When I joined Toastmasters, I was fired up and ready to begin. I signed up for speech slots, reviewed the project objectives in the manual, and then I hit the equivalent of writer’s block in the speaking world. I couldn’t think of a topic!
In case you are hitting the wall of speaker’s block, here are a few sample topics that might inspire you. Use it as a springboard if you like. Best of luck!
Health and Longevity
Good remedies for bad colds
Coping with depression
How to get a good night’s sleep
How to prevent cancer
Signs of a stroke
First aid for choking victims
Personal Happiness
Finding a creative hobby
Ingredients for a happy marriage
How to win friends
Finding fulfillment through volunteer work
How to appreciate a work of art
Overcoming shyness
Recreation
The best restaurants in town
The best carnivals–from New Orleans to Rio
Touring Europe on a bicycle
Hang-gliding
Unsung but fabulous movies
Walking trips in Great Britain and Ireland
Money and Security
How to get a good job
How to get a raise
How to earn $1,000 a month in your spare time
The fine art of haggling at a flea market
Adventure
People love adventure stories. You don’t have to limit yourself to spectacular deeds done by celebrities, such as an astronaut’s walk on the moon. Your speech can deal with more down-to-earth drama, as experienced by you or by friends and relatives.
Giving birth the Lamaze way
Surviving a tornado
Enduring boot camp in the military
Confronting a mugger
Shooting the rapids of a wild river
Immigrating to the United States
Exotic Information
The possibility of life on other planets
Homemade herbal remedies of Native Americans
The incredible intelligence of bees
The search for Atlantis
The last Tsar of Russia
Famous people who accurately predicted the date of their death