The Speaker and the Audience Exercise 1 Subject: Search an online database for a topic Having trouble finding a good speech topic? If so, this site will definitely
help you. Take your web-browser to www.speechgems.com
and browse the "site tour" link. Unfortunately, if you want to continue
using this service it will cost $25 a year. There are many pay-per-topic sites
available online to help you. Exercise 2 Subject: Considering a speechwriter? At some point in our lives, we will all have to give a public presentation.
Some people prefer using speechwriters. Of course, these are pay-per-use services,
which charge anywhere from $25 on up. Go to www.speechwriters.com
and browse their site. Do you think that services like this help or hurt the speaker? Do they
help or hurt the effective delivery of information? Exercise 3 Subject: Usenet as a resource Our textbook discusses Usenet, or online newsgroups, as a resource for
topic selection and narrowing. Your final assignment for chapter fourteen is
to visit www.usenet.com to search for a
topic of interest. Briefly describe your experience using Usenet. | 
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