About you: topics

Talking about yourself is the easiest start: you always have the material. That's why these topics work well when you're new to speaking off the cuff. Keep going and finish with a takeaway.

🙂 30 topics · 60 seconds to answer · Past → present → future structure

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How to answer: the Past → present → future structure

  1. Pasthow it used to be
  2. Presenthow it is now
  3. Futurewhat's next

All 30 topics

  1. My ideal weekendSpeak →
  2. The place where I grew upSpeak →
  3. A food I could eat every daySpeak →
  4. The best gift I've ever receivedSpeak →
  5. What I learned this past yearSpeak →
  6. If the day had one extra hourSpeak →
  7. A hobby I want to trySpeak →
  8. What makes my mornings goodSpeak →
  9. The boldest decision of my lifeSpeak →
  10. What I do when I feel downSpeak →
  11. My superpowerSpeak →
  12. Something I'm proud of but rarely mentionSpeak →
  13. An object I'll never part withSpeak →
  14. How I recharge after peopleSpeak →
  15. A habit I want to quitSpeak →
  16. A habit that changed my lifeSpeak →
  17. What I wanted to be as a kidSpeak →
  18. What I'd tell my fifteen-year-old selfSpeak →
  19. My most productive daySpeak →
  20. A song that gets me goingSpeak →
  21. Something I'll never doSpeak →
  22. How I pick what to watch at nightSpeak →
  23. What my parents taught meSpeak →
  24. My biggest fear and how I live with itSpeak →
  25. What annoys me about peopleSpeak →
  26. What my friends value in meSpeak →
  27. My goal for this yearSpeak →
  28. What I'd do if I won a million dollarsSpeak →
  29. My favorite way to spend an eveningSpeak →
  30. Me in two wordsSpeak →

Who this list is for

Topics about you: favorite places, habits, food, weekends. Talking about yourself is the easiest, so this list is great for first sessions, for preparing for introductions and small talk, and for language practice.

A common mistake

Answering with a list. “My perfect weekend: sleep in, walk, a movie, friends” is an inventory, not a story. Pick one detail and tell more about it.

Sample answer

My ideal weekend

My ideal weekend starts without an alarm. I get up around nine, make coffee and read on the balcony for half an hour while the city is still quiet. In the afternoon I head out of town with friends — it doesn’t matter where, as long as we leave our phones alone. In the evening I cook something I’ve never tried before. A day like that recharges me better than any vacation.

Questions about this list

Is this list good for practicing English?

Yes, it’s a great start: the vocabulary is familiar, so you can focus on fluency.

Why practice talking about yourself?

At introductions, interviews and networking events, your first sentences about yourself shape the impression.

How do I make the story come alive?

Add details: a time, a place, a smell, a person’s name.

How a session works

  1. Spin the wheelYou get a random topic from this list — like a question you didn't prepare for.
  2. Speak for a minuteLammy turns speech into text. The coach counts fillers, pauses and pace and checks your structure.
  3. Second takeGet one task and say it again. Your second take almost always scores higher.

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