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Public Speaking: Home

A guide to help you identify good speech topics and find quality, appropriate resources for them.

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Welcome!

This guide presents some of the most useful library resources available at Bethel College for researching and writing speeches.  It is only a starting place; if you need more and/or different sources, contact Renae Stucky or your professor for help.

 

Sample speeches

The links in the feeds below send you to videos of successful competitive speeches, including persuasive and informative.

The featured speakers were all finalists at the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament in 2019. 

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Informative Speeches

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Persuasive speeches

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Other helpful research guides

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