Speech topic ideas

[carsonpalooza]

So I have to write a speech in my Speech II class and I need some ideas. Here's the prompt:

You have been hired to promote tourism of a selected location and the slogan that you will use to promote your location is “The Greatest Place on Earth.” Select the spot that you would like to promote and then write a speech to persuade your audience of potential tourists, why this location is the greatest place on earth. What is interesting about this place and why would I want to select this place? The topic should be approved by me and all content must be appropriate for the classroom setting.

I'm having trouble thinking of someplace that's creative and interesting. I've done a version of this speech before and I did Moab and I was thinking maybe Easter Island this time. I feel like there's some place out there that I'm missing that's awesome. Any ideas?


-Carson

[dudewithasock]

Amsterdam. If you have to ask why, choose a different place.

[ivan]

Christiania, Copenhagen.

[sp4rky-m4rky]

The moon?




or maybe the galapagos islands???

[GILD]

Tintag (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintagel_Castle)el, according to the legend, it's the place where King Arthur was conceived.
Might as well do the whole Cornwa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall)ll, the seat of the King Arthur legend.

If you are interested in the antiquity angle (as your mention of Easter Island may suggest), you may want to do something linked to 'standing stone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_stones)s'?

Or, for something completely different, what about the Vredefort Dom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vredefort_crater)e?

[GILD]

Tintag (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintagel_Castle)el, according to the legend, it's the place where King Arthur was conceived.
Might as well do the whole Cornwa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall)ll, the seat of the King Arthur legend.

If you are interested in the antiquity angle (as your mention of Easter Island may suggest), you may want to do something linked to 'standing stone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_stones)s'?

Or, for something completely different, what about the Vr (http://www.hartrao.ac.za/other/vredefort/vredefort.html)edefort Dom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vredefort_crater)e?

[GILD]

Tintag (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintagel_Castle)el, according to the legend, it's the place where King Arthur was conceived.
Might as well do the whole Cornwa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall)ll, the seat of the King Arthur legend.

If you are interested in the antiquity angle (as your mention of Easter Island may suggest), you may want to do something linked to 'standing stone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_stones)s'?

Or, for something completely different, what about the Vr (http://www.hartrao.ac.za/other/vredefort/vredefort.html)edefort Dom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vredefort_crater)e?

[GILD]

Tintag (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintagel_Castle)el, according to the legend, it's the place where King Arthur was conceived.
Might as well do the whole Cornwa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall)ll, the seat of the King Arthur legend.

If you are interested in the antiquity angle (as your mention of Easter Island may suggest), you may want to do something linked to 'standing stone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_stones)s'?

Or, for something completely different, what about the Vr (http://www.hartrao.ac.za/other/vredefort/vredefort.html)edefort Dom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vredefort_crater)e?

[MrBoogiejuice]

Jeez GILD, you really need to get a new sound guy. Your reverb's all over the place.

Why not write about beautiful Macclesfield.

Here (http://www.pubtoilets.com/)are some of the better sites.

[GILD]

Tintag (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintagel_Castle)el, according to the legend, it's the place where King Arthur was conceived.
Might as well do the whole Cornwa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall)ll, the seat of the King Arthur legend.

If you are interested in the antiquity angle (as your mention of Easter Island may suggest), you may want to do something linked to 'standing stone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_stones)s'?

Or, for something completely different, what about the Vr (http://www.hartrao.ac.za/other/vredefort/vredefort.html)edefort Dom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vredefort_crater)e?

[wobbling bear]

antartica!!!
greatest place on earth!
for sure you need skills to promote, but tourism is already happening!

Antartica: no icy welcome!

[kington99]

Spin the topic on its head, choose russia as with the largest land area of any country it is indeed, "The greatest place on Earth".

[Hazmat]

Choose:
Cyprus, the unknown country. :D

[ivan]

Choose:
Cyprus, the unknown country. :D
Yay!

The undiscovered land...

[Triball]

If you want something not so average, try Slovenia. Lots of tourists like Bled.:)

[James_Potter]

Neverland!
OR Oz.

[johnfoss]

How about Sarasota/Venice, Florida? That's the home of Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, the Greatest Show on Earth.

Or Baraboo, Wisconsin, their old winter quarters (before someone figured out winters in FL made a lot more sense?). Baraboo is home of the Circus World Museum and might make a more interesting topic.