Public
Speaking for Kids
Advice
Allyn & Bacon
Public Speaking Website
Five modules that you can use along with your textbook to learn
about the process of public speaking and to help you prepare
your speeches.
Basic Public Speaking
Standing before a group and delivering a speech can be one of
the most intimidating experiences of your life. Your heart starts
to race, the blood leaves your fingers and toes, your throat
goes dry, you shake, and you really wonder why in the world you
are doing this.
Craig
Valentine's Article: Silence Speaks
Yes, silence is a key practice that I use in my everyday life,
but I also use it in speaking. This is because I believe that
the way you use silence in a speech is just as important as how
you use your words.
Lenny
Laskowski Free Monthly Speaking Tips
Lenny Laskowski is an international professional speaker and
an expert on presentation skills and related topics. Below are
a collection of Lenny's most requested monthly speaking tips.
Newspaper
Logic
Response to the Akron Beacon Journal Attack on Homeschooling.
By Nathaniel Bluedorn and Hans Bluedorn, two homeschoolers.
Rules
of Debate
Parliamentary debate is a formal contest of rhetorical skill
between two opposing pairs in the traditions of a parliamentary
body. American Parliamentary Debate Association.
Toastmasters'
10 Tips For Successful Public Speaking
Feeling some nervousness before giving a speech is natural and
healthy. It shows you care about doing well. But, too much nervousness
can be detrimental. Here's how you can control your nervousness
and make effective, memorable presentations.
Verbal
Effectiveness
A chart to help you judge the quality of a speech.
Write
a Speech
Takes you step by step through the process of organizing and
writing a speech.
Archives
Douglass Archive
of American Public Address
An electronic archive of American oratory and related documents.
President Barack Hussein Obama's Inaugural Address
America: In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come.
Thomas Jefferson On Politics & Government
Our most eloquent spokesman on the founding principles of American self-government. The excerpts were chosen, not for their historical significance, but as an expression of Jefferson's principles of government that have relevance for us today.
Homeschool Debate
Groups
National Christian Forensics
and Communications Association
NCFCA believes that formal speech and debate can provide a means
for home schooled students to learn and exercise analytical and
oratorical skills, addressing life issues from a Biblical worldview
in a manner that glorifies God.
Parliamentary Debate and
Speech Association of Logical Thinkers
A Parliamentary Debate League for Homeschool Students ages 12-18,
in the Greater Kansas City area.
Resources
American Legal Experience
A "camp" for budding lawyers, it offers students a
unique opportunity to learn general speaking and communication
through a concentrated focus on the American judicial system.
Camps held at four California universities.
A List Of Fallacious Arguments
"The jawbone of an ass is just as dangerous a weapon today
as in Sampson's time."
--- Richard Nixon
National Forensic League
Contests are held in Policy Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Legislative Debate, Public Forum (Ted Turner) Debate, United States Extemporaneous Speaking, International Extemporaneous Speaking, Original Oratory, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Commentary, Impromptu Speaking, Prose Reading, Poetry Reading, Expository Speaking and Storytelling.
Topics
Find
a Topic
Use this page to think about your speaking goal. Then browse
through topical lists for ideas for your subject.
Topics
for Informative and Persuasive Speeches
A list of over 850 topics for persuasive speeches and informative
speeches for high school aged students and older.
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