Pathfinder for Speech

Wikipedia Entries: Speech, Public Speaking

Some Print Resources at the WCC Library

• Public Speaking for Dummies by Malcolm Kushner (Research Topics Carrel, 28-day loan, PN4121 .K98 2004)
• What every student should know about preparing effective oral presentations by Martin Cox (PN4192.S78 C69 2007)
• How to write and give a speech by Joan Detz (PN4121 .D388 1992)

Note: if you need to find a controversial topic to argue, try searching the Opposing Viewpoints collection in the Research Topics Carrel.

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Digital Books (via eBrary and NetLibrary)

• Say it with presentations how to design and deliver successful business presentations by Gene Zelazny

Web Sites

• Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents: U. of Oklahoma
• Douglass Archives of American Public Address
• Gifts of Speech:  Women's Speeches from Around the World
• Great American Speeches
• History and Politics Out Loud
• History Channel.com - Historical Speeches
• Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
• Presidential Rhetoric
• Speech and Transcript Center - from George Washington University
• Speeches and Speechmakers - from the University of Iowa
• Vincent Voice Library - Michigan State University
• The White House - Presidential Speeches
• Congressional Record - Debates and speeches given on the floor of Congress

Videos

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Quotations

• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Reference Collection, PN6081 .B27 1992)
• The big book of business quotations by Perseus Publishing staff (eBrary)

See Also

For more resources, including online journal articles, check out the WCC Library main page.
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