The article discusses the possibilities of using the information WWW resource "Basics of Speech Culture and Rhetoric". The proposed textbook synthesizes the communicative aspect of the course "Rhetoric" and the normative aspect of the course "Culture of Speech". The work combines the multimedia capabilities of the Internet with the presentation of basic theoretical information and the system of training and control in the form of tests. The proposed training will allow users to better understand the secrets of oratorical and polemical skills, to improve their speech culture. It will give an opportunity to raise the rating of a modern educated person. The manual is available to a wide range of users due to the use of modern network technologies.