1

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Gathering Materials

Copyright 2012

2

Where Do I Go?

• Draw on personal experience first• Library• Internet• Other resources

Copyright 2012

C.C. Libraries

UCR Libraries

UCSD

6

Library Resources

• Librarians

• Catalogue

• Periodical databases

• Newspapers

• Reference works

Copyright 2012

7

Librarians

• Circulation–Check books in/out

• Research–Help students find materials

Copyright 2012

8

Catalogue

• Listing of all books, periodicals, other resources owned by library

Copyright 2012

9

Periodical Database

• Research aid that catalogues articles from many journals, magazines

Copyright 2012

10

Abstract

• Summary of magazine or journal article

• Don’t cite abstract alone

Copyright 2012

11

Newspapers

• Local• National• International

Copyright 2012

12

Reference Works

• Work that synthesizes large amount of related information– Encyclopedias

– Yearbooks

– Quotation books

– Biographical aids

Copyright 2012

13

Internet Searching

• Search engines

• Specialized resources– Virtual libraries

– Government resources

– Multicultural resources

Copyright 2012

14

Evaluating Internet Docs

• Authorship

• Sponsorship

• Recency

Copyright 2012

15

Research Interview

• Interview to get speech information

Copyright 2012

16

Preparing Questions

Avoid:

–Questions you can answer without interview

–Leading questions

–Hostile, loaded questions

Copyright 2012

17

Tips for Doing Research

• Start early

• Make preliminary bibliography

• Make an annotated bibliography

Copyright 2012

18

Annotated Bibliography

• Include a complete citation• Briefly describe the source• Include stats, quotes, etc.

Copyright 2012

19

Annotated Bibliography

Lucas, S.E. (2012). The Art of Public Speaking (11th edition). Boston: McGraw Hill.

This is a public speaking textbook. In this book the author states that Wikipedia “…can be a good place to start learning about a topic…”(p. 127). There is also a reference to reliability being comparable to print encyclopedias (p. 127).

Copyright 2012

20

Tips for Doing Research

• Start early

• Make preliminary bibliography

• Make an annotated bibliography

• Think about materials

• Take notes efficiently

Copyright 2012

21

Efficient Note-Taking

• Take plenty of notes

• Record in consistent format

• Make separate entry for each

• Distinguish among direct quotations, paraphrases, your own ideas

Copyright 2012