How to Cite a Lecture or Speech

Cite a recorded or published lecture, keynote or set of slides. A live lecture nobody can retrieve is cited in the text only, as a personal communication (APA). Examples for APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, AMA, ACS, Nature, ASA, APSA, OSCOLA, the Bluebook and AGLC4 are below, each produced by the generator itself.

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APA 7th edition

References entry

Pausch, R. (2007, September 18). Really achieving your childhood dreams [Lecture]. Journeys Lecture Series, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

In-text citation

(Pausch, 2007, 10:05)
MLA 9th edition

Works Cited entry

Pausch, Randy. “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” Lecture. Journeys Lecture Series, 18 Sept. 2007, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo.

In-text citation

(Pausch, 10:05)
Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)

Bibliography entry

Pausch, Randy. “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” Lecture. Journeys Lecture Series, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, September 18, 2007. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo.

Footnote

Randy Pausch, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” Lecture, Journeys Lecture Series, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, September 18, 2007, at 10:05, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo.

Later footnotes

Pausch, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” at 10:05.
Chicago 18th edition (author-date)

References entry

Pausch, Randy. 2007. “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” Lecture. Journeys Lecture Series, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, September 18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo.

In-text citation

(Pausch 2007, at 10:05)
Harvard (Cite Them Right)

Reference list entry

Pausch, R. (2007) ‘Really achieving your childhood dreams’. Journeys Lecture Series, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 18 September. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo.

In-text citation

(Pausch, 2007, 10:05)
IEEE

References entry

[1] R. Pausch, “Really achieving your childhood dreams,” presented at the Journeys Lecture Series, Sep. 18, 2007. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

In-text citation

[1, 10:05]
Vancouver (NLM)

References entry

1. Pausch R. Really achieving your childhood dreams [Lecture] [Internet]. Lecture presented at: Journeys Lecture Series. 2007 Sep 18; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

In-text citation

(1)
AMA 11th edition

References entry

1. Pausch R. Really achieving your childhood dreams. Lecture presented at: Journeys Lecture Series; September 18, 2007; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

In-text citation

1(10:05)
ACS

References entry

(1) Pausch, R. Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, 2007. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

In-text citation

1
Nature

References entry

1. Pausch, R. Really achieving your childhood dreams. (2007).

In-text citation

1
ASA 7th edition

References entry

Pausch, Randy. 2007. “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” Presented at the Journeys Lecture Series, September 18, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.

In-text citation

(Pausch 2007:10:05)
APSA

Reference List entry

Pausch, Randy. 2007. “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” Presented at the Journeys Lecture Series, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo.

In-text citation

(Pausch 2007, 10:05)
OSCOLA

Bibliography entry

Pausch R, ‘Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams’ (Journeys Lecture Series, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 18 September 2007) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo>

Footnote

Randy Pausch, ‘Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams’ (Journeys Lecture Series, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 18 September 2007) 10:05 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo>.

Later footnotes

Pausch (n 1) 10:05.
Bluebook

Bibliography entry

Randy Pausch, Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, (2007), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo.

Footnote

Randy Pausch, Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, 10:05 (2007), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo.

Later footnotes

Pausch, supra note 1, at 10:05.
AGLC4

Bibliography entry

Pausch, Randy, ‘Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams’ (Journeys Lecture Series, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 18 September 2007) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo>

Footnote

Randy Pausch, ‘Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams’ (Journeys Lecture Series, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 18 September 2007) 10:05 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo>.

Later footnotes

Pausch (n 1) 10:05.

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