ADVANCED SPEECH COMMUNICATION COURSE – RESOURCE HYPERLINKS

I think these links are some of the best online resources for articles and learning about what is going on, today and where business and technology is going. Class, this is a great opportunity to explore and develop your interests and career fields while improving your English. I don’t expect you to be perfect, as you know, but I do expect to see everyone make an honest effort and take advantage of this opportunity to learn about new ideas and subjects. Do the best you can and try. All these efforts will help you become better students, people and professionals. Please enjoy explore these resources. I am sure everyone can find something that interests them.. In addition, many of these resources are intended as tools not only for your student life, but also as life-long learning resources.

PowerPoint Tutorials

Multimedia Resources for

PowerPoint and Website Development

TOEFL Preparation

Actden

Florida Gulf Coast University site

Speech Database

American Rhetoric - Speech Bank
Austin Library
Speeches . Com
History Channel Speeches
Speech Resource
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Majors/Masscom/massspe.htm http://www.freespeeches.net/wp/
http://www.betterbadnews.com/
http://www.technorati.com/live/top100.html
http://www.manchester.edu/OAA/Library/files/guides/speech.htm http://lib1.bmcc.cuny.edu/help/speech.html#types
http://www.thebestmanspeech.com
Presentation Helper
Speech Tips
http://www.instantspeakingsuccess.com/speech/directory/best-man-speech.html
Quoteland
http://www.aphids.com/quotes/index.shtml
http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Quotations/
http://www.theotherpages.org/quote.html

Image Sources

MorgueFile (new & excellent!)

Free Photos Bank

Digital Saskatchewan

Free Foto

Free Pixels (new)

Flickr Stock Repository

Flickr Creative Commons (new!)

Wikimedia Commons

American Memory

Hamilton Museum of Art (new!)

Pics4Learning

Google Advanced Image Search (pick 'large')

Courtauld Institute of Art (40,000 images of art and architecture)

ArtServe (art and architecture from the Mediterrean and Japan )

PBase World Gallery (amateur photos organized by country)

Research

Ping Magazine

Journalist’s ToolBox
Red Herring
Topix.net

Listening

NPR - National Public Radio - 89.5fm Radio San Diego . Excellent!
Randall's ESL Listening Lab
TechNews Listening - excellent

Pronunciation

http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation/ (Very Good Site)
http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cmudict
http://esl.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.americanaccent.com http://www.americanaccent.com/intonation.html#newinfo

TIP: You can find more programs and help

by typing in “ESL pronunciation” in Google.

Writing

Resumes and Cover Letters
APA Style Research Writing
English Dictionary
Word Count: the most commonly used words in English

Grammar

Vocabulary, Idioms, Grammar resources and exercises

Business Links

Investopedia - business tutorials, dictionary of investttment and financial terms
San Diego Venture Group
Inside the Minds of Venture Capitalists: Event

Other Links

People's Guide to English

Volunteer and Internship Opportunities
Craigslist - jobs, volunteering, roommates, cars, etc.
Leetspeak - secret code used by kids on the computer.

Word Count: The most commonly used word in English!

Crazy Idiom List – list of over 600

Fresh News

A Way with Words

WorldWikia - travel info / tips

Home (course syllabus)

Instructor: David Hamrah

01/07/07

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