Speech Resources on the Web
This site has been designed to aid the ACC community in locating speech-related information through the World Wide Web. While the Web can provide a wealth of information, it is not always the fastest or most accurate source of information. ACC Libraries have many print sources that contain a wealth of speech-related information as well.
"The best impromptu speeches are the ones written
well in advance."
--Ruth Gordon, quoted in How to Give a Speech
Help in Creating
Speeches
Allyn & Bacon's Public Speaking Website (http://www.abacon.com/pubspeak/) Contains five modules--assess, analyze, research, organize, deliver--that can help you to learn about the process of public speaking and to prepare your speeches. From publisher, Allyn & Bacon. Toastmasters International (http://www.toastmasters.org/) Well-known speakers' organization offers "Speaking Tips." Collections of
Speeches
The History Channel.com Speeches "Hear the words that changed the world. From Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech to Lou Gehrig's farewell to baseball, our vast collection is drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the twentieth century." To hear the speeches, you must have a sound card, speakers, and RealPlayer installed on your computer. You can download RealPlayer from this site. Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World (http://gos.sbc.edu/) The full text of
speeches by dozens of notable living or recent women. You can only
choose by name, not by topic. From Online Speech Bank(http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm) An incredible
collection of famous speeches in both audio and text formats. The site
also includes links to practically all things speech related and
to hundreds of news sites. From Pronunciation
& Quotations
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cmudict) Spells out the
pronunciation of over 100,000 words and names. From Research
A+ Research and Writing from the Internet Public Library. (http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/) This site offers a step-by-step process, online resources for research (dictionaries, etc.), links to Online Writing Lab (OWL) handouts, and many other resources for writers of speeches, essays and research papers. Research-It! (http://www.iTools.com) A one-stop link to dictionaries, translators, quotations, and other reference materials. YourDictionary.com (http://www.yourdictionary.com). Includes "A Web of Online Dictionaries:" specialty dictionaries, translation tools, spelling and grammar helps, more. Statistical
Abstracts from the You can find statistics from the latest census. USA Statistics in Brief is a supplement that presents national summary data and state population estimates. Roget's II Thesaurus (http://www.bartleby.com/62/) Searches the 1995, 3rd edition thesaurus at Bartleby.com.
Some Sources for Argument and Persuasive
Speeches Access recent opinion and editorial pieces from 600 different sources. Issues Pro and Con (http://www.issuesprocon.org) Political magazine that tries to present various sides of current issues. Links to non-profits, think tanks, and other organizations that take sides on political issues. C-SPAN (http://www.c-span.org/) CNN Interactive (http://www.cnn.com/) Browse current news or search a particular topic. NPR (National Public Radio) (http://www.npr.org/news/) Review current discussions on NPR or search the archives. PollingReport.com (http://www.pollingreport.com/) Highlights of recent national opinion polls. Public Agenda Online: The Inside Source for Public Opinion and Policy Analysis (http://www.publicagenda.org/) Nonprofit, nonpartisan, public opinion research and citizen education organization. You can browse current topics or search by keyword. ACC Home
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