It's OK to be nervous when first learning how to give a speech. There are several tips and techniques you can learn, which will make you feel more at ease when you have to present information to an audience.

This Web site contains many different resources to help you prepare, practice, and perfect your speech and presentation.

Speech Demonstrations

View the following clip of what you should NOT do when giving a speech.

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View the following clip of what you SHOULD do when giving a speech.

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What differences did you notice about the two demonstrations?

PowerPoint Tutorials

Click on the following tutorial videos to help you create a basic PowerPoint to use in your presentation.

1) How to open a blank template and save your file.

2) How to change the look of your PowerPoint.

3) How to add slides to your PowerPoint.

4) How to change the layout of your slides.

5) How to add graphics (pictures) to your PowerPoint.

6) How to add transitions to your slides.

Audio Examples

Listen to audio clips from famous speeches. What do you notice about the speakers' voices? Do the speakers have anything in common?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

John F. Kennedy

Martin Luther King, Jr.