Oral Communication Toolkit (beginner’s guide to speaking and presenting)
PDF beginner’s guide to speaking and presentation skills. Go to…
Preparing the Speech (online texbook chapter)
Chapter of online textbook Boundless Communications (requires free registration). In this…
Delivering Your Speech (textbook chapter)
PDF chapter of a free online public speaking textbook available through…
Questions to Ask when Assessing the Validity of Primary and Secondary Sources (checklist)
Word document checklist intended to help students understand and evaluate the validity of…
Preparing for Oral Presentations (purpose, audience, content, visuals, delivery)
PDF with basic tips for preparing an oral presentation. Covers 5…
Oral Communication in Spanish (open online course)
MIT Open Courseware course focusing on Spanish oral communication. This…
Communicating Across Cultures: Non-Verbal Messages (open online course)
Open online course on general intercultural communication. In Section 8-2, “Non-Verbal Messages,”…
Communicating Across Cultures: Using Gestures (open online course)
Open online course on general intercultural communication. In Section 8-1, “Using…
Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking (online textbook)
Online textbook on public speaking, which contains a great deal of…
Verbal Fluency (quizzes)
Two short quizzes to measure how quickly you can think and…
Supporting Your Ideas (online texbook chapter)
PowerPoint slides accompanying online textbook Boundless Communications (requires free registration). These…
Testing Supporting Material (checklist)
One-page checklist intended to help students test supporting material for appropriateness.…
Argument Diagramming (open online course)
Open online course on argument diagramming with slides and instructions. Slides…
Oral Communication in the Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (open online course)
Open online course offering lecture notes, assignments, and study materials on…
Evaluating Scientific Credibility (logic of claims)
Short blog post addressing and attempting to refute the notion…
Twenty Tips for Interpreting Scientific Claims (article for non-scientists)
Nature article directed at non-scientists, introducing 20 lines of questioning that can…
What if My English Isn’t Good Enough? (presenting in a second language)
Webpage addressing common fears about presenting in a second language.…
Learning to Listen and Helping Others to do the Same (online texbook chapter)
Chapter of online textbook Boundless Communications (requires free registration). In this…
Speech Critiques (videos of speeches with commentary and critique)
View videos of well-known speeches and read evaluations of their…