MLA Citation
Lecture, Speech, Address or Reading
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 8th edition
Speech
“Title of the
Speech.”
Speaker.
Meeting
Name,
Date of
Presentation.
Location of
Meeting.
Angelou, Maya. "On the Pulse of Morning” Inauguration of President Clinton, 19 Jan. 1993, Washington
D.C. Speech.
Type of
Presentation.
In-text citation: Maya Angelou said that "text of quotation."
OR
"Text of quotation" (Angelou).
Lecture
Speaker.
“Title of
Lecture.”
Meeting
Name,
Luttrell, Charles T. "Some Springs and Fossil Discoveries in Washington Territory." Geology Lecture
Series, 11 Oct. 2010, Spokane Community College, Spokane. Lecture.
Date of
Presentation.
Location of
Meeting.
In-text citation: Luttrell explains that "text of quotation."
OR
"Text of quotation" (Luttrell).
Type of
Presentation.
Address
“Title of
Address.”
Speaker.
Meeting
Name,
Date of
Presentation,
Lincoln, Abraham."The Gettysburg Address." Dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery, 19 Nov.
1863, Gettysburg. Address.
Location of
Meeting.
Type of
Presentation.
In-text citation: Lincoln said that "text of quotation."
OR
"Text of quotation" (Lincoln).
Reading without a Title
Speaker.
Date of
Presentation,
Meeting
Name,
Location of
Meeting.
Rowling, J.K. Midnight Reading of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, 21 July 2007, Natural History
Museum, London. Reading.
Type of
Presentation.
In-text citation: Rowling said that "text of quotation."
OR
"Text of quotation" (Rowling).
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