ListVerse: This is a website dedicated to ultimate Top 10 lists. This particular list is the ten greatest movie speeches complete with a YouTube link so you can enjoy the actual performance. Who doesn’t love Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting?
http://listverse.com/2008/02/22/top-10-great-movie-speeches/
Psychology Today: This a link to 54 question, 15 minute Listening Skills Test
http://psychologytoday.tests.psychtests.com/take_test.php?idRegTest=1605
The Lost Art of Listening: This is a short article that appeared in Foxbusiness.com in September of 2010. Written by Nancy Colasurdo who is a practicing life coach and freelance writer.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2010/09/20/lost-art-listening/
The Most Viewed Commencement Speeches In The History of YouTube: As appeared in the Huffington Post. Of course, the number one speech is delivered by Steve Jobs to the Stanford class of 2005.
Public Speech App on ITunes: This easy to use application is designed to monitor speaking time, record, save and archive. It’s free on iTunes.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id358055883?mt=8
The Public Speaker’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Improving Your Communication Skills:
The Public Speaker is a podcast that can be downloaded from iTunes. They podcasts are short and fun to listen to…perfect for the commute.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-public-speakers-quick/id288508989
American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States: This site is dedicate to public speeches and speakers of all kinds and includes a speech bank, movie speeches, and audio figures of speech.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/index.htm
Public Speaking Book Reviews: This website is the brainchild of Kevin Day who is a member of Toastmasters and is dedicated to evaluating public speaking books. http://publicspeakingbookreviews.com/
