• topic building worksheet

  last modified April 3 by cdwinslow

Stuck trying to work out a topic for  your TOPP Talk? Try this exercise to get those creative juices flowing!

 1. Choose one from column a, and one from column b:
 

 The philosophical movement that changed my life
The social web 
 The social behavior of my favorite animal
 Open source software
 History of my family's home country
 Street life
 Art that touches me
 Grassroots activism
 My favorite movie
 Global economy
 My dream tool for what I do
 Marketing
 The music I listen to
 American society
 My favorite period in world history
 Education/Information Distribution

 
 2. Fit the ideas topics into one of these titles:

What [A] Could Teach us About [B]

What [A] Has in Common With [B]

How [A] Affects [B]

What if [B] Were More Like [A]

 

3. Flesh it out!


All that's left is to ponder it a while and you should have plenty of subject matter for a 15-minute lunch talk.  You might want to come up with a catchier title while you're at it ;)

 It might be helpful to take a look at the presentation guide as well.