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Speech Subject Guide

Books, Movies and Music
Materials related to public speaking, rhetoric and debate have call numbers PN4061 through PN4197. Items related to American speeches have call numbers PS662 and international speeches PN6122.

Opposing Viewpoints, At Issue, Taking Sides, Reference Shelf and Short Introductions are different series of books that might be useful for preparing speeches. You can search by topic and series in the Library Catalog. Ask for assistance if needed.

Databases

Academic OneFile Locate articles in the social and physical sciences, arts, humanities, national news sources and general interest magazines.
 Academic Search Premier  A full text multi-disciplinary database accessing over 4,600 journals.
CQ Researcher Authoritative reports that provide in-depth information on countless topics.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Extensive newspaper archive and journal index covering international and national news along with legal, medical and business news from 1980 to the present.
Newspaper Source Plus  Included in this collection is over 860 full text newspapers and selected transcripts from television and radio news.
 Popular Culture Collection It's all around us and influences our lives every day. This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course.

Websites
 Almanac of Policy Issues Background information, archives, and links to major government issues.
American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank Complete transcripts, audio, video database and directory of American speeches, sermons, lectures, and interviews
Gallup Polls and public opinion research
Gapminder Visualizing world-wide statistical trends
Hot Paper Topics 
IDEA International Debate Education Association
Pew Research Center Surveys and reports on public policy topics
ProCon.org Different viewpoints on many different current events topics
ProPublica Investigative journalism on a variety of topics
TED talks on communication
Think Tanks A list of American think tanks via Wikipedia
World Bank Data Catalog Global statistical information that can be downloaded
Broward Community College LibGuides A list of potential topics for your speech or paper.
Democracy Now A daily independent global news source.


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