The Speeches and Appearances series consists of materials pertaining to public speaking appearances made by Bennis. There is some overlap with the Teaching series.

The bulk of this series is material pertaining to Warren Bennis' Festschrift, a gala dinner in his honor. Materials reflect the arrangement of award ceremony planning. The materials also include Festschrift Invitations, correspondence (pre and post event), photographs, program booklets and articles. Materials also included are ephemera, including plaques and honorary degree certificates. There is overlap with the Audio/Visual series.

The Audio Visual series consists of DVDs, VHS tapes, audiocasette tapes, and U-matic tapes. These items contain interviews conducted by Bennis, interviews with Bennis, recorded material on leadership, recordings of the Festschrift, appearances and speeches by Bennis, and copies of commercial recordings. See also the Speeches and Appearances, Warren Bennis Books, , Interviews by Warren Bennis, and Awards series.