Chapter 6: Finding Your Topic

Learning how to brainstorming is a great way to find a topic for a speech. Brainstorming is defined as a “technique that encourages the free play of the mind to generate a list of ideas that can then be carefully considered and critiqued for possible topics (Turner, Osborn, Osborn, & Osborn, 2018).” An example of brainstorming is sitting down and thinking to yourself “what do you want to talk about”. During this time people normally jot down possible ideas and just let their mind wander. When I brainstorm for anything, I normally write ideas down on my iPad or I try to clear my mind to focus on things I like and would want to write about.

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Turner, K. J., Osborn, R., Osborn, M., & Osborn, S. (2018). Public speaking: Finding your voice. Hoboken, NJ: Pearson.

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