Speech

Effective Speech Writing
This About.com site provides a good overview of how to write a great speech and also provides links to other articles that may assist you in the speech writing process.

Great American Speeches
From PBS, this site focuses on political oratory and provides an archive of speeches since 1900. Read the text of famous (and not so famous) speeches. Some speeches have an audio and/or video link.

Virtual Presentation Assistant
"The Virtual Presentation Assistant is an online tutorial for improving your public speaking skills. This site is designed to help you target your specific needs as a speaker by allowing you to access ... the contents listed." A site from the University of Kansas.

Women's Speeches from around the World
This site allows you to search or browse for speeches by year or speaker name, and has links to Nobel lectures. From Sweet Briar College, a women's college founded in 1901 in Virginia.