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Public Speaking: Find a Topic

Resources to assist you with speeches, debates, and oral presentations.

Finding Speech Topics

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.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to nearly 3.4 million entries from over 600 reference titles.

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."

U.S. News
This LibGuide page lists news agencies, newspapers, magazines, media, and more.
Google Trends: Hot Searches
Shows the latest hot searching terms from Google.

Text Analyzer

JSTOR Text Analyzer
Text 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
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