APA 7th Citation Guide

• Find a recording or a transcript of the speech, if possible

  • APA Style's preferred method is to cite the recording, and if that is unavailable, the transcript
  • If neither is available, follow the format below 

• Ensure your formatting is correct
  • ​Follow our red format structure and view our examples in black. E.g., Look at the elements of the reference we have italicized. You also italicize that same element in your reference.

• Insert the stable URL to the speech audio recording or transcript - not to the database link - after the source: Format it how you would for an eNewspaper article.

Format

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day of publication). Title of speech [Speech audio recording]. Title of Source Recording is in, in Headline Case. http://xxxxx 

Examples

Roosevelt, T. (1912, September 22). The 'Abyssinian treatment' administered to standard oil [Speech audio recording]. Library of Congress.  https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-132148/

Citing In-Text: An example of one of the references

(Roosevelt, 1912) OR Roosevelt (1912). 

For more detailed guidelines on in-text citations go to our Citing In-Text tab.

Format

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day of speech). Title of speech [Speech]. Location. 

Examples

Keel, B. (2019, May 1). State of Augusta University [Speech]. Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.

Citing In-Text

(Keel, 2019) OR Keel (2019) 

For more detailed guidelines on in-text citations go to our Citing In-Text tab.

Blog or Audiovisual Material

Enter the description of the speech in Publisher.