Choosing a topic can be difficult sometimes especially if you have to chose from certain options that you may be familiar or comfortable with. when choosing a topic one might consider themselves, their audience and the occasion. good approaches to choose a topic would be to have some kind of personal connection to or interest in a topic because of your life experiences, or you may want to choose a topic because a friend or family member has been affected by the issue in some way. You also need to consider your audience throughout the speech-making process. You also need to consider your purpose and occasion for speaking, and how much time do you have to research or present the information.