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?  http://www.gordonstate.edu/library/index.asp http://www.gordonstate.edu/library/index.asp

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, 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 more than one question

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 reference list at end of outline  Use MLA or APA  Examples on pg. 135, online, or in reference guides

11. SUPPORTING MATERIALS Chapter 8 Recap

12. 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

13. 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…”

14. 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!

15. 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

16. Oral Citations  “Dr. Adria Goldman, an assistant professor of Communication, wrote a 2012 article on the Angry Black Woman stereotype in reality television. She found that…”  “In a March 2013 article in The New York Times, it was reported that…”  The June 2011 issue of The Journal of Family and Marriage, included an article written by family psychologist Dr. Michelle Flythe. Dr. Flythe argues that…”  Not: “In a 2011 journal article found in EBSCOHost (or GALILEO)…”

17. For Speech 2…  Yes, you can include direct quotes on your note card  Yes, you can include general info for sources (in keyword format)  When researching off-campus, you will need a password for online databases:  http://www.gordonstate.edu/library/tutorials.asp http://www.gordonstate.edu/library/tutorials.asp