Speeches to evaluate

• American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States

• Christopher Reeve: 1996 DNC address

Ideas and sources for speeches

• Evaluating Internet sources

• Online Newshour

• QCC Library (select online databases)

• Sources for Research

• Motives and values in speeches (.rtf file)

Attention and listening skills

Jones, Rachel. “Learning to Pay Attention.” PLoS Biology 5.6 (8 May 2007): e166. <http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050166>

Global warming

• Friedman, Thomas L. "And the Color of the Year Is. (Editorial Desk)." The New York Times (Dec 22, 2006): A35(L). Academic OneFile. Thomson Gale. Quinsigamond Community College. 8 Jan. 2007 <http://find.galegroup.com.ezqc.ez.cwmars.org:5200>

• An Inconvenient Truth. 2006. <http://www.climatecrisis.net/>

• Lovgren, Stefan. "Al Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth Movie': Fact or Hype?" 25 May 2006. National Geographic News <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/060524-global-warming.html>

Political issues

• FactCheck.org Nonprofit political advocate for voters

• Voting Information find elected officials in Massachusetts

Speech and language analysis

• Merriam-Webster online - includes sound files for pronunciation

• NPR National Public Radio - find commentaries on speech and language analysis, both text and audio files

  • The Inner World of Ripley the Robot

  • A Review of Bush's Inaugural Performance

Film analysis

• How Movies Are Rated (Motion Picture Association of America)

• Movie Review Query Engine

Help in preparing speeches

• Class handouts

• Public Speaking Anxiety (article)

• SAP: Handbook: Exploring Cultural Differences (for Audience analysis)

• Allyn and Bacon Public Speaking WebSite

• Speaking with PowerPoint (.ppt file)

• Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format (from Purdue OWL)

•   VARK: A Guide to Learning Styles