Additional Public Speaking Resources
Resources for Instructors, Trainers, and Students
Suggestions for “.Com” Sites:
- Ted Talks in the Classroom
- Five Techniques to help you become a Fearless Speaker
- Two Words Every Public Speaking Should Avoid
Sites with Speeches:
- https://www.youtube.com/user/MrCreativeProfessor/videos
- Great variety of speeches, mostly 8+ years old, many publisher’s speeches uploaded.
Resources for the Instructor:
- National Communication Association
- OER Sites
- Sites on Reasoning/Logic
- The Fallacy Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXLTQi7vVsI
- The Fallacy Project-Quick Crash Course on Fallacies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3ocEIEAlYQ&list=PLCqbXu-_x8qxTpTVwK4k1pobRnQ9p2bVr
- “Fun” Ideas:
- SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDCm8fhl-50 Skit on pet
- Public Speaking Project OER Specific PowerPoints:
- PowerPoints Listed by the Public Speaking Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j0OMovHQyI&list=PLg2z5UFlpiiGG26hC8gSyRXXJWmW1ohb6
- PPTs to all the chapters: Thomas Damp https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyuD8joLXHVrGQcVxxToUSw
- Discussion Posts
- Advice on How to Write a Great Discussion Post (https://www.unr.edu/Documents/liberal-arts/writing-center/Discussion-Board-Thread.pdf)
- https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2015/04/03/5-ways-to-ace-discussion-board-assignments-in-an-online-classAdvice on posting
- Communication Anxiety/Apprehension and the PRCA
- Read about the validity of the PRCA as a reliable tool to measure Communication Anxiety (https://nca.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03637757809375965#.WzAe0ojwbIU)
- Read about communication apprehension rival tools (https://nca.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03637759009376185#.WzAfZ4jwbIU)
- Take the PRCA
- Academic Resources on Communication Anxiety
- National Communication Association’s PRCA and WTC tools analyzed (https://www.natcom.org/sites/default/files/pages/Assessment_Resources_Assessing_Motivation_to_Communicate_2ndEd.pdf )
- COMMUNICATION APPREHENSIVENESS: Learning to Cope with Anxiety (http://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/fdscontent/uscompanion/us/pdf/ferguson/Sample_Chapter_02.pdf )
- The PRCA Online: https://www.hawaii.edu/gened/oc/PRCA-24.pdf
- Academic Resources on Communication Anxiety
Sample ADA Compliant Speeches:
Special Occasion Speeches
- I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King. Jr HD (subtitled) (Remastered); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s; Published on Nov 7, 2017 speech copyrights belongs to Martin Luther King Family
- Graduation – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcs5352uZv4
- YouTube Description: “Don Greenberg explains the unique circumstances surrounding his selection as the student speaker at this year’s commencement ceremonies for the Watson School of Engineering. Watch the full speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmXh2… Video by Andrew Hatling”
Informative Speeches
- Informative Speech (Caffeine) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie4O2K9htd4
- Informative Speech (Stress); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4RLULR6iNg; Published on Mar 3, 2010Bailey Smith, an Advertising & Public Relations major (CLA) won second place with her speech entitled “The Effects and Ways of Managing Stress.”
- Informative Speech (Falling in Love) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNEkjGS7Hs8; Published on Feb 19, 2015. Paige Huyck’s informative speech about falling in love. Presented in Advanced Public Speaking on February 19, 2015.
- Informative Speech (Laughter is the Best Medicine) By Rayan Al-Hothali; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgsnFgnV6yY; Published on Nov 13, 2011, This is an informative speech I had to do in COMM 100 about laughter at George Mason University
Persuasive Speeches
- Leonardo DiCaprio’s Powerful Climate Summit Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka6_3TJcCkA
- What’s wrong with our food system | Birke Baehr | TEDxNextGenerationAsheville https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Id9caYw-Y Published on Sep 23, 2010; Birke Baehr -“What’s Wrong With Our Food System? And How Can We Make A Difference?”
- TS149 – Excellent Persuasive Speech Example (Closed Captions Available); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUeTDKsfGc8; Published on Jan 11, 2012
- Persuasive Presentation – Blood Donation; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asa3fwQnxRg; Published on Nov 18, 2008 COM231
- Sample Persuasive Speech / Monroe’s Motivated Sequence – Kelly Kulig; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdcUXt58Lic; Published on Mar 2, 2016
- Persuasive Speech Example Hot Dogs; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk_7Hd3rDTk; Published on Jun 11, 2013
- The Importance of Family Mealtime | Heidi Weinstein | TEDxMillsHighSchool; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v36i6Wn-UaA; Published on Jul 8, 2016. “Heidi Weinstein is on a mission to bring the American family back to the dinner table. In her heartwarming, informative talk, she discusses the importance of family mealtimes and its effects on children and parents alike. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.”Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
- What is the most important influence on child development | Tom Weisner | TEDxUCLA; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIZ8PkLMMUo; Published on Aug 15, 2016. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
- Persuasive Speech Exemplar – ‘Nap Time’; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEDSF15HVBc; Published on Jun 8, 2014
- Persuasive Speech #27–You Should Stop Listening to Music While Studying; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1WxMyEmUv4; Published on Dec 18, 2015. Sharon uses a Classical Argument to address a question of policy: You Should Stop Listening to Music While Studying. NOTE: Students are required to select a topic most of their audience will disagree with.Sample Persuasive Speech; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1gVjWtwVrU; Published on Oct 6, 2009
Suggestions for Increasing Civility in Controversial Conversations:
- American Democracy Project: http://www.aascu.org/programs/ADP/
- “The American Democracy Project (ADP) is a network of more than 250 state colleges and universities focused on public higher education’s role in preparing the next generation of informed, engaged citizens for our democracy.”
- https://www.winona.edu/politicalscience/AmericanDemocracyProject.asp
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM6rfuvuVx8
- An example at Mankato State University: https://www.mnsu.edu/news/read/?id=old-1131557951&paper=topstories
- An example at Mankato State University: https://www.metrostate.edu/student/student-services-support/student-services/institute-for-community-engagement-and-scholarship/american-democracy-project
- An example at St. Cloud University: https://www.stcloudstate.edu/adp/
