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SPCH 1311 / SPCH 1315 / SPCH 1321 SO

This guide has been designed to assist you in the research for informative, argumentative, business, and persuasive speeches.

Getting Images for Your Project

The TCC Library databases are a great place to find images for your presentation! Many times you can use images that accompany the articles you use for your research. To make a copy of an image from an article in a database, use the right-click method described in the column on the left of this page. There are also a few TCC Library databases that have their own collection of images, sounds and videos that you can use for your PowerPoint presentation. Just be sure to make a note of which database you got the image from for your works cited page if required.

Some of the most popular of these are:

 

To enhance the slides in your presentation, you can find images that relate to your topic and add them to appropriate slides. One of the best places to go for this is  Google Image Search.

  • Search by your topic and then view the results of your search.
  • To use one of the images, roll your mouse over the image on the result list, and look below the image on the box that pops up. You will see the size of the image (ex: 600x460). Choose an image where both of the numbers are larger than 250.
  • To place the image in PowerPoint, select the image from the result screen.
  • When the image is on the screen, click with your right mouse button (if using a PC) or (control-right click if using a Mac) on the image to bring up a menu that will allow you to copy or save the image.
  • Access your PowerPoint presentation and then paste the image or insert it on your slide.

Write down which website the image came from (not google.com but the website the image came from - look to the right of the image to determine this) because you will need to include a citation for your image on your works cited page and this will also be used for the credit line under the image.

Caution should be used when trying to include videos from sites such as YouTube since these frequently do not work well in PowerPoint.

You Tube Video Converter 

Clip Converter is a free online media conversion application, which allows you to convert and download YouTube URLs to formats like MP3,MP4,AAC,3GP.

HOW DO I SEARCH FOR STREAMING VIDEOS?

  • Method 1 - Simple Search
    • On the library home page, select Books, eBooks, DVDs, CDs, more...
    • Enter your search criteria in the Search for field.
    • Click Search
    • Under Resource Type, click Show More
    • Click Online Video
  • Method 2 - Advanced Search
    • On the library home page, click Advanced Search
    • Enter your search criteria after Any field contains
    • Under Resource Type, select Online Video.
    • Click Search