Public Speaking

3/5/2014 7:05:00 AM

Scholarly Sources Vs Common Sources

Reviewed papers by professionals vs. Commonly found info
Search Engines
Google
Datbases
Ebscohost-Periodicals
ERIC-Unpublished papers
Infotrack-Newspapers
Types of Supporting Materials

Def
o Denotative
o Operational
Facts
Examples and Illustrations
Stories
Testimony
Statistics
o Descriptive
o Inferential
o Survey

Criteria
For Evaluating Supporting Materials
Credible
Recent
Reliable
Identifiable
How to Choose Supporting Materials

Examples
o Actual
Verifiable
o Extended
As many specifics as you can
Vivid
o Hypothetical
Composite of facts

Attention grabber
o Brief
Testimony
o Expert
Knowledgeable person used in absentia
Provide credentials
o Peer
Joe Six Pack
People for the people
Soft evidence

o Prestige
Profound thinkers
But choose well known ones ie Oprah
Statistics
o Descriptive
Numbers are for logic

Note Cards
Label by color zones for the supports

Organizing Main Points

2-3 Maybe 4
o This speech, shoot for 3
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