Speech Topic for 2015

[aaziz17]

teacher gave this to me you might find it useful
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[AirLandBus]

Glad the advice helped. One thing I learned from this Oral task is: don't focus on the issue itself. It's fun throwing everything you know into the topic - but no one really cares, especially when 28 people are doing the same thing. To distinguish yourself from the rest: focus on the ideas/real world implication and have creative ideas.

So don't have an argument about QANTAS itself, but perhaps have an argument about economics (ie. competition amongst industries etc) because issues like these disappear but arguments, world views and stances will stay.

Rough ideas:
1. What are the implications of unregulated and deregulated companies? Is the principle any different to, say, a milkbar? How come if my local milkbar is not making a big profit, the Australian government doesn't "bail" it out? Is there a distinction with QANTAS? (here's where you chuck in your research about QANTAS being our flag carrier, our image to the world, tourism etc, lol)
2. Symbolically, what does "Australian made" mean? Why is it important for QANTAS to stay "the Spirit of Australia?".
3. What role does the government have in assisting these companies? What checks and balances should be involved?

I think of this as:

BROAD, REAL WORLD ARGUMENTS -> LINK QANTAS (OR whatever issue)  -> LINK BACK TO YOUR BROAD,REAL WORLD ARGUMENT.
So you're not making an argument about QANTAS, you're making an argument about what you believe in (read above for rough ideas)

Your audience and teacher won't have specialist knowledge on QANTAS's fleet or its modus operandi - cater to an average reasonable audience in your arguments (which is why broad, real world arguments are better than topic-specific arguments).


So your speech (if my books) should work equally fine if someone in 2016 decided to use it and the QANTAS issue is no longer relevant. Ie. try to make it timeless, applicable to all - not just those interested by aviation.

Now it's cramming random language techniques (things are better done in threes ) JKS, ofc {dontbethepretentiousguywhothinksrhetoricalquestionsarecompulsory)  and get into the research!

Good luck!

Awesome dude, thanks so much.
For the topics within the speech I was thinking of linking that broad idea - as your said, back to real world examples.
One of which could be Qantas as you stated, the effects it has had on the company lately, and similarly the car manufacturing industry in which i found a interesting article on (relating back to the broad idea). All throughout this talking about its importance and the role Australia does play and theoretically should play in the industry, as you stated. That should work. Ill get a draft written up, would you mind if i sent it to you and you had a look over it?