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Speech and Oral Communication: Getting started

A guide to topic selection & information sources for speech and oral communication.

Getting started on research for your Speeches

     

Encyclopedia articles are a great way to gather background information as you begin your research.

Once you have a good encyclopedia article, use the tabs across the top of the guide to find books, articles, and web pages in this subject area. The Cite Your Sources tab will help you to properly cite the resources you find.

As always, if your research is taking too long or you have questions use the Ask Us button on the right hand side of this page to contact your Librarians for further assistance.

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  • A great place to look for background information
  • Preferred over Wikipedia articles by your instructors
  • Comes with properly formatted citations for your bibliography!

Related guides

Pick a topic

Below are links to Web sites that may also give you topic ideas for your speeches.