Michael Schwartz Library

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Communication: a general guide: Public & Professional Speaking

American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank
Full-text and audio database and directory of American speeches, sermons, lectures, and interviews
IDEA: International Debate Education Association
Includes Debatabase, the online debate topic database

The Art of Speeches and Presentations by Philip Collins
Call Number: ebook - click link to access
ISBN: 0470711841
Publication Date: 2012
Conquering Communication Anxiety by Electronic resource: Video
Call Number: available online - click link to access
Publication Date: 2010

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive coverage of multidisciplinary academic journals in key areas of academic study.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Search national and international news sources
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Search through multiple encyclopedias and dictionaries at once
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Full text for current regional and international newspapers.

Ebooks
Try the OhioLINK EBC and Gale Virtual Reference Library for electronic access to various reference works.

Use OneSearch to find articles, books, "research starters", and other resources to inform your speeches.

Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window
Browse "Issues: Pro and Con"

Opposing Viewpoints (series of books)
Books in the library exploring controversial issues

Points of View Reference Source (2007-) This link opens in a new window
Covers hundreds of topics on current issues, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).

Public Agenda
Public Agenda is a nonprofit organization which presents in-depth analyses of current issues facing the public. Like any resource, information it presents should be evaluated.