RPCC Library Online Resources
- CQ Researcher Plus Archive (1923 - Present): In–depth, non–biased full text reports on topics and issues in the news.
- Films On Demand: search for "public speaking" and under Filter Options, All Subjects, choose Communication. These results may vary from the collections linked below. See also:
- English: Speech & Communication includes the series "Great Speeches" and more.
- Communication includes topics on journalism and mass media
Where to Look!
Find books and DVDs shelved in these call numbers:
- HF 5717 to HF 5734.7 – Business communication.
- HF 5718 – Business communication; business presentations.
- P 87 to P 96 – Communications. Mass media.
- P 94.7 – Interpersonal communication.
- P 95 to P95.6 – Oral communication. Speech.
- PN 4001 to PN 4355 – Oratory. Elocution.
- PN 4121 to PN 4129 – Public speaking.
- PN 4197 – Exercises. Voice and diction.
Online Resources
- 10 Tips for Improving Your Public Speaking Skills from Harvard Division of Continuing Education.
- Public Speaking Tips, from Toastmasters International. Also check out their resources and publications (some resources are available only to members, but many are FREE!
- Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world, useful for researching topics.
- Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University, provides over 50 years of public opinion survey results, including opinion polls on important social issues.
- TED: Ideas worth spreading: “Riveting talks by remarkable people,” offers video of talks on numerous topics, searchable by theme, speaker, etc. Suggested for examples of various speaking styles.