Digital oratory can be described as thesis-driven, vocal, embodied public address that is housed within (online) new media platforms (and that ideally takes advantage of the developing/flux-laden conventions that the online video context provides). This new form of public address lies somewhere between traditional speech-giving and media production, but is decidedly oratorical. Digital oratory is most noticeably present in online environments such as YouTube or CNN's iReport, and is becoming increasingly culturally important. The public speaking course is highly valuable to a student's all-around development, in its teaching of critical thinking, meaning making, argument development, persuasion theory, gestural nuance, and so on. Given the rise of new media, however, the product side of the course deserves a second look, and the classical canons need to be seen in light of today's digital age. For the public speaking course to remain consistent and relevant given the changing public landscape, students in the course need not only to be trained in stump-speech oratory but also in digital oratory. In the activity described in this article, students explore online digital video as a robust set of available means of persuasion, a powerful tool for civic engagement, and a practical means for improving their style/delivery. A list of references and suggested readings is included.