More Persuasive Speech Ideas

The new term is about to start and we will soon see a new batch of students visiting our Persuasive Speech Topic pages.

Here are a few more ideas on how you can make the title more compelling

• All I want for Christmas is … ____ (e.g. to bring the troops back home)
• Happiness is … ___________ (e.g. a pet fish)
• My vision for a perfect … ___________ (e.g. a pet fish)

Lists

Lists also make for compelling persuasive speech titles. Here are a few examples.

• Ten ways to make yourself carbon neutral
• Change your life in 5 easy steps
• 7 steps to a healthier heart
• 12 ways to make you a better driver
• 100 things to do before you die

Compare and contrast

The compare and contrast can also make for a good title.

Here are some examples:

• Are kitchen gadgets really useful, or do they just clutter up your drawers?
• Stalin – hero or despot?
• Who got to the top of Everest first – Hillary or Tenzing?
• Milk or soya. Which one is best for you?
• Should I stay or should I go? The case for leaving home

You can also use the “Why we should” beginning to your titles:

• Why we should close hospitals if they get infected with MRSA
• Why we should save more
• Why we should take up rowing
• Why we should give green gifts

Here are a range of other ideas for persuasive speech topics:

• Gambling
• Composting your left-overs
• Keep fit
• Why we should bring the troops back home
• Nuclear disarmament
• The need for better school dinners
• Drink driving
• Better treatment of sewage
• How can we remove drugs from sport?
• How to write a good CV
• Self sufficiency
• Babies who are forced to smoke – why pregnant mothers should not smoke
• Talking to plants
• Why antibiotics will not work in the future
• How to handle fireworks with care
• Why we should cut out meat from our diets
• Zero tolerance to anti-social behaviour
• Making all publishing companies use recycled paper for all books
• Should we allow smacking of children?

You could also add in to the title “I will convince you…” at the start.