Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Part 1. Introduction to the internet: Somethings you ought to know -- A brief history of the internet -- Using the world wide web for research -- In the name of the page -- The URL exposed -- Getting there from here -- You can go home (and to other pages) again -- Searching and search engines -- Internet gold is where you find it -- The (E)mail goes through -- Welcome to the internet, Miss Manners -- Keeping things to yourself -- A discussion of lists -- and now the news(group) -- Welcome to the internet, Miss Manners - again -- Give your web browser some personality - yours -- Speech communication on the internet -- Using the internet to relate -- Multimedia and the internet -- Setting up your own home page on the web -- critical evaluation -- Part 2: Speech communication online activities -- Strategy I: Finding a speech topic -- Exercise: SW's and how for informative speeches -- Strategy II. Finding and evaluating evidence -- Exercise: Finding and evaluating sources of information on the web -- Exercise: Persuasive speaking on legislative topics -- Exercise: Do you agree with the ACLU ? -- Strategy III.:Using reference sources : encyclopedias, dictionaries,glossaries and thesauri Exercise: Look it up -- Strategy IV. Analyzing your audience -- Exercise: Draw a demographic and psycographic profile -- Speech communication related websites: General search engines -- Topical browsers -- Other searching tools -- Advocacy groups -- Encyclopedias and reference sources -- Writing tools -- Newspapers -- Wire services -- Online magazines -- Broadcast news networks -- Legislative -- Judicial -- Sources for audience analysis -- Multimedia -- Live chats -- Live events -- Historical archives -- Documentation : Your citation for exemplary result -- MLA style -- APA style -- Glossary