duPont Library: Rhetoric 341: Rhetoric of Mass and Social Media: Speaking Resources

Transitions

Are you having difficulty coming up with new ways to transition between thoughts in a speech? Do you introduce every quote with "According to"? If so, try some of these suggestions to spice up your speeches!

Documents & Links

Presenting with Poise
Oral Presentation Tips from the University of Saskatchewan

Oral Presentations
Concrete points on making oral presentations in your classes produced by Laurier University.
How to Deliver Better Presentations
University of Leicester provides resources on a comprehensive list of topics in presentation skills. Have a look at this website and you are sure to find something that applies to your task!
Poster Presentations
Note: This link uses the Internet Archive, so it may behave slowly.

This is a terrific site developed by the University of Leicester covering how to develop poster presentations.
Tips on Making Presentations
This website contains A LOT of valuable information on structuring and giving presentations. Although the introduction talks about giving a short presentation when applying for a job, the suggestions apply more broadly. (University of Kent)

Some Helpful Handouts

These handouts can help you as you are building your search strategies for research:

Researcher Reflection Chart
As you begin your research, it may be important to consider what you already know...or do you know?
Research Log
Keep track of what you find and where

Other Sewanee Research Guides

How to Prepare an Oral Presentation

Video Tutorial on Oral Presentations by Michigan State University

Video Tutorial on Oral Presentations from the University of Saskatchewan

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Rhetoric 341: Rhetoric of Mass and Social Media

Transitions

Documents & Links

Some Helpful Handouts

Other Sewanee Research Guides

How to Prepare an Oral Presentation