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SPEECH COMMUNICATION

Best Sites for Studying Speech Communication

• National Communication Association
  Best place to start to learn about the communication field. NCA publishes seven major journals.
  
  The link for each journal below will take you to a page that identifies which library databases have articles from that journal. Date coverage varies by database. A myNOVA/VCCS login is required for off-campus access:
  
  
  • Quarterly Journal of Speech
    
  • Communication Monographs
    
  • Communication Education
    
  • Critical Studies in Media Communication
    
  • Text and Performance Quarterly
    
  • Journal of Applied Communication Research
    
  • Review of Communication
    
    
• International Communication Association
  An association closely affiliated with NCA that publishes three journals.
  
  The link for each journal below will take you to a page that identifies which library databases have articles from that journal. Date coverage varies by database. A myNOVA/VCCS login is required for off-campus access:
  
  
  • Journal of Communication
    
  • Human Communication Research
    
  • Communication Theory
    

• International Listening Association
  Promotes the study, development, and teaching of listening and the practice of effective listening skills and techniques.

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Principles of Public Speaking

• Topic Selection Helper
  Not sure what to talk about? Here's a vast selection of topics for speeches based on subjects, themes, personal experiences. Includes “how to” speeches.
• C-SPAN speeches
  Visit this site to watch or to order copies of recent speeches including press conferences, Congressional speeches, tributes, and campaign speeches
• ChangingMinds.org
  Techniques that can be used in persuasive speeches
• Gifts of Speech
  Women's speeches from around the world, brought to you by Sweet Briar College.
• National Press Club
• Vital Speeches of the Day
  Biweekly publication of speeches made throughout government and business, has a collection of more than 15,000 speeches dating back to 1934
• Allyn & Bacon
  Excellent links to video clips, audio clips, and texts of speeches
• American Memory Project
  An effort of the Library of Congress, this collection is a wonderful source for sound recordings, motion pictures, manuscripts, and pictures
• Prof. Nan Peck's Public Speaking Page
  Created by NOVA Associate Professor of Speech Communication Nan Peck
• Voices of Civil Rights
  From the AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and the Library of Congress; a collection of thousands of personal stories and oral histories of the Civil Rights Movement

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Intercultural Communication

• Central Intelligence Agency
  T he CIA publishes a World Fact Book that offers maps and up-to-date information on each country in the world; this publication also includes the chiefs of state and cabinet members for foreign governments.
• Pew Research Center
  P rovides a number of informative surveys and studies of intercultural interest
• Cultural Studies reports
  Developed by the Department of the Army, this site describes approximately 100 countries and their cultures
• U.S. State Department Travel Information
  T he Bureau of Consular Affairs offers travel warnings and trips for travel to other countries
• Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
• EthnoMed
  Applies the concepts of intercultural communication in the health care context
• Culture Med
  A site that will be helpful for those interested in the health care profession
• Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links
• Amnesty International
  International organization dedicated to upholding human rights
• U.S. Census Bureau
  Here you can learn more about a specific place in the United States
• The Argument Culture
  Sociolinguist Deborah Tannen suggests that U.S. Americans are argumentative; this links to an article she wrote in 1998
• Dr. Terrence Doyle
  NVCC Professor Terrence Doyle has some helpful resources available online
• Non-verbal Communication Modes
  Looks at modes of non-verbal communication and addresses differences among culture, including Islamic and African American.
• Communication Patterns and Assumptions
  A comprehensive overview of communication patterns of various cultures in the U.S.
  

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Interpersonal Communication

• The Gottman Institute -- site focuses on relational communication. Be sure to check out his relationship quizzes, found under marriage and couples
• Habits to Differentiate Good from Poor Listening
  Looks at characteristics of good and bad listeners.
  
• Prof. Nan Peck's Conflict Management page -- created by NOVA Associate Professor of Speech Communication Nan Peck.

This page is maintained by Diana Aram and was last updated on December 2, 2011.

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