General Resources

Sites	Explanation of Resource
National Communication Association	Offers a panoramic view of the communication discipline.
Kurylo's Communication Links Index	Comprehensive site that lists dozens of web sites on a variety of communication topics.
Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach	A companion website that leads you through all stages of the speaking process.
Allyn & Bacon Public Speaking Website	This website contains six modules that you can use along with your textbook to learn about the process of public speaking and to help you prepare your talks.
The Art of Public Speaking	This Stephen E. Lucas site provides relevant links and helpful tips to students about giving a speech. While this site is geared to another text, the information presented is valid and usable.
The Art of Speaking in Public	While the title of this site is similar to the one above, this site is "manned" by one person. He claims that "contents of this web site are recommended resources by many esteemed organizations and educational institutions all over the world. Every single tip given here, has been used by me for years, so I am sure they'd be helpful to you too." You be the judge.
Speaking Resources: Succeed in Public Speaking	This page is a general resource on public speaking topics: fear of speaking, business presentations, resources, and so on. The link to anecdotes to use in speeches is especially easy to use. If anecdotes are what you need, check out Anecdotage.com. An anecdote will pop up, but then you can conduct your own topic/anecdote search.
Public Speaking Resource Center	This Houghton Mifflin site provides information to students regarding public speaking.
Speech Topics	This site by Bedford St. Martin publishers provides a variety of topics categorized by purposes: inform, persuade, special occasion.
Hot Paper Topics	This O'Keefe Library site lists some controversial "hot" paper topics that will work will for speeches too.
Demonstration Speech Topics	Find some "how to" topics here as well as a sample outline for a demonstration speech.
Speech Tips	This site includes some quick tips on how to prepare a speech.
Studying Great Speeches	School for Champions uses "great" speeches as a means to teach speech basics.
Using Transitions	This Learning Resource Center sites lists some common transitional devices.
The Critical Thinking Community Critical Thinking on the Web	Both sites provide resources for information and sites related to critical thinking.
Research Aids	The companion website for Gregory Hamilton's Public Speaking for College and Career provides information about where to find material, electronic search options, free internet multi-media material, and website evaluation.
Matt's Speech Writer	Matt claims that his site is "A mystical place to learn how to write a speech..." You be the judge. The red lettering, black background, and site pop-us are a bit annoying. Still, Matt presents valid public speaking facts and guidelines.
Computerized Speech Writer	According to the site's author, "I have programmed a computerized speech writer that you can use to outline a simple speech." Check it out if outlining and organizing is a problem for you.
Advanced Public Speaking Institute	Here you will find various articles related to all aspects of public speaking.
The CMU Pronunciation Dictionary	The Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary is a machine-readable pronunciation dictionary for North American English that contains over 125,000 words and their transcriptions.
Soyouwanna.com	Despite some annoying popups, this site reviews the tips involved in preparing and presenting a speech.
Delivery Tips	SpeechTips.com presents some delivery tips.
Nonverbal Behavior, Nonverbal Communication	A directory of materials and websites devoted to nonverbal communication developed and maintained by Professor Jaue Masip, Department of Social Psychology and Anthropology, University of Salamanca, Spain.
Speaking Five Ways to Make Your Body Speak by Lenny Laskowski	Practical delivery advice from Lenny.
Aristotle's Rhetoric	"Welcome to the online version of Aristotle's Rhetoric . These hypertext pages are based on the 1954 translation of noted classical scholar W. Rhys Roberts."
Rhetoric and Composition	Offers a variety of resources relevant to classical rhetoric.