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PUBLIC SPEAKING. Gathering Materials. Where Do I Go?. Draw on personal experience first Library Internet Other resources. C.C. Libraries. UCR Libraries. UCSD. Library Resources. Librarians Catalogue Periodical databases Newspapers Reference works. Librarians. Circulation
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PUBLIC SPEAKING Gathering Materials
Where Do I Go? • Draw on personal experience first • Library • Internet • Other resources
Library Resources • Librarians • Catalogue • Periodical databases • Newspapers • Reference works
Librarians • Circulation • Check books in/out • Research • Help students find materials
Catalogue • Listing of all books, periodicals, other resources owned by library
Periodical Database • Research aid that catalogues articles from many journals, magazines
Abstract • Summary of magazine or journal article • Don’t cite abstract alone
Newspapers • Local • National • International
Reference Works • Work that synthesizes large amount of related information • Encyclopedias • Yearbooks • Quotation books • Biographical aids
Internet Searching • Search engines • Specialized resources • Virtual libraries • Government resources • Multicultural resources
Evaluating Internet Docs • Authorship • Sponsorship • Recency
Research Interview • Interview to get speech information
Preparing Questions Avoid: • Questions you can answer without interview • Leading questions • Hostile, loaded questions
Tips for Doing Research • Start early • Make preliminary bibliography • Make an annotated bibliography
Annotated Bibliography • Include a complete citation • Briefly describe the source • Include stats, quotes, etc.
Annotated Bibliography Lucas, S.E. (2012). The Art of Public Speaking (11th edition). Boston: McGraw Hill. This is a public speaking textbook. In this book the author states that Wikipedia “…can be a good place to start learning about a topic…”(p. 127). There is also a reference to reliability being comparable to print encyclopedias (p. 127).
Tips for Doing Research • Start early • Make preliminary bibliography • Make an annotated bibliography • Think about materials • Take notes efficiently
Efficient Note-Taking • Take plenty of notes • Record in consistent format • Make separate entry for each • Distinguish among direct quotations, paraphrases, your own ideas