Having to write a speech is a nerve-wrecking prospect for many. But still lots of people want to do it. During my adventures on Twitter I found out that a great number of users wants to write a persuasive speech but can’t decide on a topic. But choosing the right persuasive topics is really the first step to do if you don’t know how to write a speech. If you come up with a great topic, which you can prepare well for, then the actual speech does not need to be something to dread.

It is really important to have a speech topic that you can get passionate about. This guarantees you’ll have more fun researching the speech and gathering material. As a consequence you can focus on the content of your speech rather than focusin on how nervous you are.

If you want to give a persuasive speech and your desired outcome is to change something in the ways your audience thinks and acts then you should construct your topic as a story. Decide what your main points are, what you need to get across to your audience, and then for each point pick one or two stories that illustrate those points. People are not persuaded by facts. People are persuaded by emotion. Stories can generate emotion and thus make your speech more persuasive.

If you are new to speech writing and desperately looking for an interesting speech topic you can present to a group then try asking yourself one of these questions:

• What is my audience interested in?
• What is the purpose of their group and what topics that I could use in my speech could relate to their purpose?
• What are the goals of my audience? Do they seek a business goal? Do they want to learn about something? Or be entertained?
• What are my goals for this speech? How can I relate my own goals to those of my audience?

Use your own imagination and thoughts to come up with great persuasive topics that you and your audience can relate to. When you have a great idea for a speech topic researching  and writing the speech will be easy.

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