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Required Text:

Think Communication 2013, Engleberg & Wynn, Publisher Allyn and Bacon (ISBN-13:  9780205110384)

• Textbook Website (2011 version)

Example Speeches

• Belmont Online Speech Lab
• Riveting Talks By Remarkable People

Great Topics for Informative Speeches

• Best Speech Topics Website
• 101 Persuasive Speech Topics
  • Note;  Good persuasive speech topics can usually be effectively argued both ways.
  • Note:  Narrow your topic so that it is not overbroad. 
  • Example:  Rather than arguing that the US government should stop giving out so much welfare," be more specific: 
    • " Welfare recipients should have to undergo drug testing before receiving food stanmps." 
    • "Welfare recipients should not be eligible for adiitional funds if they have more children while on welfare."

Purdue Owl Online Writing Lab

• MLA Style Guide