Student Resources

Links for Chapter 2:   Your First Speech

Finding a Topic

One great place to start to find topics that are current and relevant to your audience is to check the daily news. The following sites are for major news organizations. Most have subdirectories to access news in particular areas of interest.

Television:

ABC News

CBS News

MSNBC

CNN

Newspapers

Newspapers allow you to research topics closer to home. Look at the different headlines you find in these newspapers from around the nation. They are adapting to their audiences, just as you should.

The New York Times

The Washington Post

The Chicago Tribune

The Dallas Morning News

The Miami Herald

The Denver Post

The Los Angeles Times

Help with Introductions and Conclusions

Finding a way to begin and end a speech is a challenge for beginning speakers. One of the easiest methods is to use an appropriate quotation. Try these quotation Web sites for help:

The Quotations Page

Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations

Checklist for Your First Speech

Remember to consult the Checklist for Your First Speech elsewhere on this Web site for reminders about organization, visual aids, and other topics.

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