Sample Speeches
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Hall of fame Exemplars / Informative Student Speech Videos (5-8 minutes)
Braille
Cliff Palace
Route 66
Informative Student Speech Videos (5-8 minutes)
Route 66
Holi Festival
Snowboarding
Scuba Diving
Sriracha
Sequoia Trees
Apache Helicopters
Night Vision
Honeybees
Dopamine
Asthma
The AIDS Quilt
Braille
Informative Speeches (Famous Structure-themed Topics)
Neuschwanstein Castle
Fallingwater (Famous home by Frank Lloyd Wright)
Willis Tower (Chicago/Sears Tower)
Lost City of Petra
Cliff Palaces in Colorado
Terra Cotta Warriors
Winchester Mystery House
Dodger Stadium
Lincoln Memorial
Vatican City
Chichen Itza (only 2 main points)
Ice Hotel (Sweden)
Persuasive Student Speeches (Problem/Cause/Solution)
Pedestrian Safety
Deadly C Diff Bacterial Infections
Christmas Tree Fires
Hot Car Deaths
Rental Scooter Accidents (1 of 2)
Rental Scooter Accidents (2 of 2)
Flash Floods
Crowd Surges / Stampedes
Self-Introductory Speech
"I'm an Alien...and Love Hot Dogs"
"My Job as a Secret Agent"
"My Favorite Stone is...Onyx"
"Do All Brazilians Play Soccer?"
Shorter 2-Minute Student Mini Speeches (Practicing with a tutor in the Speech lab)
If I won the lottery...
If I won the lottery...
If I won the lottery...
My Ultimate Dinner Party
Special Occasion Speeches
Michelle Williams: Discusses Women's Equality after public scandal being paid less than her male colleagues
Oprah Winfrey: Lifetime Achievement Award discussing racial inequity and the #MeToo movement
Comedian Tim Minchin gives an amazing commencement speech about important life lessons (note: some adult language)
Denzel Washington: Lifetime Achievement and thanks to wife and father-in law in this touching awards speech