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105 persuasive topic suggestions to make them smile
By: Susan Dugdale | Last modified: 09-09-2022
So you've been asked to prepare a persuasive speech and you're looking for the right topic; one your audience will love.☺
You'd like something interesting. Preferably a combination of zany, cheerful, entertaining, outrageous, amusing, side-splittingly funny, comical, jolly, merry AND mirthful with a side serving of droll and a whiff of the ridiculous.
Maybe, even crazy!
Because humor is the best way to give people a good laugh. And done well, it is very, very persuasive.
For you, here's a collection of 105 funny persuasive speech topics.
Weirdly amusing and bizarre book titles!
What were those authors thinking? And who were they expecting to read their work?
Is there actually an audience for these books?
Come on, convince me that I should read them
Use these book titles as a starting point and let your mind run free.
Persuade us that we need what is contained within the covers of any one of these 20 extraordinary books.*
- Anybody Can Be Cool …But Awesome Takes Practice
- Bombproof Your Horse
- Natural Bust Enlargement with Total Mind Power
- 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
- How to Raise Your I.Q. by Eating Gifted Children
- Old Tractors and the Men Who Love Them
- Pets with Tourettes
- Extreme Ironing
- Horse Yoga
- The History of the Concrete Roofing Tile
- How to Sharpen Pencils
- How Tea Cosies Changed the World
- How To Live With An Idiot: Clueless Creatures And The People Who Love Them
- 50 Sad Chairs
- Outwitting Squirrels
- The Deer-Smellers of Haunted Mountain
- Nuclear War: What's in It for You?
- A Popular History of British Seaweeds
- Dating for Under a Dollar: 301 Ideas
- Be Bold With Bananas
*These are titles of real books - not a figment of my over active imagination. Check this link to Abebooks.com and all will be revealed. It's worth a visit just see the covers. Some of them are truly, glorious retro masterpieces.
Using these titles as the basis of a speech
You do not need to actually read the books. (I don't think they'll be on a college student's reading list any time soon.)
Instead choose a title: one you think has the potential to make a good topic. Then, let it work its magic in your mind.
Use your imagination to come up with your own ideas. When you have the main speech content sorted, flesh it out with compelling details: fun things everyone needs to know about.
How Tea Cosies Changed the World
As an example here's the beginning of a persuasive speech using the title - How Tea Cosies Changed the World.
"We know about the invention of the wheel changing the world. Similarly we know about the impact of light bulbs, telephones, and the internet. However, how much do we know about tea cosies?
That's right. Very little. In fact, nothing.
And yet, ladies and gentlemen, we should."
Compelling "alternative facts" I've invented to establish the humble tea cosy as a world changer, an important influencer, are:
- The British Empire was built on tea. Every important event or meeting had the taking of tea as its center-point.
Expanding the colony? Let's chat over a nice cup tea about it. Those meetings could be very long, and tea needs to be drunk hot. Therefore to minimize the distraction and distress caused by tepid or worse, cold tea, a tea cosy was placed over the teapot to keep the tea inside warm. Thus allowing allowing history to be made. (Examples needed to illustrate.) - The tea cosy as an ambassador - A cosy was often given as a gift to important dignitaries on visits to other countries - becomes a tangible reminder of the Empire and its power. (Examples needed.)
- The tea cosy as a symbol of domestic, national and international harmony - bringing people together, uniting them - fostering civilized conversations in often difficult situations...
Obviously it needs much more development. However I'm sure you get the idea. It's fun!
Who'd have thought a hand knitted tea cosy could achieve so much! They need to be preserved and protected. They're an endangered artifact...
Is it a true story? No. Does that matter? No.
The most important thing is that you construct and deliver a good speech: one demonstrating you understand how to persuade effectively and is entertaining for the audience.
16 more funny speech topics
Put "persuade me that" in front of each of the following topics and take your imagination for a stroll. Are there any sparking a few fresh ideas?
Persuade me that:
- lying is a good skill to have
- the dog really did eat your homework
- procrastination is essential for survival
- fashion, for example, skinny jeans, makes fools of people
- newspaper horoscopes accurately forecast the day's events
- academic examinations are bad for high school student's health
- dogs are a man's best friend
- vegetables communicate with each other
- being good looking is over-rated
- time spent on social media is productive
- looking intelligent is better than looking cool
- it's a child's duty to annoy their parents
- junk food is good food
- public personal bloopers are character building
- it's a parent's duty to embarrass their children
- labor-saving machines like dishwashers or clothes driers are damaging family dynamics
Another 15 great funny topics
Persuade me that:
- teaching someone close to you to drive will strengthen your relationship
- corporate jargon is an aid to good communication
- being completely lazy is a useful skill to have
- life would be better with a soundtrack and volume control
- common sense is actually quite rare
- parental bribery is permissible
- time is interpreted differently by men and women
- romantic love is over rated
- fairy tales can come true
- being young and stupid is unavoidable
- extreme diets can work
- the perfect partner does exist
- vehicles have personality
- pets reflect their owners
- clothing should be optional
OMG! 30 more fun topic ideas -:)
Please do your very best to persuade me that:
- everyone has something to hide
- life is a test you can't revise for
- preparation for the future is for cowards
- failing spectacularly and publicly is character building
- wearing spandex tights is not a public health hazard
- love at first sight is a myth
- plants have feelings
- being sensible is boring
- painting the town red is a good idea
- telling the truth to your parents can be dangerous
- talking to trees is normal
- acting like a child keeps a person young
- girls are programmed by gender to want pink things
- most teachers have humor-bypasses
- life is better with cake
- a balanced diet is a cupcake in both hands
- looking in the mirror is inspirational
- failure is opportunity in disguise
- too much of a good thing is wonderful - Mae West
- growing up is optional
- breaking your funny-bone is painful
- dating disasters are unavoidable
- believing in Santa Claus is for children
- Christmas is primarily a marketing opportunity
- money, like the best things in life, should be free
- life should come with a remote control
- google has replaced the need for education
- pick-up lines can work
- tattoos are a necessary fashion accessory
- customers are always right
And another 25 funny, interesting persuasive speech topics!
Once you've heard my carefully crafted speech you'll believe, like I do, that:
- men should be stay-at-home dads
- getting rich quick is an excellent goal to have
- dark humor keeps people healthy
- annoying other people is a desirable skill to have
- feminism is outdated
- being an only child is preferable to having siblings
- sibling rivalry is very good training for real life
- people need to pass examinations to gain the right to become parents
- having your cake and eating it too is quite fair
- learning to pass on blame is an essential survival skill
- imitation is a compliment
- age is irrelevant
- good luck charms work
- advertising is art
- being rude can be therapeutic
- cheating is understandable
- Murphy's Law is real
- being intentionally funny is an art
- waiting in a queue is an opportunity to meet people
- cleanliness is over-rated
- bribery is a lucrative profession
- watching paint dry is rewarding
- cultivating charm is useful
- looking good is never enough
- being intelligent is better than being popular
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