Speech Resources for Faculty

Collins Library provides campus-wide access to the Chronicle of Higher Education; just bookmark .

  • Benton, Thomas H.   Chronicle of Higher Education, May 24, 2004.
  • Bruss, Kristine. 鈥溾 Communication Teacher, Vol. 26, No. 2, April 2012, pp. 76-81. 
  • Cain, Susan, author of , podcast on public speaking skills for introverts.
  • Cathy N. Davidson, The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux (New York: Basic Books, 2017, pp. 263-266). Copyrighted material; permission to post by CSEA granted by the author.
  • Ellis, Lindsay.  Chronicle of Higher Education, November 1, 2019.
  • Ellis, Lindsay.  Chronicle of Higher Education, June 11, 2019.
  • Johnson, David W., Roger T. Johnson, and Karl A. Smith. 鈥溾 Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, January-February, 2000, pp. 29-37. 
  • Lang, James M. 鈥,鈥 Chronicle of Higher Education, February 7, 2020.
  • Lorenz, Taylor, 鈥,鈥 The Atlantic, September 18, 2018.
  • Winkelmes, Mary-Ann et al., 鈥溾 Peer Review: Emerging Trends and Key Debates in Undergraduate Education (AAC&U, Vol. 18, No. 1/2, Winter/Spring 2016, pp. 31-36).
Chronicle of Higher Education Advice Guides
Distracted Minds

This 2020-21 series of articles by James M. Lang, author of Distracted: Why Students Can鈥檛 Focus and What You Can Do About It, from the Chronicle of Higher Education, applies communication concepts related to audience attention, presentation structure, and pace to the classroom. The suggestions for the classroom are also applicable to other types of public speaking.

Small Changes in Teaching

This series of articles by James M. Lang from the Chronicle of Higher Education, author of Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons From the Science of Learning, 2016, apply basic communication principles to the classroom, such as: establish relationship with audience members; 鈥渢ell them what you鈥檙e going to tell them;鈥 help the audience stay engaged through clear transitions, repetition,  connections to things they know, and active choice; 鈥渢ell them what you told them;鈥 remember that change is often incremental; and keep the end-goal in mind.

Teaching More Effectively On-Line

This series by Flower Darby, author (with James Lang) of Small Teaching On-Line: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes, from the Chronicle of Higher Education, applies communication and teaching concepts to various modes of hybrid, remote, and virtual teaching.

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  • Anti-Oppressive Resource and Training Alliance, 鈥淎nti-Oppressive Facilitation for Democratic Processes,鈥 June 2017. 
  • Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change, 鈥.鈥&苍产蝉辫;
  • Berkeley Media Studies Group, 鈥溾 (also applicable to other topics), March 25, 2020.  
  • Sathy, Viji and Hogan, Kelly A. 鈥,鈥 Chronicle of Higher Education, July 22, 2019.
  • Winkelmes, Mary-Ann et al., 鈥溾 Peer Review: Emerging Trends and Key Debates in Undergraduate Education (AAC&U, Vol. 18, No. 1/2, Winter/Spring 2016, pp. 31-36).

We鈥檒l be adding more resources over time, so check back again! If there are particular resources that you would find helpful or that you think would be good additions, contact us at SpeechCenter@pugetsound.edu.

Speech Resources for Students

What to bring to when you work on a speaking assignment with a Writing & Learning Speaking Advisor

In order to make the best use of time, please bring the following items to your appointment:

  • A copy of the oral communication assignment with which you seek assistance
  • Any preparation you have done to-date (e.g., a draft outline, notes)
  • Draft visual aids, if any (not required); if digital, bring on a thumb drive
  • If your appointment includes recording a rehearsal of your presentation, you may retain a copy by (a) uploading the file to your Puget Sound Google drive; (b) uploading the file to a private Dropbox account; or (c) transferring the file to a thumb drive which you bring with you to the Speech Center

Resources

Speaking Guides

Sample Student Speeches

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