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SPCH105 - Speech Communication: Getting Started
Sources for speech assignments
Getting Started
Informative Speech
Persuasive Speech
Bias in the News Media
Welcome to the guide with all resources you need for your speeches! This guide contains:
Links to the best databases to get you started on issues
Helpful tools to invigorate your presentation
Resources for persuasive AND informative speeches.
Picking a Topic
Credo Reference
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A great place to start your research with access to the full-text of hundreds of highly regarded and popular reference books.
Tutorial
CQ Researcher
Coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
Tutorial
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)
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Information on social issues with pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, infographics.
Tutorial
Start your research with EBSCO Discovery!
Full Text
Peer Reviewed/Academic/Scholarly
Principles of Public Speaking Video
Presentation Helps
Make your PowerPoint Amazing
Take this trusty tool to a new level.
Piktochart
Create dynamic infographics and presentations with a host of tools at your fingertips.
Prezi
A visual canvas for your next presentation.
Canva
Web based presentation software to give you design freedom.
Finding Rights-Free Images
Alegri Photos
Compfight
Flickr Commons
PD Pics
Photos Public Domain
Pixabay
Wikimedia Commons
Creative Commons Search
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