Honolulu Community College Library

Speeches

• American Rhetoric
  Over 5,000 full-text, audio and video versions of speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, and other recorded media. By Michael E. Eidenmuller.

• Gifts of Speech
  Women's speeches from around the world, hosted by Sweet Briar College

• Graduation Speeches
  Memorable or noteworthy commencement addresses, compiled by Yahoo

• Great Speeches from the History Channel
  Hear famous speeches

• Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
  From George Washington to the present, at Bartleby.com

• NPR's Sound Directory Library
  Includes links to audio files of speeches, broadcasts, and other voice recordings

• Save Our Sounds
  A project by the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress to preserve important collections of historical recordings of spoken words and music

• Say It Plain
  "A century of great African American speeches" - listen or read the transcripts

• Speech & Transcript Center
  Links to speeches and presentations by national and international speakers, and to transcripts of television and radio news programs.
  Developed by Gary Price, George Washington University.

Preparing and Presenting a Speech

• Allyn & Bacon Public Speaking Website
  Guidance for preparing and giving a speech from start to finish, plus links to Web sites, interactive worksheets, and how to find and cite Internet resources. By Terrence Doyle, Northern Virginia Community College.

• 30 Questions for Speech Evaluation
  

• Advanced Public Speaking Institute
  "Public speaking -- be the best you can be" with help in 20 categories (stage fright, humor, body of speech, how to practice, handouts, using audiovisuals and props, etc.) and over 100 online articles

• Handling Questions and Answers
  

• Preparing Speeches
  Steps to follow, by Ron St. John, Maui Community College

• Presenters University
  How to make great presentations

• Public Speaking Tips
  Adapted from Toastmasters International by Patricia Nelson

• SpeechTips.com
  Guide to speech writing and public speaking

• Succeed in Public Speaking
  Online lessons from the School for Champions, sponsored by Kurtus Technologies

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