Amanda Vieira

SPC1017

RealityCheck 2 on Chapter 10

When one is preparing a speech, one of the hardest parts is choosing a topic. It is very hard to

pic a topic that will be interesting to the entire audience and takes sometimes the most time out

of the preparation for a speech. To consider the perfect theme for your audience, there are a few

strategies that can be applied; one of them and the most popular one being brainstorming. It

allows you to generate multiple topics either by yourself or with a group of people. Once you

have got a list of topics, you may want to go over them to find one that appeals not only to your

audience, but to you, because the speaker should be comfortable with its speech.

For example, one of the topics that it is always better to avoid is politics. When talking about

politics, multiple viewpoints can arise, which might lead to conflicts, disturbs, and the speaker

being interrupted. Also, it is not so easy to find reliable sources when that is the topic, given that

most of the information about politics out there can be biased.

As much as I would like to talk about Venezuela and its crisis in a class to raise awareness,

many may not find it interesting, and others can even be sensitive to it. In the case of our class,

we have to elect a topic for the informative speech coming up. It is important that we choose a

subject that is appropriate for a school, and still remains interesting in order for the audience to

remain attentive. One can select a broad topic through the library website, which is a reliable

source, and then narrow it down according to one’s interesting. The speaker has to be into the

topic and demonstrate knowledge, without stuttering and the repetition of words.
References

Pearson, J. C., Nelson, P. E., Titsworth, S., & Hosek, A. M. (2017). Human Communication.
Singapore: McGraw-Hill Education.