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Resources for Speech students

Using These Pages

The tabs at the top left of this page are divided by the type of speech you are working on. Each is designed to lead you through sources that will be most useful to you.

The information on this page is to help you select topics, prepare citations for your speech assignments, and provide strategies for checking the truth of information you find on the web.

In the top left is a quick and easy way to contact the library for help with your project.

Selecting a Topic

Try these links to get ideas for speech topics:

Topic Selection Helper
333 Informative Speech Topics
Just as it says -- lots of ideas as well as other tips for making a speech successful.
200 Interesting Persuasive Speech Topics for 2023

Checking Your Sources

Use the resources below to help you check the information you find on the web.

FactCheck.org
Checks the truth of politicians statements and provides background and context.
SciCheck
A special section of the FactCheck web site dedicated to science claims and issues.
Media Bias/Fact Check
This site lists news agencies from across the spectrum and rates them for factual accuracy. Use the links in the red link bar to identify a specific source.
Snopes.com
An excellent resource for fact-checking the truth of Facebook, Twitter, and email headlines.

Citing Your Sources

Citing Your Sources

Noodletools makes it easier to create reference lists and notecards.

If you've asked to re-enter the school's login and password information, simply use the Noodletools Login and Registration link below.

Noodletools Login, Registration and Revalidation
Use this link to register, revalidate or simply log into your Noodletools account. After you've signed in as a DACC student, you will need to log in with your Noodletools user ID and password.

Noodletools HelpDesk
Online support for Noodletools.
Noodletools LibGuide
Takes you to the LibGuide to help you with NoodleTools.

Noodletools
How to get started with Noodletools

Web Site Evaluation

CRAP Test Evaluation Sheet for Web Sites
CRAP test evaluation sheet for web sites.
Web Page Evaluation Worksheet
Dr. Ruth's 5 Ws Web Page Evaluation Sheet

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