What is the best topic for 1 minute speech?
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By: Susan Dugdale | Last modified: 08-05-2022 One minute speeches. That's sixty seconds to inform, to persuade, or to entertain using between 130 to 150 or so words. How succinct can you be? Can you get the point quickly and effectively? Giving impromptu* 1 minute speeches teaches us about talking smarter, not faster! *Impromptu - without preparation time or rehearsal I'd like to call on Joe to say a few wordsOur lives present many occasions calling for someone, perhaps us, to say 'a few words'. Whether in our work place, family, social or community setting, the ability to do that confidently and competently is highly valued. Practicing preparing and delivering one minute speeches is an ideal way to gain the skills needed. What's on this page150 one minute speech topicsBut wait, there's more! You will also find ... Sample 1 minute speech outlines & speeches with audioIn addition to the 1 minute speech topics there are three example speech outlines that have been worked into speeches: one from each group of 50 topics. I've included them because a 1 minute speech is just like any other. To be effective it needs structure. The danger of opting to go 'free form' is that you're quite likely to serve up a meandering splurge of information leaving the people listening to it wondering what the exact point was you wanted to make. One of the most effective structural formats or templates to commit to memory and use for impromptu, short speeches is Point, Reason, Example, Point or PREP*. I've used it in my three sample outlines and speeches. The pattern, PREP, repeats three times in each of them. You'll find text and audio of each 1 minute speech below each topic group. (*Find out more about 6 other useful impromptu speaking templates.) At the bottom of the page there's a compelling explanation as to why learning to give good one minute speeches is a brilliant action to take. Download a printable speech outline templateAnd very
lastly, after information about the fabulous One Minute Speech game, there's a blank PREP speech outline template to download. ☺ 50 one minute speech topics for kids
Something I want to learn (Topic 13 on the list for kids)Here's PREP - Point, Reason, Example - in action. The opening sentence, incorporates the topic, states the first Main Idea* or Point and serves as an introduction. Yep, it's working hard! (The speech text without the PREP outline headings is below.) *Main Idea and Point are interchangeable terms. 1. Main Idea or Point Something I want to learn is to read people's minds. - Reason I think it would give me power over my family. - Example For example I’d know what my mother was planning for my birthday. If I didn't like it, I could begin a campaign to steer her in the direction of something I wanted. 2. Main Idea or Point I would also know if people were telling the whole truth, partial truths or total lies. - Reason That's handy for sorting out squabbles with brothers and sisters. - Example Jimmy did eat the last bit of cake. And despite what she says, Janelle borrowed my top and splodged tomato ketchup on it. 3. Main Idea or Point Lastly my father would know I was on to his excuses for habitually coming home late. - Reason - Example (I've missed both out to fit the content into the time limit, I don't feel it lessens the speech as the first two Main Ideas or Points were fully covered. Besides, the reason is implied. My knowing would/could curb my father's behavior.) Close - Summary Today I begin training. I've enrolled in internet guru Madame Gloria's 10 lesson mind reading course. My family will be amazed. You could try it too! Total words: 145 1 minute
speech 'Something I want to learn' text Something I want to learn is to read people's minds. For example I’d know what my mother was planning for my birthday. If I didn't like it, I could begin a campaign to steer her in the direction of something I wanted. I would also know if people were telling the whole truth, partial truths or total lies. That's handy for sorting out squabbles with brothers and sisters. Jimmy did eat the last bit of cake. And despite what she says, Janelle did borrowed my top and splodge tomato ketchup on it. And lastly my father would know I was on to his excuses for habitually coming home late. Today I begin training. I've enrolled in internet guru Madame Gloria's 10 lesson mind reading course. My family will be amazed. You could try it too! 1 minute speech 'Something I want to learn' audioYou've read it. Now you can listen to it. Click the link to hear me, Susan. (You're hearing a New Zealand accent. ☺) Something I want to learn - 1 minute speech example Return to Top50 work/career themed 1 minute speech topics
What my work clothes say about me -Topic 43 from the work/career list - PREP formatThe opening sentence, incorporates the topic, states the first Main Idea or Point and serves as an introduction. (You can see the speech text, minus the PREP outline headings below.) 1. Main Idea or Point Clothes make the man. - Reason Yes, we judge each other on what we wear. And have done forever. - Example For better, or for worse, in the western working world, nothing says dependable and professional as eloquently as a tailored grey business suit, a crisp white shirt and a pair of good shoes. 2. Main Idea or Point If we're sensible we understand clothing speaks louder than words ever can. - Reason And that our choices can undermine whatever we're involved in. - Example For example a female funeral director wearing silver micro mini skirt teamed with skimpy red t-shirt meeting a client for the first time could set alarm bells clanging loudly. 3. Main Idea or Point I'm immensely grateful to have been spared the minefield of choice by a business dress code. - Reason Both the risk and anxiety of getting it wrong is enormous. - Example & close So what my carefully selected work clothes say about me is that I'm conscientious, detail focused, ambitious and, per courtesy of my classic Cartier watch, that I understand quality. Total words: 151 1 minute speech 'What my work clothes say about me'Clothes make the man. Yes, we judge each other on what we wear. And have done forever. For better, or for worse, in the western working world, nothing says dependable and professional as eloquently as a tailored grey business suit, a crisp white shirt and a pair of good shoes. If we're sensible we understand clothing speaks louder than words ever can. And that our choices can aid or undermine whatever we're involved in. For example a female funeral director sporting a silver micro mini skirt teamed with a
skimpy red t-shirt meeting a client for the first time could set alarm bells clanging. I'm immensely grateful to have been spared the minefield of choice by a business dress code. The risk, and anxiety, of getting it wrong is enormous. So what my carefully selected work clothes say about me is that I'm conscientious, detail focused, ambitious and, per courtesy of my classic Cartier watch, that I understand quality. 1 minute speech - 'What my work clothes say about me' - audioClick the link to listen: What my work clothes say about me Return to Top50 1 minute speech topics for fun, for a giggle, a laugh!
The significance of World Paper Clip Day-Topic 15 from the for fun list - PREP formatThe opening sentence, incorporates the topic, states the first Main Idea or Point and serves as an introduction. (The full text, minus the PREP outline headings, is below.) 1. Main Idea or Point Naturally, the significance of World Paper Clip Day is of interest to all intelligent people. - Reason We understand the importance of keeping it together, of clipping ideas. It makes for an orderly existence. - Example Think of the horror of muddled thoughts. Strewn willy-nilly, with nothing to hold them. Pitiable, isn't it? 2. Main Idea or Point We need clips. Just as we need the paper they hold. - Reason Both are crucial in this digital age - where ideas can vaporize with a key stroke, or a system malfunction. Entire files, weeks worth of work, can be lost, never to be restored, in a second. - Example Clipped papers are reassuringly tangible. They can be seen, touched and if you're into it, smelled. 3. Main Idea or Point Lastly we need to cherish the clip for its universality. - Reason Wherever it is in the world, what it stands for is understood. The paper clip unites - not just ideas, but people. - Example & close Look around! Vive la clip! Total words: 149 1 minute speech -The significance of World Paper Clip DayNaturally, the significance of World Paper Clip Day is of interest to all intelligent people. We understand the importance of keeping it together, of clipping ideas. It makes for an orderly existence. Think of the horror of muddled thoughts. Strewn willy-nilly, with nothing to hold them. Pitiable,
isn't it? We need clips. Just as we need the paper they hold. Both are crucial in this digital age - where ideas can vaporize with a key stroke, or a system malfunction. Entire files, weeks worth of work, can be lost, never to be restored, in a second. Clipped papers are reassuringly tangible. They can be seen, touched and if you're into it, smelled. Lastly we need to cherish the clip for its
universality. Wherever it is in the world, what it stands for is understood. The paper clip unites - not just ideas, but people. Look around! Vive la clip! 1 minute speech - 'The significance of world paper clip day' - audioNow listen to the audio: 'The significance of world paper clip day'. Return to TopWhy learning to give 1 minute speeches is brilliantThe brilliance of becoming comfortable and competent with making impromptu 1 minute speeches is that you'll learn to:
Consequences, side effects and benefitsYou will be a hero! I do not jest. (OK, maybe just a smidgen. ☺) However the person who can calmly, confidently, competently stand and talk in public settings is always admired, and in demand. Speak well, saying what needs to be said, and you're fulfilling a vital social service, along with super-charging your self esteem! The next time a toast, a summary to close a meeting, or a 'few words' to welcome a visitor are called for, perhaps it will be you leaping to your feet. (For more on the benefits of public speaking) The one minute speech gameDo you teach public speaking, or lead a speaking group? There is a superb game, called surprisingly enough, One Minute Speeches, that I devised years ago for a bunch of 14-15 year old students. It's been a firm favorite wherever I've taught it ever since. Click One Minute Speeches to go to a page of 10 public speaking games. One minute speeches is first on the page. You'll find all the instructions to play the game, plus two advanced variations. I promise you it's contagious good fun! And if you like it, you can buy it. Everything you need to teach it is available as a download. That's instructions for all three games, hundreds of printable topics ... Follow the link to see: one minute speeches.☺ Return to TopDownload the printable speech outline templateGet started on your 1 minute speech right now. Click the link to download a printable speech outline template. Related pages
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