Collections of Speeches
- Vital Speeches of the Day (online)Link to online journal content. Available from 1934-present.
- History Channel: Famous Speeches & AudioIncludes video and audio for famous speeches on a variety of topics.
- American RadioWorks: Say It Plain, Say It Loud"A Century of Great African American Speeches." Offers background information, transcripts, and audio.
- American RhetoricIncludes an online speech bank with video, audio, and transcripts.
Speech Collections
- American Leaders SpeakPart of the Library of Congress American Memory Project.
- TED Talks2700+ talks to stir your curiosity
- Academy Awards Acceptance Speech DatabaseContains more than 1,500 transcripts of onstage acceptance speeches given by Academy Award winners and acceptors.
A Comprehensive List of Resources on Public Speaking
- ACRL/EBSS Library Resources for Communication Studies - Public SpeakingThis guide will help students to learn about formal spoken communication through speech reading and rhetorical analysis.
Courtesy of ACRL/EBSS
YouTube Videos
Reference eBooks
The Power Presenter by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 1282009095Publication Date: 2009Learn the successful presentation techniques used in over 500 IPO road shows and featured in "The Wall Street Journal" and "Fast Company."
Effective Speaking by Publication Date: 2016Effective Speaking provides the hard scientific information about audience psychology, text preparation, presentation methods, voice production, body language and persuasive advocacy which will help would-be speakers improve their performance.
