Long and rather philosophical speech about Artificial Intelligence, IQ tests, and how AIs will affect our working lives.
simultaneous
Knowledge of disease risk and ethical dilemmas
A simultaneous speech about whether it’s desirable to know one’s risk of developing diseases such as Alzheimer’s, cancer or heart disease. No figures, a bit of medical vocabulary. A good exercise for following twists and turns and expressing personal opinion.
Hydropower and dams – pros and cons
Suitable for simultaneous, or a very long consecutive. Some figures, and plenty of basic energy-related vocabulary.
A ban on junk food advertising in London
A speech suitable for simultaneous (8 1/2 minutes). You can use it to practise attribution (who said what), and it also contains some cultural references.
Discrimination against female doctors in Japan
7 minute speech. Good for practising logic, attribution (who thinks what), and personal opinion.