For instance, following each home Bible study you may wish to discuss the organization of Jehovah’s witnesses. But the theme must be clearly established before preparation is begun on the outline of the talk or before the main points are selected. For example, the theme might be “Your Faith-How Far Does It Reach?” Or it could be “Faith Needed to Please God” or “The Foundation of Your Faith” or “Keep On Growing in Faith.” Although these themes all center on faith, they each view the subject in a different way and require development along completely different lines.ģ In some instances you may have to gather material before your theme is selected. The theme should be obvious to everyone in the audience, and it will be if it is properly emphasized.Ģ The theme of a talk is not simply a broad subject, such as “faith” it is the particular aspect from which that subject is discussed. It is the gist of your talk it could be expressed perhaps in one sentence and yet it would include each aspect of the material presented. Whatever your theme may be, it must permeate the entire talk.
Explain what is meant by the theme of a talk.ġ Every talk needs a theme in order to give it direction and to tie all its parts together in a pleasing way.
