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LO 12-1: Analyze audience and context

Video: Presenting and Public Speaking Tips - How to Improve Skills and Confidence
Description: Tips on how to improve your presentation and public-speaking skills and confidence.

Audio: Pollster Tells GOP Presidential Candidates to Recognize Voter Demographics
Description: An audio article about the efforts of politicians trying to reach new audiences to be successful in reaching greater audiences.

Web: OWL - Purdue Online Writing Lab
Description: This is a college website that provides extensive help on a variety of subjects, including developing writing or speeches to the audience context.

 

LO 12-2: Explain how to gather research for your speeches

Video: KP's Speech Class - Research and Citing Source (Part 1)
Description: A teacher sharing key ideas about how to research properly.

Audio: Pensacolans Call For Action After Speech
Description: President Obama gives a speech on BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Web: Toastmasters Speech 7: Research Your Topic
Description: An article with tips on how to research the information you need for a speech.

 

LO 12-3: Organize the body of a speech and incorporate effective transitions

Video: Writing Lessons: How to Write a Speech
Description: A professional speechwriter and speaker gives some tips on how to write a speech.

Audio: The Story of King's 'Beyond Vietnam' Speech
Description: A description of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech on “Beyond Vietnam.”

Web: The Role of Transitions
Description: A straightforward explanation of transitions and their purpose in a speech.

 

LO 12-4: Develop effective introductions and conclusions

Video: Great Openings and Closings
Description: A trainer in public speaking gives tips on speech introductions and conclusions.

Audio: Quote Corrected on MLK Memorial
Description: A story about correcting a quote on a statue.

Web: Guide to Writing Introductions and Conclusions
Description: An article that provides a guide to writing introductions and conclusions.

 

LO 12-5: Understand the role and value of language

Video: How to Use Words Well in a Speech
Description: Learning how to use words well in public speaking can take you from a novice to an accomplished speaker.

Audio: Episode 628: This Ad's for You
Description: An audio story that shares the experience of an individual seeking to break into the public relations field.

Web: The Role of Language for Thucydides and Sophocles
Description: An article that refers to two leading speakers from the time of Aristotle, a leading creator of public speaking.