1、1Impromptu Public Speaking Topics Real wealth is never measured in money or possessions. Conservation is survival. Real love is not the stuff of pop songs. If I were an animal Id be a. Plants have feelings too. Junk foods popularity relies on marketing. To err is human. To forgive is divine. Discuss
2、. The world is a smaller place these days. The more we communicate, the less we really say. To be grown up is a state of mind. Goals are good for you. The most important lesson of my life so far. Intelligence is not enough. If I ruled the world. Color affects the way people feel. Ill health begins i
3、n the mind. Team sports build strong individuals. Laughter is the best medicine. Fools and their money are easily parted. Discipline is not a dirty word. Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder. Children learn what they live with. Poverty is a state of mind. What characteristics make an ideal he
4、ro and why? What and who is an average person? Being young is over-rated. In what situation is lying a good idea? Does money make the world go round? What human quality do we need more of and why? Who has been the most influential person in your life and why? How we look is unimportant. Its who we a
5、re on the inside that counts. Fashion victims I have known. Pets are for people who dont have children. Summer is the best and worst of times. Why? The media controls how and what we think. Advertising targeting children is immoral. Talking to someone and talking with someone are two different activ
6、ities. Real learning doesnt occur in a classroom. What would you rather be - wise or intelligent? True wisdom comes from experience. A sense of humor is essential. Uniforms stifle individuality. What is normal is decided by the society we live in.2 Manners matter. Art is essential to life. Cities ar
7、e for people not cars.1st 10 Good Impromptu Speech Topics* What moral issue best defines you?* What is the biggest effect of the internet?* Describe your worst experience* Discuss the most memorable event in your life* Is capitalism the best political and economic system? Defend your choice.* Is kno
8、wledge more important than wisdom?* Is a glass half full or half empty? Explain your choice.* Why are humans so fascinated with understanding the universe?* Does technology live up to its promise?2nd 10 Good Impromptu Speech Topics* The morality of zoos* Three keys to a happy life* Reality TV shows*
9、 Beauty* You are what you eat* Love is a choice* Professional athletes are overpaid* Dogs are better than cats* How to become a millionaire* Importance of communication3rd 10 Good Impromptu Speech Topics* Bottles versus cans* Real or fake Christmas trees* peer to peer technology* Motorcycle helmets*
10、 The worst/best book you ever read* All time favorite movie* Your first memory4th 10 Good Impromptu Speech Topics* The best things in life are free* Clothes make the man/woman* Good versus Evil* Your favorite sound* Your least favorite sound* Exams are/are not good forms of assessment* Why its impor
11、tant to meditate3* What are you grateful for?* Speed dating5th 10 Good Impromptu Speech Topics* Your favorite relative* Your favorite holiday* Internet affairs* The greatest gift we can give others is.* If I were invisible for a day.* What I would do if I knew I could not fail* The most successful p
12、erson I know* Good grades matter* Everyone should be a volunteer1st 10 Good Impromptu Speech Topics * What moral issue best defines you? * What is the biggest effect of the internet? * Describe your worst experience * Discuss the most memorable event in your life * Is capitalism the best political a
13、nd economic system? Defend your choice. * Is knowledge more important than wisdom? * Is a glass half full or half empty? Explain your choice. * Why are humans so fascinated with understanding the universe? * Does technology live up to its promise? 2nd 10 Good Impromptu Speech Topics * The morality o
14、f zoos * Three keys to a happy life * Reality TV shows * Beauty * You are what you eat * Love is a choice * Professional athletes are overpaid * Dogs are better than cats * How to become a millionaire * Importance of communication 3rd 10 Good Impromptu Speech Topics * Bottles versus cans * Real or f
15、ake Christmas trees * peer to peer technology * Motorcycle helmets * The worst/best book you ever read * All time favorite movie 4* Your first memory 4th 10 Good Impromptu Speech Topics * The best things in life are free * Clothes make the man/woman * Good versus Evil * Your favorite sound * Your le
16、ast favorite sound * Exams are/are not good forms of assessment * Why its important to meditate * What are you grateful for? * Speed dating 5th 10 Good Impromptu Speech Topics * Your favorite relative * Your favorite holiday * Internet affairs * The greatest gift we can give others is. * If I were i
17、nvisible for a day. * What I would do if I knew I could not fail * The most successful person I know * Good grades matter * Everyone should be a volunteer1. lessons of failure 2.Keep swimming(Sink or Float) 3.Value Every Minute 4.Why mothers cry 5.Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 6. The Smile behind Th
18、e Tear 7Never, Never Give Up! 8.A Mistake I will Never Repeat 9. The Power of a Smile 10.A Lesson For Life 11.The meaning of life 12.The greatest pain in life 13.The Window 14.Nothing to fear 15.Beginning today1.How to balance study and activities in school ? 2.Honesty is the best policy 3.It is nec
19、essary to say “no” sometimes 4.A good beginning is half the blttle 55.It is better to give than receive 6.Going to college is not the only way to success 7.A person who has influenced my life 8.My views on blogging 9.Experience is the best teacher 10.Tourism and the environment 11.How to solve China
20、s transport problems？ 12.If I were a billionaire 13.My ideal University 14.The role of the Internet for college students 15.If I were the head of the Environmental Protection Bureau1.“Challenges and Opportunities for College Students in Todays Competitive World”（在当今竞争的世界中大学生面临的挑战和机遇） 。 2.An unforget
21、table experience 3 My entertainment 4 How can I save the earth ? 5 My favorite sport 6 How will spend this summer vacation ? 7 What are the ways to relieve pressure ? 8 As a youth, how can I help the 921 victims ?The real reason of soaring gas pricesThe super girls in my eyes (我眼中的超级女声)Harmonious So
22、ciety Socialist new rural area1what is the telephone call speaking to ? to marry 2 what was the time ? at Friday 6th September 9 oclock 3where was it happen ? at home 4What about it / the boy say happy birthday to marry and she said thank you 5 HOW long were they talking about? 5 minutes1. Regarding
23、 grades,opinions are divided.Some people think grades are important because they are true reflections of the ability and the academic achievement of the students and have to do with their future;others think that while grades are necessary,they do not mean everyhing and should not be overemphasized.
24、 What is your opinion about grades?2. Some people say keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve English writing.It can help cultivate the habit of thinking in English.What is your opinion?3. Why do you think some handicapped people have negative attitudes towards life and ho
25、w we should help them change all this?4. Regarding the role of the aged,some think that all the aged is offered is a sick rolerole of the infirm persom who is no longer useful to society,as ill health becomes more common with advancing age;while others think that the aged should be offerd a meaningf
26、ul role and regarded as the wisest members of the community as the elders in a tradional society would be.What do you think?65. Soppose you experienced an earthquake that occurred in a city and you were trapped in the ruins for two days with you r friend.You tried to comfort him because ,suffering f
27、rom fear and hunger,he felt depressed. What would you tell him?6. Friendship is important to all of us,but sometimes we do not know what kind of friends we need.Are they to be close or kept at arms length?Do we want to share everything with each other or do we want to walk on the surface?7. With the
28、 increase of professionalism in football ,playersincomes have dramatically increased in recent years Some people do not think they have proved themselves worthy earners of so much ,while others think that they bave contributed so much.Please tell us you own idea.8. Real love does not imply”I love yo
29、u only when you are perfect” or “when you are what I expect you to be”.Real love is unconditional. Do you agree?9. .Each September a teacher looks up and down the rows at the new faces,saying silently， “Look,kids I may not do anything else for you this year ,but not one of you coming out of here ano
30、body.I wont have one of you coming out of here thingking hinself into a zero.”What impresses you most about the teacher?10. Spouses dont have to be as gracious about the routine things now as they used to be around wedding.11.Women are believed to be characterized by being “emotional” and their plac
31、e is at home. Do you think so?12. What are the advantages and disavantages of the fact that people are getting more and more dependent on computers?13. What do you really desire to learn from the web site on the Internet?14. Which do you prefer, reading daily newspapers or the capsule summaries on t
32、he net?15.Plagiarism, which is a form of intellectual disonesty, is now serously corroding the integrity in academic fields. What is your attitude towards this phenomenon?16. Do you agree that lodging students can devote more time and effort to academic work than non-lodging ones?17. Do you agree th
33、at the handicapped students should study in special schools?18. Fred allen once said “A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become known,then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.”what do you think of it?19. Occasionally we read in the newspaper that some people stand watchi
34、ng indifferently a woman drowning in a river and no one makes any effort to save her. What is wrong with such people and what we should do about it?20. Regarding the making of friends ,opinions are divided.Some people think that a simple direct approach is more efficient ;others say that we need to
35、be less direct in order to cushion ourselves against possoble rejection and tne fright of exposing our own helplessness.What is your opinion?21. It is said that the bond between a father and his son is unbreakable.It can be celebrated,cursed,and ridiculed.But it cant be broken. What do you think of
36、it?22.There is a proverb: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. What is your idea about it?23.If you were a public servant, what would you do about the bribes that had come upon you?Suppose you were a businessman , do you think you would try bribieng an official so that he would act in your in
37、terests?24.You know people grumble about poverty as a great evil, and it seems to be accepted that if people 7have plenty of money, they will be happy and more useful, and get more out of life.Do you agree?25.We used to think of climate as the unchanging weather patterns of an area. But ample eviden
38、ce shows that global warming has become a great threat to our planet. What does the global change in climate mean to us?1. The Outstanding Teachers in Zhejiang Gongshang University as I have Seen. 2. Influence Of Internet Chatting On Students3. Can Our Potential On Campus Be Further Developed? Why?4
39、. Our Universitys Dining Rooms in My Eyes.5. Can We Consider the Value Of Higher Education In Terms Of Money? Somebody Says It Is A Failure For a Person To Get A Lower Salary With A Universitys Degree. Do You Agree?6. Chinas Job Market Is Full Of Fierce Competition. What Do You Mean If You Say You H
40、ave Succeeded In A Competition?7. Comments on our Universitys Management System8. The Most Important For You To Learn A Foreign Language Is Learn How To Speak It. What Do You Think Of This Point?9. How Have I Made Use Of The English-Speaking Activities In The English Dormitory?10. What Can We Benefi
41、t From the Education Ministrys Evaluation Of Our Universitys Teaching Quality?11. My Understanding Of Our University Motto: Honesty, Persistence, Diligence And Plain Living12. My Understanding Of the Principles Of Evaluation From the Ministry Of Education: To Promote The Construction With Evaluation
42、, To Promote the Management With Evaluation, To Promote the Reform With Evaluation. Combining the Evaluation With The Construction With Emphasis On the ConstructionTopics for CCTV Cup ESC (Final at SCUT)1. Entering the WTO means joy and pain to China2. How to meet the challenge of the information te
43、chnology age3. Englishthe key to the world4. Chances and challenges brought by the WTO5. Get ready for the challenge of the information technology age6. The bright prospect of Chinas tourism industry after its entry into the WTO7. The 21st Centurya New Challenge for Chinese Young People8. Week-long
44、holidays have more benefits than problems9. It is better to make a wrong decision than to make no decision at all10. Which benefits childrens growth more, a hard or good environment?11. Which is more important, EQ or IQ?12. Environment protection and economy development in China13. Will money spent
45、on space research benefit all of humanity?14. Easy access to education in China15. What do we learn from SARS?16. The future role of printed books in education17. The most important skill for a person to succeed in the world today18. If I were the president of a university819. Effects of increased c
46、ollege enrollment in China20. Do young people prefer more leisure and more money?21. Does college curriculum need to have fewer or more courses?22. What does freedom mean to the 21st century young people?23. Effects of technology on peoples life1. Irresistible TrendWTO and China, Pains and Joys2. Em
47、bracing the Knowledge Economy Age3. Active Involvement in International Competition4. English the Key the World5. Building a Beautiful World Garden with Joint Efforts6. Chances and Challenges Brought by WTO7. Get Ready for the Challenge of the Information Technology Age8. I Have a Dream9. English an
48、d Tourism10. Chinas Entry into WTO will Speed up Chinas Tourism Industry11. 21st Centurya New Challenge for Chinese Young People12. Week-long Holidays have more Benefits than Problems13. It is better to make a wrong decision than to make no decision at all14. Should a youth be brought up in a hard c
49、ondition or a well-prepared one?15. EQ is more important than IQ16. Environment protection is more important than Development of economy in China17. People should be realistic rather than romantic in order to live a better life18. Will money spent on space research benefit all of humanity?19. I choose to live in the country20. An Ideal Teacher21. Part-time Jobs Benefit University Students22. Easy access to education in China23. What do we learn from SARS?24. Should attendance be opt
