Syllabi

If anyone using any of my books would like to post their online syllabus, you can do so very easily:
1. Click underneath this post where there is a link to "comments" (not the envelope)
2. Under "Leave your comment" type in the content. Hint: To make a URL reference you will have to put the following formula into the comment:
Name of Syllabus
where "URL" is the location of the document and "Name of Syllabus" is the title of your syllabus or course.
3. Then select who you are (you can use your Blogger ID, your actual name, or anonymous), then select Login and Publish.
If your syllabus is not online but you'd still like to post it, you can e-mail it to me (jadevito@earthlink.net) and I'll get it posted on The Communication Blog.

Other speeches

In addition to the O'Brien speech mentioned in the last post, I also tried to reprint Sidney Poitier's acceptance speech for the Life Achievement Award from the American Film Insitute but was denied permission and now can't seem to find it on the web. And I was also denied permission to reprint James Cameron's "King of the World" Academy Award acceptance speech for Titanic. It's strange that speeches so readily available on the web are denied permission for hard copy printing. Both are great for illustrating different types of special occasion speeches.

Academy Speeches

Here's a great website, containing great lecture material/examples on the special occasion speech.
The Best Academy Award Acceptance Speeches

Special Occasion Speech

Here is one of the many websites featuring the famous Conan O'Brien commencement address at Harvard which I wanted to include in EEPS but was denied permission. It's a really interesting and very clever speech that I'm sure students will enjoy.
Conan's Harvard Speech

Supplements Authors?

If anyone is interested in authoring supplements for any of my books, please e-mail Andrea Christie at andrea.christie@ablongman.com. She's currently seeking an Instructor's Manual/Test Bank author for The Interpersonal Communication Book.

NEA: National Education Association Home Page

A good companion website for the government website just cited.
NEA: National Education Association Home Page

U.S. Department of Education Home Page

Here's a website you're probably already familiar with but just in case . . . . Among many other things, it contains lots of speech texts that might prove useful in a public speaking class for teachers.
U.S. Department of Education Home Page