a topic that your audience is interested in.
B) Choosing a topic that is universally interesting.
C) Choosing a topic with which your audience can identify.
D) Choosing a topic that finds humor in material that everyone can relate to.
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What does the acronym SECS stand for?
A) Sincerity, Enthusiasm, Confidence, and Simplicity
B) Sincerity, Earnestness, Confidence, and Simplicity
C) Seriousness, Enthusiasm, Confidence, and Simplicity
D) Seriousness, Enthusiasm, Clarity, and Synergy
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What does the acronym SECS stand for?
A) Sincerity, Enthusiasm, Confidence, and Simplicity
B) Sincerity, Earnestness, Confidence, and Simplicity
C) Seriousness, Enthusiasm, Confidence, and Simplicity
D) Seriousness, Enthusiasm, Clarity, and Synergy
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Which of the following is a benefit of speaking about a topic you are an expert in?
A) You already have the knowledge, which makes it easy to explain to an audience.
B) You won't have to do as much research.
C) Your speech preparation will be easy and quick.
D) You can use very specific jargon to communicate ideas with more clarity.
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Which of the following is a benefit of speaking about a topic you are an expert in?
A) You already have the knowledge, which makes it easy to explain to an audience.
B) You won't have to do as much research.
C) Your speech preparation will be easy and quick.
D) You can use very specific jargon to communicate ideas with more clarity.
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Why should you focus on choosing a topic in which you have an interest rather than a topic in which you are an expert?
A) Because experts are not able to think objectively about their topic.
B) Because if you already know everything about the topic, you are more likely to use confusing jargon.
C) Because it's more interesting to listen to a speech from a layperson than from an expert.
D) Because your inquisitiveness in the topic will draw your audience in.
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Why should you focus on choosing a topic in which you have an interest rather than a topic in which you are an expert?
A) Because experts are not able to think objectively about their topic.
B) Because if you already know everything about the topic, you are more likely to use confusing jargon.
C) Because it's more interesting to listen to a speech from a layperson than from an expert.
D) Because your inquisitiveness in the topic will draw your audience in.
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Which of the following describes a benefit of brainstorming for generating topic ideas?
A) Brainstorming feels less stressful than other methods of generating ideas.
B) Brainstorming lets you generate as many different answers to your question as come to mind.
C) All of these answers.
D) Brainstorming is a creative way to generate ideas.
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Which of the following describes a benefit of brainstorming for generating topic ideas?
A) Brainstorming feels less stressful than other methods of generating ideas.
B) Brainstorming lets you generate as many different answers to your question as come to mind.
C) All of these answers.
D) Brainstorming is a creative way to generate ideas.
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Which of the following will help determine how narrow or broad your scope should be?
A) The number of subtopics related to your general topic.
B) The size of your audience.
C) The amount of time allotted for your speech.
D) The context and location of your speech.
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Which of the following will help determine how narrow or broad your scope should be?
A) The number of subtopics related to your general topic.
B) The size of your audience.
C) The amount of time allotted for your speech.
D) The context and location of your speech.
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