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WDYK (What Do You Know)

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Welcome to the SPCH101 Course Guide to Library Resources

Thank you for visiting the course guide to library resources for SPCH101. On this page you'll find a selection of resources to search for brainstorming topics and finding research on your topics. We hope it will be a helpful starting point as you begin to prepare your speeches. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you need research help. Email: library@lander.edu or stop by in person to see a research librarian.

Resources for selecting and researching the persuasive speech

Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Covers today’s hottest social issues.
Points of View Reference Source This link opens in a new window
Over 380 core topics, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).

These are great resources to browse for topics that would make excellent persuasive speeches.

Resources for the information speech (historical/biographical)

Gale in Context: U.S. History This link opens in a new window
Most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people.

These resources are helpful if the informative topic you select is historical.

History Reference Center This link opens in a new window
More than 150 leading history periodicals and image collection.
Gale in Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
A vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day news makers.

Background information (encyclopedias) also good for informative speeches

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Reference materials covering primary college disciplines.
Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
General reference encyclopedia resource. Great for background information on a topic.

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Citation Help

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Browse the Print Book Collection

Visit the following call number ranges in the book stacks to browse the public speaking collection:

P87-96 Communication. Mass media

P94.7 Interpersonal communication

P95-95.6 Oral communication. Speech

PN4001-4355 Oratory. Elocution, etc.

PN4071-4095 Study and teaching

PN4177-4191 Debating

PN4199-4321 Recitations (in English)

PN4331-4355 Recitations in foreign languages