Controversial and informative speech topics about health can include end of life issues and universal health care coverage. Speakers can address topics such as euthanasia and nursing home care talking about ethics, people fighting for euthanasia to become law and compassionate care for those in the process of dying by citing statistics, case studies and even personal stories from people affected. When speaking about universal health coverage, speakers can do a comparison and contrast about the rising cost of health care coverage and what it would cost to implement a plan versus the cost if the government failed to act. On the other side, speakers can use facts and information to inform audiences how a government-run system would bankrupt the country and create a doctor shortage.
Controversial yet informative speeches about education can include topics about funding and alternative forms of education. In topics about funding, speakers can address how the government funds education, whether or not the funding is fairy distributed and how certain segments of the population receive more funding than others and how to change or improve the situation. In topics about alternative forms of education, speakers can inform audiences about educational topics such as homeschooling, becoming educated online and attending a charter school; speakers can address the pros and cons of each as well as discussing funding, availability and student achievement.
Social issues topics such as the war on drugs, poverty and racism become controversial because of the nature of the topic and the various views on each subject matter. Topics about the war on drugs can include drug prevention and treatment programs, debate over incarceration and sentencing for offenders as well as crime prevention and funding. In speaking about poverty, speeches can address the number of programs available to help people find a job, food and clothing and even helping them to get job training. Speeches about racism can include topics surrounding racial discrimination in schools, government, society and health care.
Economy speech topics tend to generate controversy because of a liberal or conservative approach to issues about money. Topics can include how to make good investments with stocks, bonds, personal retirement accounts or real estate properties. Speakers can tackle world economy problems by addressing problems with the world oil markets, problems with the different currencies of the world and political strife that might contribute to instability to the global economy. To focus on consumers, speakers can talk about saving money at the grocery store by buying in bulk, using coupons, shopping on consignment and purchasing items online.