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Current Topics with Tutorials: Writing/Speaking Resources

Books about writing

On Writing Well by William Knowlton Zinsser
Call Number: PE1429 .Z5

ISBN: 9780060891541

Online, print, and audio versions are available.
MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: LB2369 .G53

ISBN: 9781603293518

Publication Date: 2021-05-30
Rules for Writers by Diana Hacker
Call Number: PE1408 .H277

ISBN: 9780312664817
They Say / I Say by Gerald Graff; Cathy Birkenstein
Call Number: PE1431 .G73

"They Say / I Say" identifies the key rhetorical moves in academic writing, showing students how to frame their arguments in the larger context of what others have said and providing templates to help them make those moves.

Public Speaking help

Public Speaking Series (streaming video) by Films on Demand
Three parts:
--Introductory and Impromptu Speeches
--Informative and Persuasive Speeches
- Incorporating Research, Visual Aids, and Multimedia
Public Speaking and Presentations Demystified by Melody Templeton
ISBN: 9780071601221

Publication Date: 2010

Electronic Book
Smart Speaking by Laurie Schloff; Marcia Yudkin
Call Number: Clarkston Book PN4121 .S284 1992

ISBN: 0452267773

Publication Date: 1992-04-01

For readers who wish they could speak more clearly, break into conversations, and keep their cool in front of a group, Fortune 500 speech consultant Laurie Schloff and her co-author help solve these and scores of other common problems with this concise, easy-to-use guide.
Public Speaking Made Easy by Nancy Rabuck Wilson and others
Call Number: DVD PN4130 .P83 2004

ISBN: 9786310037455

This DVD covers presentation structure, parts of a speech, and tips for better speech delivery.

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