This page includes resources collected from other colleges and universities, commercial sites, public information sites, and collections of current and historical speeches. Peruse at will.
Academic / Commercial / Public Communication / Collections
Resources for researching and presenting speeches . . . from friends at other colleges and universities
Public Speaking
Bibliography - Maricopa Community College
A guide to conducting research to
prepare and present a public speech
Virtual
Presentation Assistant
An online presentation helper from the University of
Kansas
Houghton Mifflin's
Communication Homepage
Check out the Public Speaking Resources for related
communication links, articles on communication apprehension, and more
Mayfield Publishing's Public
Speaking Resources
Go to student resources, web links, for excellent guidelines
for avoiding plagiarism, speech anxiety, and cool information on critical thinking (check
out the Fallacy Zoo - lots of dangerous critters!)
Comprehensive
list of Rhetorical Devices
From our friends at the University of Kentucky, a
cool list of handy rhetorical tools
Rhetoric
and Philosophy in Ancient Greece
Students
at the University of Iowa compiled this bibliography, and although they call it
"A Selective Interdisciplinary Bibliography," I would call it
comprehensive
Rhetorical
Figures in Sound
This site contains audio
files (mp3 and wav) of rhetorical devices taken from political, religious and
pop culture genres. Check out Austin Power's alliteration, baby, it's
groovy!
Speaking Outside the Classroom . . . tips from the world of business and beyond
Transformation.org's
Public Speaking Information
A self-help guide to improving your public speaking
skills, complete with resource links and on-line articles
Public Speaking:
Tips, Techniques, Training, Humour & Quotes
More helpful hints to improve
your speaking skills
Presenting
Solutions . . . The art of effective presentations
Helpful hints to improve
on-the-job public speaking skills
Presenters
University
Public Speaking tips and tidbits, with a specific focus each month (July
is technology month)
Wilder
Presentations
Get help with
different aspects of public speaking from Claudyne Wilder, and subscribe to her
online newsletter "Presentation Points"
Potpourri of Public Pronouncements . . . okay, so that's a little too much alliteration
National Public Radio's Programs
You may have to dig, but what you find is usually worth it
Audio-Video News and
Entertainment Sources
A link back to our division's resource page, yet another
plethora of public-ness
National Press Club
Newsmakers speak weekly;
transcripts available, heard locally on KIOS in Omaha as
part of their Noon Forum
The Commonwealth Club
Hosts speeches,
debates and discussions on current topics of interest, heard locally on KIOS
in Omaha as part of their Noon Forum
Collections of Historic and Current Speeches . . . oldies, newbies, and goodies
Online
Speech Bank
The mother of all
resources for online speech excerpts. 276 active links to over 5000+ full
text, audio, and video (streaming)
The History
Channel - Great Speeches Archive
A large collection of audio excerpts from famous
speeches (need Real Audio to listen)
Current
Speeches - Southwest Missouri State University
A collection of speeches compiled from
our friends at SMSU
Martin Luther King, Jr. Web
Page - Stanford University
A collection of the written and spoken words of one of our
nation's greatest public speakers
Douglass Archives of American Public
Address-Northwestern University
A large number of contemporary and historical
American speeches
Created and
Maintained by
M. Umberger
June 26, 2002