Learn to choose a good topic for your speech. 

Selecting a topic for a speech can be overwhelming. You may feel that you have an infinite amount of topics to choose from, but there are a few strategies that can help narrow down your choices. To select the perfect topic for a speech, you have to consider your knowledge and interests as well as your audience and purpose. 

Please preview the words before watching the video. 

1.        arrow ['ærəʊ] n. 箭，箭头；箭状物；箭头记号

2.        Brainstorming ['breɪn,stɔːmɪŋ] 集思广益，脑力激荡，头脑风暴

3.        fast-paced adj. 快节奏的；快速的；快步调的

4.        nonjudgmental ['nɔn,dʒʌdʒ'mentəl]adj. 非主观的；无偏见的

5.        professional speech职业演讲

6.        vice versa [,vaisi'və:sə] 反之亦然

7.        Make an inventory盘点开列清单清点

8.        Jot down草草记下；匆匆记下：to jot down the telephone number把电话号码记下来

9.        The Economist经济学家（杂志名称）

10.    New York Times纽约时报

11.     Time Magazine时代周刊

12.    applicable adj. 可适用的；可应用的；合适的

13.    in the allotted time 在规定的期限内

14.    time limit期限；限期

15.    specific purpose具体的目的

16.     ultimately ['ʌltɪmətlɪ]最后，最终

17.     format n.格式；版式；开本

18.     core message主旨

19.     central Idea中心思想

20.     loop back回环；回送

Please watch the video.

Questions to be discussed in class: 

How did you prepare for a presetation?

What would you do differently after watching the vedio? 

 Study the speech and immitate the speaker. 

Questions:

What does it mean by “that cause” inthe last paragraph?

Thatcause—the cause of the upholding of liberty and themaintaining of the proposition that all men are created equal. 维护自由和人人平等的事业．

Questions to be discussed in class: 

Why did the speaker mention his experience as a listener and helper for TED talkers?

Why did he give so many examples from TED speakers? What did he want to prove?

What’s the number one task as a speaker?

How to build an idea inside the minds of your audience? Use your own words to describe.