Choose Speaking Topics that Interest You

People write about what they find interesting, they read about what they find interesting, and when learning a new language it's easiest to speak about what you find interesting.  I encourage all of my students to tell me stories from their lives or to talk about their interests with me, as it's unlikely that they'll be motivated to speak about a topic in a second language that doesn't interest them in their native language.  For example, politics are a great conversational topic as people often are very passionate about their political views, but some people hate politics and have no interest in talking about them.  Same thing with sports, as some people love them where others are apathetic.  There's no point to force the issue on topics that people don't like because they're more likely to shut down when they should be progressing. Bottom line is tell a story that's interesting to you, or talk about a subject that's fun because that way you'll be more motivated to speak a new language.  Don't be ashamed or embarrassed, make mistakes and improve every day on your quest to master a new language :-)