Subject Guide - Speech, Mass Communication

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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
  - Human Communication
  - Media Studies

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.

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