Local Community Service: Find a local non-profit that is active in the community. The non-profit should serve a specific population in your local area (no national organizations, though a specific local chapter is acceptable).

 

Topic Title

• List your top 2 ideas in your preferred order.
  • Speech topics titles should be 3-7 words only.
  • These will be your two proposals.
  • (My goal is to ensure only one speech per topic, and that your topic meets the criteria.)
• Your speech topic will be confirmed and posted. This is the topic you will use for all of the speeches in this course.
  • Please rank your topic in order of preference.
• General Purpose:
  • For this class your speeches will be to persuade.
• Call to Action (Specific Purpose):
  • This is a single sentence that clearly describes your desired outcome from this speech and the call to action.
• Thesis Statement (Central Idea):
  • This is a single sentence that summarizes the arguments with in your speech.