Soon. Next week. I don't want to do anything obvious or predicatable, mainly because I go to community college and I'm worried that I'm going to have to sit through 3 days worth of speaches about abortion and the death penalty.

I need suggestions. Any reccomendations about taking it up the ass or being fat are being duly noted as hilarious and insightful in advance.

I had to give two persuasive speeches as well, and was faced with the problem of keeping it entertaining and not being similar to all the other speeches.

I chose:

Why you should never take PCP. Extremely easy to argue, and the tales of what people do under the influence are always shocking/funny/entertaining.

I chose to argue that Flight 93 was shot down by the U.S. Government. I don't believe that, it was just something controversial, and something that no one had done before. There was a lot of information about conspiracy theories and my speech was really entertaining.

how about jfk?

Yeah, I'm thinking about doing something like how shoplifting benefits society but I'm not sure if I can fill 8 minutes with that.

Originally posted by ravenguy2000
Yeah, I'm thinking about doing something like how shoplifting benefits society but I'm not sure if I can fill 8 minutes with that.

Really, seems like that would be easy to fill.

in that case, how about how 40oz. beers are a better value.

Originally posted by Victor_Mancini
in that case, how about how 40oz. beers are a better value.

You can't fill eight minutes with that.

Originally posted by 2Marlon2Brando


Really, seems like that would be easy to fill.

8 minutes is just a really long time. I've found that at the rate I talk, a 2 page typed paper ends up being only about 4 minutes.

I think I may be able to do it, though. i'm looking at some research now. meh. i still need suggestions.

I have to do one too, but only 5-7...it was originally 7-9, but he said he didn't care to listen to us talk for that long so he changed it. My speech is tonight and I am doing it over why not to drink and drive, and it sucks. It sounds more informational than persuasive :(

- the american education system is biased and unfairly discriminates against lower-income children thus barring the majority from higher education.

i just did a paper on that one... if you decide to use it read Savage Inequalities by Johnathan Kozol.

i did a french presentation this morning.
i don't speak french. :)

ive got a persuasive speech sitting on my computer both as an outline and as powerpoint as clear channel. holler if you want it

Originally posted by bowmaan
ive got a persuasive speech sitting on my computer both as an outline and as powerpoint as clear channel. holler if you want it What is the subject?

sorry. i took retard pills today. its about clear channel

bowmaan is the fuckin man

Damn, that sucks for you.

I can't help you.

8 minutes is nothing. You'll get it without any trouble. Even if you think you might not. I mean...last week I went up with the intention of giving a 6-minute speech and stayed there for about 15 minutes.

Just read a bunch of crap on your topic, write it down...read it back to yourself a bunch of times....but don't bring any notes up with you. Just make sure you know about your topic, and then talk about it.

As for a topic, I don't have one. This friend of mine did a persuasive speech on why people should believe in alien abductions or something and got the only A she received all year. I dunno what she said about it though. heh.

Originally posted by Eulogy
. This friend of mine did a persuasive speech on why people should believe in alien abductions I bet she bought that from online. I was looking at speeches online and that topic was one for purchase.

Originally posted by Toby
I bet she bought that from online. I was looking at speeches online and that topic was one for purchase.

Nah, I don't think so. She's got all kinds of crazy ideas in her head....she wouldn't take something like that.

On a totally unrelated note, this friend recently made a Matrix-type fight scene flip book, and it was the single coolest thing I have ever seen.

One of my friends once did a persuasive speech on why Elvis Presley is still alive.