PRESENTATIONS
Sources
Sunni Brown, http://sunnibrown.com/
Gabrielle Giffords (profile, related articles), “Times Topics,” The New York Times, http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/gabrielle_giffords/index.html
TED, http://www.ted.com/talks
The White House Briefing Room, http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room
Tools
Ignite: Enlighten Us, but Make It Quick, http://igniteshow.com/
PechaKucha, http://www.pecha-kucha.org/what
PowerPoint, http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/
WebEx, http://www.webex.com/why-webex/overview.html
Specific presentations
Scott Berkun, “How and Why to Give an Ignite Talk,” Ignite, http://igniteshow.com/videos/how-and-why-give-ignite-talk
Sunni Brown, "The Doodle Revolution," http://igniteshow.com/videos/doodle-revolution/
Barack Obama, “Together We Thrive: Tucson and America,” http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/12/remarks-president-barack-obama-memorial-service-victims-shooting-tucson
PERSONAL STATEMENTS
Sources
Purdue OWL (advice, models), http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/642/01/
TopLawSchools.com (advice), “Guide to Personal Statements,” Ken DeLeon and Joann Kleinneiur, http://www.top-law-schools.com/guide-to-personal-statements.html
Specific personal statements
TopLawSchools.com, “Personal Statement Examples,” http://www.top-law-schools.com/personal-statement-examples.html’
COVER LETTERS & RESUMES
Sources
Gerald J. Alred et al., The Business Writer’s Handbook (companion site; advice, samples; see “Finding an internship or job”), www.bedfordstmartins.com/alred
Mike Markel, Technical Communication (companion site; advice, samples; see Chapter 15, “Writing Job-Application Materials”), www.bedfordstmartins.com/techcomm
Visual.ly: Infographics and Data Visualizations (visual resumes), http://visual.ly/
Specific resumes
Kevin Burton (visual resume), http://visual.ly/kevin-burton-resume
Various authors (visual resumes), http://visual.ly/search/node?keys=resume
FILM REVIEWS
Sources
Chicago Sun-Times, “Movies” page (reviews), http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/index.html
The Detroit News, “Entertainment” page (reviews), http://www.detroitnews.com/section/ENT
Roger Ebert (reviews), http://www.rogerebert.com
ComingSoon.net (news & reviews), http://www.comingsoon.net/
Film Comment (scholarly reviews), http://www.filmcomment.com/
Internet Movie Database (reviews), http://www.imdb.com/
Los Angeles Times, “Entertainment” page (reviews), http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/
Miami New Times, “Movies” page (reviews), http://www.miaminewtimes.com/movies/?ref=navigation
National Public Radio (NPR), “Movies” page (reviews), http://www.npr.org/sections/movies/
New York, “Movies” page (reviews), http://nymag.com/movies/
The New York Times, “Movies” page (reviews), http://movies.nytimes.com/pages/movies/index.html
Rolling Stone (reviews), http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews
Rotten Tomatoes (reviews), http://www.rottentomatoes.com/
University Film and Video Association (scholarly reviews), http://www.ufva.org/
Specific reviews
Manohla Dargis (review), “Elizabeth: The Golden Age,” The New York Times, http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/335198/Elizabeth-The-Golden-Age/overview
Roger Ebert (review), “Bridesmaids,” Chicago Sun-Times, http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110511/REVIEWS/110519990
Roger Ebert (review), “Ratatouille,” Chicago Sun-Times, http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070830/REVIEWS/708300303
David Edelstein (review), “Last Stop on the Hogwarts Express,” New York, http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/harry-potter-deathly-hallows-edelstein-review-2011/
Tom Long (review), “Cowboys & Aliens: A Genre Mash-Up That Offers Big Dumb Summer Fun,” The Detroit News, http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20110729/ENT02/107290310/1034/Review-%E2%80%98Cowboys-&-Aliens%E2%80%99-a-genre-mash-up-that-offers-big-dumb-summer-fun
Karina Longworth (review), “Crazy, Stupid, Love Isn’t Crazy Enough,” Miami New Times, www.miaminewtimes.com/2011-07-28/film/crazy-stupid-love-isn-t-crazy-enough/