Links

This page is for links to useful content for teachers of oral presentations or persuasive language use.

1. TED has a massive (and growing) collection of thought-provoking videos. www.ted.com
Have a look a Birke Baehr http://www.ted.com/talks/birke_baehr_what_s_wrong_with_our_food_system.html for an example of a young person.
Al Gore starts one of his many talks with an excellent example of storytelling http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/al_gore_on_averting_climate_crisis.html
Hans Rosling shows how statistics can come alive http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/al_gore_on_averting_climate_crisis.html

2. Toastmasters International You Tube Channel generally has the latest World Championship winning speech http://www.youtube.com/toastmasters

3 American Rhetoric has a large archive of historical footage (eg Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream')and audio recordings. They also have a great range of movie speeches (eg Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird') http://www.americanrhetoric.com/

4 TEDxTeen has some great presentations by high-achieving teenagers. http://tedxteen.com/talks/talks-2011