• A speech should engage both the speaker and the audience with action and vivid imagery.vacation study 10 image by Paul Moore from Fotolia.com
  
  While talking to friends comes easily to most boys, trying to select a speech topic can prove a big task. A boy keen on hobbies or sports could plan a speech that revolves around equipment or a special event. Research can be a fun process if the topic relates to a favorite person or activity. Describing vivid imagery based on a process or event may help him remember all parts of his topic.
  
  

Inventors as Heroes

• A boy who loves science and technology may like researching an inventor's life and inventions. Learning about the inventor's childhood education, events and hardships that may have inspired the invention can help set up a timeline that includes the invention's current impact. For example, 15-year-old Louis Braille (1809-1852), a blind student, modified a code of raised dots invented by Charles Barbier. Around the world, Braille is used in books, signs and public places.
  
  

Health

• If a child struggles with a health problem that affects him, a family member or friend, that health topic can educate him and his peers. For example, a child with a neurogenetic disorder such as a severe learning disability could explain why he has difficulty spelling, reading and remembering instructions. He could also discuss adaptations such as giving oral reports, receiving longer exam times and using computers with a spell-checker. This topic may urge his listeners to support research. Thomas Edison and Sir Winston Churchill each lived with a learning disability and contributed immensely through inventions or politics.
  
  

Imaginative Design

• A boy interested in design, engineering or architecture could give a speeck on his ideal house, school or workplace of the future. He could discuss how architecture can offer harmony between the individual, community, art, science and business. Research on a contemporary designer or architect that inspires him could include the design's environmental impact and "green" approaches.
  
  

Favorite Charities or Societies

• A child who feels strongly for a specific cause, such as ending child labor or protecting animals from extinction, could talk about the charities or societies that advocate for changes. Charity websites offer statistics, goals and approaches. For example, the United Nations Children's Fund estimates 158 million children are child laborers or approximately one in six children.