1. 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

2. 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

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