Good Expository Speech Topics

Let's work on a list of good expository speech topics that will help you brainstorm for your next presentation.

This list is not all inclusive but it will grow and grow so check on back every once in awhile if you are looking for expository speech topics for your next assignment. I will also be expanding on some of the topics.

Remember these are ideas for expository speech topics, so you want to offer your audience specific, precise details in a clear and logical order.

1st 10 Expository Speech Topics

• what is podcasting?
• how a plane stays in the air
• what is poi (used in fire dancing)
• what is wicca and what are some of its ceremonies?
• different meanings of gestures in different cultures (handshakes, hugs, kissing, etc.)
• chemical and biological warfare - when did it begin? (some say in 425 B.C.)
• phobias - Logophobia- Fear of words, do you have it?
• famous first facts
• the evolution of mothers on television (From June Cleaver to Roseanne)
• when and how high heel shoes were developed
  

2nd 10 Expository Speech Topics

• the theory of objectivism
• bermuda triangle
• history of ligers (no, it's not a spelling mistake)
• the foods of an area (ie. Montreal, Quebec, Canada - poutines, smoked meat, bagels)
• burning man event
• social impact of aids
• the emotional aspects of going blind/deaf
• similarities/differences of body piercing in different cultures and eras
• lost city of atlantis
• similarities between karate and ballet

3rd 10 Expository Speech Topics

• history of the yo-yo
• compare and contrast the civilized/savage side of humankind
• explain the characteristics of a Greek God/Goddess.
• a day at the beach
• seven deadly sins
• compare/contrast dogs and men
• women in the protestant religion (from sainthood to submission)
• animism
• the holy spirit
• impact of acid rain

4th 10 Expository Speech Topics

• problem/solution of beach and coastal erosion
• processes of mountain formation
• causes and effects of undersea disturbances (benthic storms)
• history of the Nile River
• ritualistic female mutilation
• history of birth control in China
• differences between the way African/American women and Caucasian women view their bodies
• discuss and compare the dangers between saline and silicone breast implants
• negative impact of high heels on women's backs
• fetal alcohol syndrome

5th 10 Expository Speech Topics

• discuss gender differences in symptoms and treatment of heart disease
• the history of underwear
• benefits of animal facilitated therapy
• compare/contrast dogs and cats
• process of imprinting in animals
• definition of the Zen Buddhist term satori
• process of mummification
• history of Santeria
• compare gangs in America with gangs in Europe
• pros and cons of the witness security program

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