1. The Art of Public Speaking
CHAPTER 7
Supporting your ideas

2. Contents
Critical thinking
Examples
Statistics
Testimony

3. Supporting Materials and Critical Thinking
Which ideas need to be supported
Do research to find materials
Evaluate the materials

4. Examples Types of examples Brief example Extended examples
Hypothetical examples
Tips for using examples
To clarify your ideas
Reinforce your ideas
Personalize your ideas
Make your examples vivid and richly textured
Practice delivery to enhance your extended examples

5. Statistics Understanding statistics Are the statistics representative?
Are statistical measures used correctly?
Are the statistics from a reliable source?
Tips for using statistics
Use statistics to quantify your ideas
Use statistics sparingly
Identify the sources of your statistics
Explain your statistics
Round off complicated statistics
Use visual aids to clarify statistical trends

6. Testimony Smiles Expert testimony Peer testimony
Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.  ~Mother Teresa
Attitude
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.  ~Confucius
Peer testimony
Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
Quoting versus Paraphrasing

7. Tips for using testimony
Quote or paraphrase accurately
Use testimony from qualified sources
Use testimony from unbiased sources
Identify the people you quote or paraphrase