Topic or issue for your oral

Whether you’re doing an informative or persuasive oral presentation, you need to have a topic or issue to talk about (d’uh!) Often you will be given a general topic area, and you’ll be expected to narrow it down to a specific topic. But sometimes it will be open - you will be able to pick whatever topic you want. This is not always as easy as it sounds! There are several things you need to consider when you choose the topic or issue you’re going to talk about. The first is audience.

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