Research Guides: Public Speaking CMST& 220 : Speech Resources

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Biography Reference Center This link opens in a new window Provide context for your speech!
eBooks (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
eBooks on a wide range of topics.
Facts on File: Issues and Controversies This link opens in a new window
In-depth investigations of today's top issues.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Film documentaries.
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Reports on controversial issues.
ProCon.org This link opens in a new window
Gives 'both' sides of hot topics.

In Our Own Words by Robert Torricelli; Andrew Carroll (Editor); Doris Kearns Goodwin (Foreword by)
Call Number: 815.508 In Our
ISBN: 1568362919
Publication Date: 1999
Extraordinary speeches of the American century
Say It Plain by Kate Ellis
Call Number: 815 Say It
ISBN: 1565849248
Publication Date: 2005
A century of great African American speeches.
Voices of Multicultural America by Deborah Gillan Straub (Editor)
Call Number: 815 Voices
ISBN: 0810393786
Publication Date: 1995

50 Speeches That Made the Modern World
Searchable ebook from CREDO Reference. Enter MYSVC username and password to access

History Channel: Speeches
Speeches, audio, and video from historical speeches internationally from the History Channel.
American RadioWorks Say It Plain Say It Loud
A century of great African American Speeches.
Ted Talks
Excellent source for speeches, inspiration, and ideas across genres.
Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World
Speeches by "influential contemporary women" from around the world, notable 19th century speeches, and Nobel lectures
British Library of Sounds
50,000 recordings from all over the world and cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds.
Speeches on Social Justice
Speeches for positive social change and equity.
American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank
An enormous archive of famous speeches, many with transcripts, audio, and video.
The History Place Great Speeches Collection
Influential Speeches by American activists and politicians.
Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric
A guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric. Organized by subjects and terms

Communication Studies
Peer-reviewed journal from Central States Communication Association.
Women's studies in communication
Peer-reviewed journal from the Organization for Research on Women and Communication.