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Gathering materials

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.

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Gathering materials

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  1. Gathering materials Chapter 7 Lecture/Recap

  2. 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

  3. Library Research • References Works • Newspaper and Periodical Databases • Academic Databases • Can you cite an abstract?

  4. 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)

  5. Wikipedia • Credibility • Cannot be used as source • Can be used as starting point • How so?

  6. How to Evaluate Internet Sources • Author? • Sponsoring organization? • Recent?

  7. Research/Investigative Interviews • Consider • Interviewee? Credible? • Protocol; allow for feedback • Prepare questions beforehand • Avoid: • Questions that don’t require an interview • Leading questions • Hostile, loaded questions • Double barreled/Overloaded questions • Clear purpose

  8. Interview Questions: • Hostile questions (mostly linked with “loaded questions”) • Example: Did you enjoy spoiling the dinner for everyone else? • Do you think you spoiled the dinner? • Did you enjoy it? • Question loaded with question and assertion • Double-barreled (more than one question) • Example: Do you enjoy Dr. Goldman’s exams and activities? • Do you enjoy her exams? • Do you enjoy her activities? • Question loaded with two many questions

  9. When Researching…. • Take notes • Include the citations • Note paraphrase vs. direct quote • Draft of your bibliography • Consider relevance and reliability

  10. Remember: For Speech 2… • 2 sources required • Must cite within speech • Must include bibliography at end of outline • Use MLA or APA • Examples on pg. 135, online, or in reference guides

  11. 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

  12. Statistics • Combining statistics • 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 • “nearly…” • “over…”

  13. 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!

  14. Oral Citations • Used for direct quotes? • Used for paraphrased materials or other borrowed ideas? • Must tell the audience • The source of the information • The author/sponsoring organization • The credibility and relevance of the source • The date • Examples on pg. 161

  15. For Speech 2… • Yes, you can include direct quotes on your note card • Yes, you can include general info for sources (in keyword format)

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