GATHERING MATERIALS Chapter 7 Lecture/Recap
Personal Knowledge and Experience Is it okay to use personal knowledge and experience in your informative speech? Yes; must frame in non-persuasive way Cannot rely entirely on personal knowledge for this speech Must be relevant
Library Research References Works Newspaper and Periodical Databases Academic Databases Can you cite an abstract?
Internet Research Experts advise speakers/researchers/students to use internet research as a supplemental source; not as the only source. Why? Search engines “docusoaps” What does this mean? “docusoaps” + “effects” What does this mean? Specialized research resources (Example:.gov) Wikipedia Cannot be used as a source Can be used as a starting point. How so?
How to Evaluate Internet Sources Author? Sponsoring organization? Recent?
Will discuss and do activity next week Interviewing
When Researching…. Take notes Include the citations Note paraphrase vs. direct quote Draft of your reference list/works cited page Consider relevance and reliability
Remember: For Speech 2… 2 sources required Must cite within speech Must include reference list/works cited at end of outline Use MLA or APA Examples on pg. 135 Reference guides Purdue Owl website
SUPPORTING MATERIALS Chapter 8 Recap
Examples Types Brief Extended Hypothetical Tips (Ask…) Do they clarify? Do they reinforce ideas? Do they personalize ideas? Are they vivid? Valuable? Practice delivering your examples
Statistics Combining statistics (not adding the stats; combining when discussing) Make sure: You understand the statistics They are used correctly They are from a reliable resource They are recent No date? Don’t use. Explain No overloading Round off complicated stats “nearly…” “over…”
Testimony Types Expert Peer Which is more appropriate? Quote vs. paraphrase Be accurate and ethical Consider context Qualified and unbiased testimonies Know the person’s name!
Speech Workshop #8