If you're just beginning to build your speech, click on one of the links below for some guidelines.

Preparing Speeches from the University of Hawaii
(http://www.hawaii.edu/mauispeech/html/preparing_speeches.html)

How to Minimize Preparation Time from Whitman College
(http://www.whitman.edu/rhetoric/84zprep.htm)

Practicing from Whitman College
(http://www.whitman.edu/rhetoric/84zpractice.htm)

Public Speaking Anxiety from University of Tennessee at Martin Counseling and Career Services
( http://www.utm.edu/staff/ccenter/counseling/publicspeakinganxiety.html)