15 Easy Persuasive Speech Topics for College Students

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If you need help choosing a topic for you upcoming speech then check out our list of 15 easy persuasive speech topics for college students. What we say can have a great impact on someone and can completely change their life. Some of the world’s greatest leaders managed to come to power thanks to their rhetorical skills and abilities to influence people using nothing but words. Unfortunately, some of those leaders used that power for bad purposes but nevertheless, it is astonishing how what we say influences people to do unbelievable things.

Given the importance and power that giving a motivational or any other speech has, it takes certain skills to be able to do it. Not everyone is aware of the strength that words have and how to use them. And it takes a lot of practice to acquire those skills (unless you’re really talented and can easily get people to listen to you). A speaker aims to inspire you to make a certain change in your life such as your opinion, your habits, your desires… When it comes to motivational speakers, as we mentioned earlier in one of our articles, their words have the ability to lift people up and help them take control of their lives once again. If you’re talented and feel like this might be your thing, you have the possibility of becoming a professional motivational speaker and give motivational speeches to various groups of people. Interested in knowing whether you have what it takes to become a motivational speaker? Then check out Ginger Public Speaking for more details on what it takes to be successful at it.

15 Easy Persuasive Speech Topics For College Students

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Are you a college student who is wondering what does delivering a speech include, except having excellent public speaking skills of course? First of all, you need to have a strong message that you want to convey. It is best if you try to sound natural and friendly. Once you’ve established a connection with your audience (body language, eye contact) you will have their full attention. Making your audience feel comfortable is the key to giving a successful speech. However, if debate topics are what you need then you should take a look at our article with 25 Controversial Debate Topics for College Students to choose from.

But how to find an easy yet persuasive topic for your upcoming speech? A lot of it simply depends on your personality and interests, as what you find easy and interesting, others may find dull and too complex. But an easy speech topic would be the one that is not difficult to cover in about 10 minutes or whatever the time limit you have. So, while we may claim that something is easy to present, it is up to you to decide that. You may always take into consideration what’s a popular subject at a given time, such as social media and other trends.  Also, your overall public speaking skill influence how well you present an easy or complex topic. But we are here to help you decide on what your next speech topic would be. We located some great suggestions on  Best Speech Topics and Reddit and we selected the best one for you. We present to you 15 easy persuasive speech topics for college students.

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