Finding informative speech ideas is NOT hard

As the name suggests, informative speeches are about a specific subject.

When will you give an Informative speech?

You will give an informational speech when your objective is to help the audience gain knowledge on the particular subject, or strengthen their current knowledge level.

Though informative speeches are the easiest of all types of speeches, people get stuck.

When I question about why they could not find topic ideas, the usual reasons I hear are:

  • ‘Audience won’t be interested in my speech,’
  • ‘I am not convinced,’
  • ‘I am not ready,’
  • ‘I might forget the speech if I select this topic,’
  • ‘I am not good at writing,’ etc, etc.

I believe everyone has an innate potential to speak on the platform. The thing that holds us back is fear and the thing that pushes us to the podium is excitement.

This video is an endeavor to spark those creative juices in your mind to find Informative speech ideas. (you can post comments in youtube if you want to share any feedback)

Here’s the big strategy to select Informative speech ideas:

First, ask the simple question: Are my audience members ‘uninformed’ about this topic?
Then ask a question – ‘How will this informative speech idea help my audience?’

The moment you ask this question, you will start thinking from your audience’s perspective and you will know the appropriate information to be used in the speech. If you need a blueprint for presentation ideas, I’d recommend you to check out my post on “Presentation topics

Now that we covered the big strategy, let’s cover the tactics to find Informative speech ideas.

informative speech ideas

1) Things you like

Books: Assuming you are a book reader, Can you speak about why one should keep reading books? Can you write 5 major benefits of reading books? Depending upon the audience’s age group, can you suggest different options? Can you talk about your favorite book? Can you inform about the importance of reading a particular book?

Gardening: If Gardening is your area of interest, can you write a speech on why gardening? Can you give tips on how to maintain a good garden? What are all the features of a good garden? What are the benefits of a good garden? Does it give you joy? What are the challenges? Every question in itself can lead to a speech of its own. Think about it.

Exercise: Can you talk about the 3 to 5 major benefits of regular exercise? How have you benefited from it? How does it help you in your day-to-day activities? What are the options available for proper exercise in the current day scenario? What dieting habits to follow when you are in an exercise program? Take these questions in the direction you want. You will come up with an idea for your speech.

Sports: What sports do you follow or play? Based on the needs of the audience, you can frame your speech. If they are school students, you can talk about the benefits of playing a sport. If your audience members are adults, you can talk about encouraging their children to play sports. You can as well, talk about the options available for coaching; who are the different coaches, whereabouts of different training centers, or how to get enrolled in an academy.

2) Observations

We all read newspapers/magazines. At least we might browse through them. Ok, if you are not into it, at least you might watch television. Now I can hear you say ‘Yes’.

Media is ‘Gold’ for finding informative speech ideas because it always posts topics that are current.

You see an article that ‘Using too much cell phone is not good for your health’. Maybe, even you share the same sentiment. Are you for or against it? You can take three or four main points and support them with data/facts/experiences.

There is a ‘get healthy’ article on Vegan diet. And say, you try it out. Can you frame a speech about your experience and inform the audience about the same? The larger idea will be to inform about the benefits of a Vegan diet with your story as the backdrop.

Do you watch advertisements on television? Do you have an opinion on whether the advertisements are bad/good? What do you think? Ask more people about their opinion. Keep jotting down the content. After a while, you will have enough content to give a full-blown speech.

3) Problem/Solution

Problem is one thing that we all have in common: Every single day we face problems/challenges. I am pretty sure you faced problems and found solutions as well. Would it be a good idea to share your stories on how you solved the problem? I think it would be a great idea!

You were looking for a car and you finally got a good deal. What process did you go through? How did you tackle the salesman effectively? What homework did you do before you went to the showroom? Do you think this information would help if any of your audience members wants to buy a car?

Have you been through a rough phase in your relationship with your loved one? Did you bounce back later? Can you share information on how you bounced back? What are all the options available out there? If someone in your audience is going through this phase, they also might be interested to know about the same. The relationship could as well be with your co-worker, your boss or your friend. Think from this aspect and I am pretty sure it might spark an idea here or there.

I hope this helps you find loads of Informative speech ideas! All the best.

If interested, you can check out my book “Public Speaking Topic Secrets” where I cover more strategies and tactics to find ideas for all types of speeches.


Ramakrishna Reddy
Ramakrishna Reddy

Award-winning author (by Readers' Favorite 2018) and award winning speaker (won more than 25 contests), and husband (he doesn't take this role for granted), and a proponent of adding value to this world. His mission is to help people become confident through the invaluable skill of public speaking. He has helped professionals all around the world through his unique online program "Secrets to Rock in Public Speaking." His 7 books related to public speaking and career are ordered by more than 70K amazon customers.