COM 1113 Public Speaking / Dr. William Stob   Tags: communication, public speaking  

       To find a speech by a 20th century speaker, such as:

•         Ronald Reagan
•         Hillary Clinton
•         Barbara Bush
•         John F. Kennedy
•         Bill Clinton
•         Geroge W. Bush
•         Marco Rubio
•         Barack Obama
•         Mitt Romney

You will find speeches in the journal called:  "Vital Speeches of the Day."

To search this journal, click this link to go to the Academic Search Complete database.

On the search screen, in the first white search box, enter "vital speeches".

In the second white search box, enter your speaker's name.  To focus your results, you can change the "Select a Field" to "Author" and search. 

You can email or print the entire speech.  You are required to give Dr. Stob a printed copy of your speech.  You will evaluate your speech outside of library class time.

To find a historic speech by one of these speakers, use the PBA Library book collection:

• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Abraham Lincoln                                  
• Patrick Henry
• George Washington                               
• Thomas Jefferson

Use this link to search the Library Catalog.  Search using the name of your speaker and the word SPEECHES.

For more help, see Finding Books on the Shelf or call the Service Desk at 561-803-2240.

Obviously, some websites can be helpful, but, of course, it's harder to determine their accuracy.  Many also have a lot of distracting ads and promos, so it can be more difficult to find what you need.

Here's a few to try.