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COM 1330

Research tips and recommended sources for COM 1330 students working on Informational and Persuasive Speeches

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WEBSITES

Studs Terkel Archive

Studs Terkel Radio Archive

The Eloquent Woman

The Eloquent Woman

Speaker Magazine

Speaker Magazine

TED Talks

Historic Speeches

Speeches from the Library of Congress
Recordings of historic speeches from 1900-1999
Community Oral History Project
Oral history project initiative in partnership with the New York Public Library
Say it Plain, Say it Loud
A collection of African American speeches maintained by American Public Media
20th Century Speeches
Audio recordings of speeches by politicians and civic leaders hosted on the Internet Archive
Women's Speeches from Around the World
Collection of speeches by women leaders maintained by Sweet Briar College
Top 100 Speeches
Index and transcripts of political speeches