ENG302: Public Speaking

This course introduces students to the research, preparation, and presentation skills used in a variety of public speaking opportunities.Topics include researching information, assessment of audience and environments, use of visual aids, organizing for public speaking, outlining, and developing speeches for a variety of purposes. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to develop and present speeches and presentations with
appropriate visual aids, research, and organizational plans.

Researching Speeches

American Rhetoric
Top 100 speeches, speeches in movies, and online speech bank

The History Channel
Video collection of great speeches

Say It Plain
A century of great African American speeches from American RadioWorks

SoJust.net
Social justice and civil rights speeches

Giving Speeches

Better Public Speaking and Presentation Communication tips from MindTools.com

Public Speaking
Resources for making effective presentations from About.com

Public Speaking
Public speaking resources from Essortment.com (scroll down page)

Textbook Companion Website

Public Speaking: Connecting You and Your Audience
Portfolio exercises, glossary, flashcards, and practice tests

Preparing Speeches

Advanced Public Speaking Institute
Tips, techniques, articles, and other public speaking resources

Improve Your Communication Skills
Strategies shared by communication experts and CEOs at Inc.com, includes speech writing and delivery tips

Preparing Speeches
Steps for preparing speeches as well as sample speeches from the University of Hawaii

Additional Sites of Interest

Bartleby.com
Literature available online

Classical Literature
MIT online collection

Dakota State University Writing Lab
Online writing lab

The History Channel
Video collection of great speeches

Literary Criticism
Directory of resources from the Internet Public Library

The OWL at Purdue
Online writing lab from Purdue University

Reference Resources
General reference resources, thesauri, quotations, and English usage guides from Bartleby.com

UsingEnglish.com
Large collection of ESL (English as a Second Language) tools and resources

Webgrammar
Free tips on references, grammar, editing, spelling, and more

WordWizard
Word origins, use of phrases, electronic text, and other useful English resources