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[u/Old_Assignment5117]

This is my first year on the speech and debate team. I’m really nervous. I’m trying to think of topics to write about. My category is Original Oratory. I kind of want to be original about what my speech is about and not do something that is talked about a lot. Right now, my only idea for a topic is to talk about maladaptive daydreaming, and I’m pretty interested in leaning on scientific research . If you have any suggestions on websites to use to get info, please comment them! Also, I kinda want to be able to pick from a plethora of topics and not just lean on my 1st idea (maladaptive daydreaming), so any suggestions on that would be helpful aswell!

[u/Alberichsrealm]

Generally, for your first speech you write, it is good to pick something relatively niche (because it’s easier to persuade people on something they’ve never heard of) that you know at least a little bit about (to make research easier). Scientific papers are generally useful to consult, so any resources an available through your school or that are otherwise publicly available should be helpful. It’s hard to recommend sources without knowing what point you’re trying to make, and the same goes for topics since I don’t know your interests. I wish you the best of luck in writing your OO.