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Speech Topic Picker
The wrong topic makes a speech twice as hard. The right one almost writes itself. Print this worksheet, pull three options from one of our topic banks, and score them side by side to pick the one you can win the room with.
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Speech Topic Picker
atlantic-speech.comShortlist three, score each from 1 (low) to 5 (high), and pick the winner.
Step 1 · Shortlist three topics
Topic A
Topic B
Topic C
Step 2 · Score each topic (1–5)write A, B, and C scores in the boxes
QuestionABC
Do I actually care about it?
Does the audience care about it?
Can I argue or teach it well?
Does it fit my time limit?
Total
Step 3 · Pick and commit
My topic (highest score wins)
My one-line message (what should the audience remember?)
Got your topic? Now build the speech.
Plan it with the Speech Structure Planner, or come practice it out loud with a coach who can help.