This coming Wednesday I’m in charge of table topics for Toastmasters. I’ve got to propose topics on which members can deliver impromptu speeches of perhaps two minutes in length.

Now that it’s the season for spending time in our back yards, I’m making the back yard the focus of my table topics:

  • What did you most enjoy about your family’s back yard when you were a child? If you didn’t have a back yard, talk about an experience in a park or on a playground.
  • What is the most unusual feature of your current back yard?
  • What is your ideal back yard. Why?
  • Tell a story about the most interesting animal in your back yard.
  • How have you tackled a gardening challenge?
  • I am crazy about squirrels, but they are well-known for raiding bird feeders. Tell us the secret of how you managed to foil squirrels’ attacks on your bird feeders.
I welcome additional suggestions for back yard Table Topics.