1. Why not everybody is born to be a cheerleader.

2. Child testimonies in abuse cases are not always credible.

3. Kids are most likely to become child soldiers if they are poor.

4. The separation of church and state should be maintained.

5. Caffeine doesn’t work at doing homework.

Twelve other top persuasive speech topics:

1. Emotional intelligence (EI) is more important than Intelligence Quotient (IQ).

2. Ban the filibuster, or endless speaking or talking out a bill, from Congress.

3. Why the prophecies of Nostradamus are right / are not right.

4. A curfew is an effective tool to control vandalism.

5. This is the age of cyberocracy - governments rule by the use of information.

6. DNA can help solve more 'cold cases' (criminal investigations that have not been
   solved and are no longer being investigated).

7. Promote earthfriendly cars by tax benefits.

8. Cell phones have a dangerous amount of radiation.

9. Family leave time is a basic employee right.

10. The effects of the pig influenza or swine flu are over dramatized.

11. The international diplomacy looks like a circus but unevitable.

12. Online gambling is a disease.

4 Tips For Using Your Public Speaking Speech Idea

2 - Using additional sources to better understand and define the assignment itself is also a great way to prepare.

3 - Sources for such things as how to use gestures to help make your point, how to make your tone more persuasive, etc. can help to finetune your presentation.

4 - Sources with advice on how to structure your outline will make it easier to present a good outline with the completed assignment. Do check the outlines I've collected!