If you had to hear a speech...
 

If you had to hear a speech on a place to travel in the United States what place would you most like to hear about?

Utah.

alaska

Would this be by chance for a class?

I saw a documentary on Grand Central on the History Channel and it was fascinating so I'd have to say the architecture of NYC.

Yes this would be for a class. I'm contemplating a few different choices so I' am trying to get opinions on what to talk about in each option and decide which one is best from there.

I would second Alaska.

I bet you could do interesting talks on: Vegas, Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Appalacian Trail, Hawaii....

whew...there are lots of choices!

I think doing a speech about the Grand Canyon would be interesting...how it got the way it did, etc.

However, I guess it depends on who your audience is. If they are sophisticated then maybe something more niche.

Stanley, ID

Mt. Rushmore or Yellowstone

Perhaps you could give us some more info?
What sort of class? (hs, college, adult ed, esl???)
Who's the audience? (age/sex/nationality)
What's the objective? (if this is for a grade, on what basis will you be graded?)
Where are you/the class located?

Alaska

Touring the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Or possibly a tour of a section of Route 66.

First, how long is the speech?
Almost anything can be interesting in a short amount of time.
Most things can be interesting with good research and a good speaker.

I'll throw in my vote for Lewis and Clark trail. I read a book about it and it was fascinating.

Washington DC - there's a massive amount to talkk about - and should be something that will interest everyone - even if it's the spy museum or the zoo.

I loved the PBS presentation regarding the Hoover Dam.

In response to the type information required:

It has to be about 7 minutes in length. I have to have at least 3 points covered. And yes, it is for a grade.

My audience is a college class. We are all around 22-23 years old.

We are located in Phoenix, AZ.

NYC

autumn grace, I love the Lewis and Clark idea, but if you decide to go with a city, here's the best advice on writing papers or giving speeches that I ever got from a college professor: "less about more." So don't just speak about San Francisco, speak about going to San Francisco in search of the perfect loaf of sourdough bread, or don't just speak about a trip to NYC, speak about people who go to NYC to get engaged (see Jeremy's famous NYC to get engaged thread - it's a classic).

What are the options you're considering?

OK, it's late, and I'm tired, which is why it should be "MORE about LESS." Sheesh, I need some sleep. :-)

If this should be for a communications course, I agree with dsquared. It's the best approach, IMHO.

dsquared, thank you for your advice. I've never thought about it like that.

Some of the ideas I was thinking about were, the 3 best road trips (although, not everyone has the same opinion). Coastal Camping, top 3 spots/places to stop while driving on the west coast. I did have all these great ideas earlier today. I am at work now and I have fried my brain for the night.

Talk about somewhere you have actually visited. It's always great to hear someone's first-hand account of his travels. Otherwise, you might as well read straight from a guidebook...

yes, do pick a place you have been to. i did a talk on my trip to paris for my speech class. it was actually fun.i talked about trying to buy tooth paste in french. i also did one on packing light for a trip to venice, and another speech was on buying, driving and repairing a car in germany.

so maybe you can think of an amusing or aggravating incident that took place on a trip that you went on. you can explain what you learned from it. it should not be hard to get three points across.

college students really enjoy listening to slightly humorous talks. in my classes the students also graded the speeches as well as the teacher.

have fun with the speech.

I think I've narrowed it down to two lane highways. I am just having a hard time figuring out how to talk about that.