Useful Links

Speech Content Resources:

http://www.library.umw.edu/
Simpson Library, MWC

http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/
Project Muse: a searchable database of journals based at Johns Hopkins University.
Some journal articles are available for printing.

http://washingtonpost.com/
Search Washington Post for articles of current interest

http://www.natcom.org/Instruction/ceri/Index.html
Index of topics of interest to scholars and students of communication.
A bibliography of articles is listed on this page.

http://www.cha4mot.com/quo_comm.html
This site lists quotation by topic. Topics include change, communication, ideas, invention, vocation, life and collections.

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Documentation.html
This site is useful for students needing to write works cited pages in papers. It discusses proper MLA, APA, and other useful style citing for things such as the World Wide Web, emails, online reference sources and software programs and video games.

Public Speaking Links:

http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches/
A sample of speeches presented throughout history by some of American speakers

http://www.richmond.edu/academics/support/speech
This is an excellent site set up for student use. It explains the usefulness of a speaking center and provides many links under "resources and publications."

www.abacon.com/pubspeak/
This site includes categories of interest including assessing, analyzing, researching, organizing and delivering; all crucial steps of a good speech. The archives include historical speeches, Supreme Court oral arguments (rhetoric - good for debates) and even Presidential Speechmaking.

www.stresscure.com/jobstress/speak.html
This site shows how to "conquer public speaking fear" and gives the 10 principles to remember when delivering a speech.

Communication Organizations:

http://www.uark.edu/~aca/
American Communication Association

http://www.cios.org/
Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
Lots of links to searchable databases related to communication

http://www.icahdq.org/
International Communication Association

http://www.natcom.org/
National Communication Association

http://ssca.net/
Southern States Communication Association

Virtual Speech Assistant:

http://www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/virtualassistants.html
This link contains "virtual assistants" who can help you on-line with the process of developing a speech.

Internet Tutorials:

http://lcweb.loc.gov/loc/guides/aboutinet.html - Library of Congress Brief Guides to the Internet

This site provides an introduction to the Internet by answering commonly asked questions, giving an overview of the basics, explaining how to explore the Internet, how to communicate through it, and it discusses tools for accessing the Internet.

http://www.lib.berkeley.eud/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html - Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial

This site includes guides on how to use Netscape and Lynx, it gives a recommended search strategy, it explains the three types of search tools and provides style sheets for citing Internet and Electronic resources.