Chapter 7 Gathering Materials

Using Your Own Knowledge and Experience Outside information is always necessary in speeches, however adding personal connections, knowledge, and experiences, brings it to life Drawing on own experiences allows the point to be conveyed more meaningfully Use your own knowledge to connect to the audience

Doing Library Research Though thought to be outdated, libraries are an excellent source of information through use of: The Catalogue Reference Works Newspaper and Periodical Databases Academic Databases

Doing Library Research The Catalogue: Lists all books, periodicals, and other resources owned by the library Call Number: A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves Reference Works: A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information easy of related information for easy access by researchers Encyclopedias Yearbooks Quotation Books Biographical Aids

Doing Library Research Newspaper and Periodical Databases: Allows you to locate articles in the best publications (I.E New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine) Abstract: A summary of the magazine, journal article written by someone other than the original author Good Databases: ProQuest, LexisNexis, World New Digest Academic Databases: A database that catalogues articles from scholarly journals JSTOR, Academic OneFile, Google Scholar

Searching the Internet Search Engines Narrow your searches Example: Football Injuries vs. High school football concussion studies Specialized Research Resources Virtual Libraries: A search engine that combines internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data Ipl2 (www.ipl.org) Government Resources USA.gov (ww.usa.gov), United States, Census Bureau (www.census.gov), World Factbook (www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook) Wikipedia Good place to START learning about a topic Many additional resources attatched

Searching the Internet Evaluating Internet Documents Anyone can post anything on the internet so look at 3 main factors to evaluate the documents: Authorship Is there a clear author? Are their qualifications listed? Search the author’s name if you cannot find any information Sponsorship An organization that is responsible for the content of a document on the internet Is the organization objective? Search the organization Recency How recent is the article? Is it current enough to use in your research?

Interviewing An excellent but difficult way of gathering material for speeches There is 3 stages in interview: Before the Interview What is the purpose? Who are you interviewing? Should you record the interview? What questions should you ask? During the Interview Dress well, Be there on time, Keep the interview on track, Listen carefully After the Interview Review the notes right away, Transcribe your notes

Tips for Doing Research Start Early Give yourself enough time to properly research Make a Preliminary Bibliography List any sources you may use as you are doing your original research Take Notes Efficiently Take plenty of notes Record notes in a consistent format Make a Separate Entry for Each Note Distinguish Among Direct Quotes, Paraphrasing, and Your Own Ideas