LibGuides: Public Speaking (COMM 1113): Start Here

Featured Books at TCC

Icebreaker: a manual for public speaking by Tracey L. Smith; Mary Tague-Busler
Call Number: Metro Campus PN4129.15 .S65 2015
No Sweat Public Speaking! by Fred Elliott Miller
Call Number: Southeast Campus PN4121 .M55667
TED Talks by Chris Anderson
Call Number: Northeast Campus PN4129.15.A53 2017
Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo
Call Number: West Campus HF5718.22 .G353 2014
Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun
Call Number: Southeast Campus PN4129.15 .B47 2010
Public Speaking Basics by Michael A. Griffin
Call Number: Metro Campus PN4121 .G75 2015
Bending Opinion by T. van Haaften (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

Advanced Public Speaking Institute
Includes articles on topics such as humor, openings, stage, fright, word choice, storytelling techniques, and many more.
Public Speaking Tips from Toastmaster International
Tips on Presenting Awards, Eulogies, Sales Pitches, and more.
Six Minutes: Speaking and Presentation Skills
Learn about speech delivery, writing speeches, and effective visuals, etc.
Prounciation Help - AlphaDictionary: 100 Most Commonly Mispronunced Words
More Prounciation Help with Audio -Howjsay.com
Free online dictionary of English pronunciation. Roll your mouse over a word, and hear the correct prounciation.
Offer translation tools.

Vital Speeches of the Day- Ebscohost
A magazine with Full-text speeches from 1934 to present. Search within this publication for a specific topic or speaker.
American Rhetoric: the power of oratory in the United States - website
See 100 Top Speeches, Christian Rhetoric, and listen to speeches.
Must-See TED Talks (Technology, Entertainment, Design) - website
This page lists the 11 speeches on video everyone should hear!