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Speech

Live speech

Family name, INITIAL(S) (of the speaker). Year of speech. Title of speech. Date of speech, location of speech.

Example:

Obama, B. 2008. A more perfect union. 18 March, National Constitution Centre, Philadelphia.

Recording of a speech viewed online

Family name, INITIAL(S) (of the speaker). Year of speech. Title of speech. [Online]. Date of speech, location of speech. [Date accessed]. Available from: URL

Example:

Obama, B. 2008. A more perfect union. [Online]. 18 March, National Constitution Centre, Philadelphia. [Accessed 10 June 2017]. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHuDLM-xiBo

Broadcast of a speech on television or radio

Family name, INITIAL(S) (of the speaker). Year of speech. Title of speech. Date of speech, location of speech. Title of programme. Transmitting organisation/channel. Date of original transmission.

Example:

Obama, B. 2008. A more perfect union. 18 March, National Constitution Centre, Philadelphia. Newsnight. BBC. 1 September 2008.

Transcript of a speech

Family name, INITIAL(S) (of speaker). Year of speech. Title of speech. In: Family name, INITIAL(S) (of editor). ed(s). Year. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, page numbers.

Example:

Clinton, H. 2011. Strength in resilience. In: Wilson, H. ed. 2012. Representative American speeches 2011-2012. Ipswich, MA.: H.W. Wilson, pp.97-100.

Transcript of a speech (online)

Reference this in the same way as you would any other webpage.

Family name, INITIAL(S) (of speaker). Year of speech. Title. [Online]. [Date accessed]. Available from: URL

Example:

Olusoga, D. 2020. David Olusoga: MacTaggart lecture in full. [Online]. [Accessed 14 May 2021]. Available from: https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/david-olusoga-mactaggart-lecture-in-full/5152544.article