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Public Speaking for College and Career, 6/e
Hamilton Gregory

Listening

Internet Exercises

  1. On the Internet, find quotations on the subject of listening and print two that you especially like.
  2. Possible Strategy: Visit the quotations page at the Website of the International Listening Association
    (www.listen.org/pages/quotes.html).

  3. The Internet contains audio and video clips of famous speeches. What is the date of the earliest audio recording of a speech by an American President? (Exclude silent films and readings or re-enactments by actors.)
  4. Possible Strategy: Visit the PBS archives of Great American Speeches
    (www.pbs.org/greatspeeches) and investigate dates of audio clips.