Public Speaking

76 CHAPTER^6 Audience Analysis get a lower appraisal or lose your job if you show up on a Friday prepared with an hour speech—ev ...

Consider Your Audience’s Perception of You (^77) regarding them. Their evaluations begin before your speech, they’re modified wh ...

78 CHAPTER^6 Audience Analysis Listeners also expect you to be calm and poised. Think of it this way: If you’re agi- tated durin ...

Summary (^79) • Web Links related to chapter content • Study and review tools such as self-quizzes and an interactive glossa ...

80 CHAPTER^6 Audience Analysis To understand race and ethnicity better, read the first-person account of racial and ethnic iden ...

Chapter 7 This ChapTer Will help You • Plan your research • Locate and gather materials from a variety of sources • Cri ...

82 CHAPTER^7 Researching Your Speech in the Digital Age best material combines several skills that increase your competence in s ...

Locate the Data You Need (^83) Use your librarians’ expertise. Tuition dollars pay for library services, so tap into your librar ...

84 CHAPTER^7 Researching Your Speech in the Digital Age Books Experts write scholarly books based on research to advance knowled ...

Locate the Data You Need (^85) For statistics, the Statistical Abstract of the United States, a government document, provides nu ...

86 CHAPTER^7 Researching Your Speech in the Digital Age Native digital news outlets—globally, nationally, and internationally—ha ...

Locate the Data You Need (^87) techniques? Personal experiences with subjects such as preparing a budget or living with diabetes ...

88 CHAPTER^7 Researching Your Speech in the Digital Age those limits. Confirm the appointment a few days beforehand. On appointm ...

Think Critically about the Material (^89) M = Message Rate the message or content based on the following tips:^29 Is the materi ...

90 CHAPTER^7 Researching Your Speech in the Digital Age Mars Mission. Encyclopedia entries about the spacecraft are tertiary sou ...

Record Your Information (^91) Two methods are common for recording information: taking notes (pen and paper) or downloading and ...

92 CHAPTER^7 Researching Your Speech in the Digital Age the card with an abbreviated source citation so that when you use the ma ...

Summary (^93) Use a Standard Format for Source Citation To avoid plagiarism and build and maintain credibility, list each source ...

94 CHAPTER^7 Researching Your Speech in the Digital Age printing out and marking up. Whatever your method, avoid plagiarism by c ...

Summary (^95) a. Find a Wikipedia article on a very familiar subject such as “George Washington.” Skim through the article, and ...