Chapter 2.11: Citing Sources in Your Speech Acknowledging sources is a critical aspect of delivering a speech or presentation Crediting sources allows you to: Demonstrate the quality of research to audience members Avoid plagiarism and gain credibility Enhance your own authority and win more support Enable listeners to locate your sources and pursue their own research on the topic

Alert listeners to key source information Plan on briefly alerting the audience for each source Establish the source’s trustworthiness Source reliability refers to our level of trust in a source’s credentials and track record for providing accurate information Avoid a mechanical delivery Should not interrupt the flow of the speech

Source Types Review examples of common source types (page 88-89) Source qualifier- brief description of the source’s qualifications to address the topic