American Presidency Project

This website includes audio and/or video files of presidential speeches and addresses startig with President Herbert Hoover.

Online Speech Bank

This website includes the full text scripts, audio files and/or video files of hundreds of current and historic political speeches, movie speeches, Native American speeches, and more.

Selecting a speech topic

This website features a list of hundreds of possible speech topics.

101 secrets of highly effective speakers : controlling fear, commanding attention

Before you begin -- Plan to exceed expectations -- Build your body, your speech body -- Command attention: your introduction sets the tone -- Close with power -- Prepare lika a pro -- Control fear -- Command attention: your demeanor conveys authority -- Sharpen your delivery -- Respond to your audience -- And in conclusion -- Appendix

Butterflies be gone : a hands-on approach to sweat-proof public speaking

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Complete guide to public speaking

How to Say It for Women

What the language of success will do for you: Follow the leaders to the language of success: Leave the sad stories behind -- Throw off your shackles: Break free of the grammar of weakness -- Assert yourself: Use the grammar of power -- Words that work: Choose them wisely -- Get organized: Recipe for confident communication -- Stand up and speak like a woman: Perfect your presentations -- Body language of power: Lead without words -- Success has its style: Play your role with panache -- Writing the language of success: Use the mighty pen -- Why can't a woman read more like a man? Empowerment through reading -- "But I thought you said...": Precise listening prevents problems -- Running the world--onward and upward -- Executive suite: How to lead with the language of success -- Issues and answers: Putting it all together in a complex world -- Our heroes, ourselves: Empower yourself and others -- Bookshelf -- About well-read.

Lend me your ears ; all you need to know about making speeches and presentations

Table of Contents

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Lost Art of the Great Speech : How to Write One - How to Deliver It

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Power Speaking: The Art of the Exceptional Public Speaker

Voice -- Body movement -- Gestures -- Eye contact -- Energy -- Finding the intention -- Selecting the frame -- Embracing humor -- Inviting dialogue -- Transforming resistance -- Clarifying values -- Releasing fear -- Choosing spontaneity -- Dismantling the box.

Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience

Presentation skills for students

Presentations that Change Minds: Strategies to Persuade, Convince, and Get Results

Presentations that Persuade and Motivate

Public speaking : building competency in stages

Secrets of Power Presentations: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking, Build Rapport and Credibility With Your Audience, Prepare and Deliver a Dynamic Presentation

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Speak up! : oral presentation skills

"Covers steps to creating a successful oral report in school, including choosing a topic and format, research and writing, adding interest, practicing and timing, and putting it all together." (22 min.)

Student's guide to presentations : making your presentation count

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Toastmasters International Guide to Successful Speaking: Overcoming Your Fears, Winning Over Your Audience, Building Your Business & Careeer

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Voice : onstage and off

Visual communication research designs