Here you will find sample speeches and journal entries from the four students at the University of Northern Colorado featured in your textbook. These speeches and journal entries will give you additional insight into their thoughts throughout the speech making process and the work they did for their class. These speeches may not be "perfect," but they will serve as an additional learning tool to assist your work in your course. Consider taking the time to practice outlining by making an outline of the speeches, to critique language choice or to consider their organizational choices.

We hope this Applying Strategies feature will prove to be beneficial to you as you strive for your own success in public speaking.