Write the speaker's surname in the parenthetical reference followed by a comma and the year the address was given.
Create an entry on your References page for the full citation of the speech.
Begin the citation with the speaker's last name followed by a comma and his initials, ending with a period.
Write the title of the speech in quotation marks, followed by a period.
Write the name of the conference, ceremony or event at which the speech was presented, followed by a period.
Write the location where the speech was given in state, city format and follow with a period.
Include the date of the address in day/month/year format. End your citation with a period.
Check your citation using this example:
Woods, E. "Upon the Commencement of the Harvard Law School Class of 2004." Harvard University. Boston, MA. 19 June 2004.
Write the speaker's surname in the parenthetical reference. There will likely be no page number to cite. If the surname of the speaker is identical to the surname of another author you cite in your paper, add an abbreviated title in quotation marks to your parenthetical references to differentiate the two sources.
Create an entry on your Works Cited page for the full citation of the speech.
Write the speaker's surname followed by a comma and her first name followed by a period.
Write the title of the speech, if available, in quotation marks, followed by a period.
Write the name of the sponsoring organization, such as the university's name in the case of a commencement speech, followed by a period.
Write the location of the event, being as specific as possible, followed by a period.
Write the date of the address in day, month, year format.
Write a descriptive phrase that communicates the type of presentation. For example: Speech. End your citation with a period.
Check your citation using this example:
Woods, Elle. "Upon the Commencement of the Harvard Law School Class of 2004." Harvard University. Boston, MA. 19 June 2004. Speech.