University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville
If you are researching a speech topic:
Here's a list of sources commonly recommended
for speech research. It includes almanacs, biographical sources, and
statistics.
If your speech is about yourself, you are the world's
expert, although you may need to consult relatives about your early
years.
If you are searching for "what happened on my birthday?"
topics, try Academic Universe for some newspapers, Facts on
File, and other sources.
If it is about something that you
already know and like, such as
a sport, do some research anyway. You may learn something. If it is on a
subject that you don't know about, doing research will make it easier.
There are lots of materials in the library that will work as sources for
speeches, including statistical sources and government documents. We even
have books on how to make a good speech!
List of
class materials and objectives for Comm 1313