Public speaking topics for informative speeches are designed to satisfy the needs of the audience. An informational speaker can present a practical message on a number of specific subjects as long as they are informative. Topics may include such subjects as health and longevity, personal happiness, money and security, adventure, major historical events such as World War One, or personalities such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ronald Reagan. Informative speech topics are endless.
An informative speech begins by selecting a good topic for the public-speaking occasion. The speaker must research the topic thoroughly. The information selected must be both accurate and timely. Audiences are looking for information that can help solve a problem or satisfy a need. The speaker's credibility takes a dive when information is faulty.
An effective way to organize or arrange public-speaking topics is to organize them by categories, such as objects, events, processes and concepts. For example, for objects such as new cars, a speaker can organize by brands; for events such as upcoming summer community activities, a speaker can organize by month; for a process such as a community development program, a speaker could organize the speech by stages of the development, and for concepts such as family values and morality, the speaker can organize according to order of importance.
Successfully presenting an informative topic requires practice and recitation as well as managing stage fright and giving the audience what is needed. Good speakers connect with the audience by making eye contact and engaging the audience. This activity is important because it helps the audience relax and believe in what a speaker is saying. Avoiding eye contact will hurt the delivery of an important topic. The attention of the audience must be geared toward the topic presentation, not the uneasiness of the speaker.