HOW TO CHOOSE & NARROW DOWM A TOPIC

Group 4: Ng Th Ngc Tho Dng Thy Phng

CHOOSING YOUR TOPIC

Reporter: Ng Th Ngc Tho

THINK ABOUT YOUR AUDIENCE

Analyzing your audience: Who are they? How old are they? What are their educational backgrounds? What are their needs and interests?

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CHOOSING YOUR TOPIC

1. Choose a topic that interests your audience. 2. Choose a topic that takes account of your audiences background knowledge. 3. Choose a topic that interests you. 4. Choose a topic that fits the time assigned for the speech.
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Narrowing Down Your Topic

Reporter: Dng Thy Phng

 Main ideas

Narrow down the topic means:

Interesting details
Time limit
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Choose: Focus on
ONE ASPECT

Develop
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Ways:
-Who? -What? -Where? -When? -Why? -How? -So What?
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1.Time 2.Place 3.Person/Group 4.Aspect/Event

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Some basis steps:

1. Select a broad topics. 2. Brainstorm some subtopics related to the broad topic. 3. Select one of the subtopic. 4. Brainstorm the subtopic. 5. Select a sub-subtopic and do some preliminary (primary) research on it to see if its a feasible subject for your assignment. 6. Repeat these steps as needed.
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Choose a broad topic

Polar icecaps melting
Caused by decrease in pirate population

Green house gasses

Global warming

Climate change

Natural planetary

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Select one of the subtopics

Ice age

Climate change

Change in weather patterns

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Select one of new ideas

Change in weather patterns

Hurricanes

EL Nino

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Good topic

Hurricanes

How does Global warming affect hurricanes?

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Similar broad topics

Future career Favourite food Trend of fashion

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Thanks for your listening

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