Public Speaking: Find a Topic
Resources to assist you with speeches, debates, and oral presentations.
Finding Speech Topics
Ideas for Hot Topics
Issues (Pro/Con)
- Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Contains full-text resources on current issues. This online library investigates current issues and topics from a number of perspectives.
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Public Opinion
- Pew Research Center
Contains surveys and reports produced by Pew Research from 1987 to the present.
- Gallup
“Combining more than 75 years of experience with its global reach, Gallup knows more about the attitudes and behaviors of the world’s constituents, employees, and customers than any other organization.”
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News
- This LibGuide page lists news agencies, newspapers, magazines, media, and more.
- Shows the latest hot searching terms from Google.
Ideas for Hot Topics
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Contains full-text resources on current issues. This online library investigates current issues and topics from a number of perspectives.
- Contains surveys and reports produced by Pew Research from 1987 to the present.
- “Combining more than 75 years of experience with its global reach, Gallup knows more about the attitudes and behaviors of the world’s constituents, employees, and customers than any other organization.”
- This LibGuide page lists news agencies, newspapers, magazines, media, and more.
- Shows the latest hot searching terms from Google.
Text Analyzer
- JSTOR Text AnalyzerText Analyzer (Beta) is a new way to search JSTOR – upload your own text or document, Text Analyzer processes the text to find the most significant topics and then recommends similar content on JSTOR