Speech: Home

Hello Researching BCU Wildcats! 

This Speech LibGuide should lead you to useful resources for preparing your speeches, debates and related assignments. 

Academic Search Complete    

Communication and Mass Media Complete    

JSTOR    

Nexis-Uni

SocINDEX

Urban Institute

The Propublica.org

Democracy Now 

Brookings 

Rand

Pew Research

Public Agenda.org

idebate.net

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

Choosing a Topic - Purdue OWL

CNN News

Congress.gov 

Effective Persuasion Speech Presentation PowerPoint Tutorial – Purdue OWL

GovTrack

GovSpot

International Debate Education Association

Occupational Outlook Handbook – US Department of Labor

PBS News Hour

Persuasive Speech Topics

ProCon.org

Roper Center Public Opinion Archives

Speech Preparation Tips – Toastmasters International

Student News Daily

Times Topics (from The New York Times)

Various Speech Topic Ideas – Oxford University Press