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Debating & Public Speaking Videos
Debating & Public Speaking Videos
While TED talks are not debates, they are good for examining effective public speakers, and involve the discussion of a variety of topics. They are also invaluable for those who speak English as a second language, as the TED website provides English subtitles and full scripts for each speech.
TheGreatDebate provides a variety of videos, including some we will look at in class, discussing a variety of topics related to the basic principles of debate and US styles of debating.
The Oxford Union YouTube channel contains both deeply valuable debate speeches in Oxford's variant of the English Union format, as well as question-and-answer sessions with a wide range of public figures, ranging from politicians to businessmen to academics to celebrities.
NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE ASSOCIATION
The YouTube channel of the NSDA is home to a vast number of speeches in a variety of US debate styles, which can be useful for viewing how debate and public speaking play out in the US context; they also host videos for other types of speech competition, including dramatic and comedic performances.
AMERICAN PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ASSOCIATION
The website for the APDA has a catalogue of videos showcasing speeches in the American Parliamentary format, which are useful for both familiarizing yourself with the format and comparing with other US styles of debate.
Open to Debate is an American nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which brings together experts from a variety of backgrounds and parts of the political spectrum to make their cases on a variety of topics, including some of the key discussions shaping politics, society, and diplomacy globally today. Where the videos from the NSDA, APDA, and Oxford Union will give you insight into how debate works in the realm of academic competition, Open to Debate will provide an opportunity to study how they are used in practice by public figures.
Other Videos
Other Videos
One of the media outlets under the umbrella of France Médias Monde, France 24 offers news articles and broadcasts aimed at an international audience, providing insight into how France seeks to portray itself and the world to those outside of France. Due to its global reach and focus, its coverage provides the opportunity to encounter and familiarize yourself with a variety of accents. The specific page linked is France 24's English videos page; many of these videos are also provided in French on the equivalent French page, providing a particular opportunity for comparison.
Tom Scott is a British web developer and YouTuber who produces videos on a variety of topics including history, technology, culture, science, and linguistics. These videos contain interviews between Scott and a diverse cast of individuals, providing the opportunity for the listener to familiarize themselves both with effective presentation of a narrative and with a variety of accents, both native and non-native.
Jay Foreman is a British comedian and YouTuber whose "Map Men" and "Unfinished London" series provide an opportunity to explore certain topics related to geography, cartography, and history, as well as providing a lens into the British sense of humor.
Podcasts
Podcasts
Meet the people who embrace disagreement as a force for good and see how it has shaped their lives, careers, and relationships. Find out more about Debate London, formerly the Great Debaters Club, at www.debate.london.
How I Found My Voice is an Intelligence Squared podcast that explores how some of the world's greatest artists and thinkers became such compelling – and unique – communicators.
Free Speech Debate is a website affiliated with the University of Oxford that, between 2012 and 2016, conducted a 20-episode podcast series on free speech, one of the core values of our democracies, in the contemporary age.
The BBC, Britain's national public radio & television broadcaster, has a variety of radio programs and podcasts on a variety of topics, including the news, which you can use in order to practice your comprehension of British (including English, Scottish, and Welsh) accents.
National Public Radio, or NPR, is an American nonprofit radio broadcaster which has a litany of radio programs and podcasts covering a wide range of areas, including news broadcasts and personal interest stories, which you can use in order to practice your comprehension of American accents.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, or CBC, is Canada's national public radio & television broadcaster and, like the BBC and NPR, offers a variety of podcasts and radio shows which you can use in order to practice your comprehension of Canadian accents.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, or ABC (not to be confused with the American channel ABC), is Australia's national public radio & television broadcaster and provides a variety of podcasts and radio shows which you can use in order to practice your comprehension of Australian accents.
Radio New Zealand, or RNZ, is New Zealand's national public radio & television broadcaster and provides a variety of podcasts and radio shows which you can use in order to practice your comprehension of New Zealander accents.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann, or RTE, is Ireland's national public radio & television broadcaster, and provides a variety of podcasts and radio shows which you can use in order to practice your comprehension of Irish accents.
OTHER PODCASTS ON DEBATE OR CURRENT EVENTS PRODUCED BY MAJOR NEWS OUTLETS:
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