Speaking Center Resources

Speaking Center Resources compiled by the department of English as a Second Language contact: Alicia Ambler (mailto:[email protected])

Links:

Links for instructors:  “Mixing Media: Textual, Oral, and Visual Literacies (and then some) in Teaching with Powerpoint. http://www2.bgsu.edu/departments/english/cconline/kapper/mixing_frame.html  Useful handouts.(Brief Guide to Constructing a Speech, Making Successful Transitions) http://academics.umw.edu/speaking/speaking-center/useful- handouts/  Teaching Tolerance http://www.tolerance.org/

Links to other speaking centers:  http://speakingcenter.uncg.edu/resources/tipsheets/index.php (Resources for students to use to prepare for Speaking Center appointments. Could also be used for individual sessions.).

Links to speeches:  TED: http://www.ted.com/talks (Transcripts are helpful for non-native speakers.)  Example videos for each part of speech structure, focusing on both content (Attention Getter, Thesis Statement) and delivery(Speed, Pitch Variation). http://academics.umw.edu/speaking/speaking-center-example-videos/  Academic Earth http:// academicearth.org/  Kahn Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/  Short videos about speaking: http://www.coe.edu/academics/speakingcenter/scresources/sctrainingvideos  Two speeches: http://www.coe.edu/academics/speakingcenter/scresources/philosophyvideos

ESL Related Links:  A learner's dictionary, featuring audible pronunciation guide and more extensive examples following each definition. Users can create an account and add words to study lists. http://www.learnersdictionary.com  The Corpus of Contemporary American English. A collection of real examples of a word or phrase in American English, from spoken to academic. http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/  The Sounds of American English. A flash website from the University of Iowa which shows pronunciation diagrams and instructions. http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html  Six Minute English from the BBC.

Compiled by English as a Second Language http://clas.uiowa.edu/esl/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldse rvice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/  The second video shows a transcript marked for ESL students: http://www.coe.edu/academics/speakingcenter/scresources/philosophyvideos  General speaking resource links:  On the limitations of PowerPoint: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/ppt2.html  Detailed Q&A on constructing a presentation. Intended for undergraduates presenting posters: http://www.learning.wisc.edu/ugsymposium/construct.html#index.html  Basic information about rhetoric: http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/silva.htm  Clear basic information about giving presentations. http://www.garrreynolds.com/preso-tips/  A Prezi on controlling speech anxiety. http://prezi.com/vxuslk-b2ts3/controlling- speech-anxiety/? utm_source=website&utm_medium=prezi_landing_related_solr&utm_campaign =prezi_landing_related_author  Videos about individual presentations. http://undergraduate.uncg.edu/academics/ffl/videos/intro.php  Audacity. A free audio recording program. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/  Accuconference public speaking resources. http://www.accuconference.com/resources/public-speaking.aspx 

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