Winning Speech Topics for Kids

• Choose a topic that your audience can relate to. little girl making a speech image by Olga Sapegina from Fotolia.com

  A winning speech is one where you can persuade the audience to agree with your topic. Persuasive speech topics for children can cover many of their interests and experiences. Winning speech topics for kids allow them to present their ideas to others and to reach out in hopes of connecting with other students.

Factual

• Choose a topic in which you present your argument as a fact, and then present points to help back up that fact. An example of a persuasive argument includes the benefits of a school system that is organized into separate specialized magnet schools. For this example, you could cite data that points to the success rates of these schools, or you could just appeal to your classmates' desires to be able to focus on the subjects that they find appealing.

Rules

• Making a speech about current rules or policies, and then presenting reasons why they need to change, is another fine persuasive speech topic. Choose a school rule that you and your peers feel strongly about, such as wearing shorts to school or off-campus lunches, and then cite a series of reasons why it would be beneficial to change the rule for everyone. Make the goal of the speech realistic; don't talk about why every classroom should have a candy vending machine!

Beliefs

• Reach out to your classmates and appeal to their ideals and values by giving a persuasive speech on beliefs. Though speeches on beliefs can become volatile if you focus on individual practices, such as religion or politics, constructing a speech around simple school ethics will be more warmly greeted by your audience. Examples include not cutting in front of people in the lunch line or being cordial to your classmates.