Public Speaking Handbook

154 8.1 GatherinG and UsinG sUpportinG Material Learning Objectives 8.1 List five potential sources of supporting material for a ...

sources of supporting Material 8.1 155 fish, stenciling, or stamp collecting. Or you might talk on a subject with which you have ...

156 8.1 GatherinG and UsinG sUpportinG Material LOCATING INTERNET RESOURCES You have undoubtedly used Google to access material ...

sources of supporting Material 8.1 157 EVALUATING INTERNET RESOURCES Although the Web was founded on the principle of free speec ...

158 8.1 GatherinG and UsinG sUpportinG Material years. But users need to keep in mind that anyone, regardless of his or her expe ...

sources of supporting Material 8.1 159 and radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN international, FOX News, NPR, and othe ...

160 8.1 GatherinG and UsinG sUpportinG Material It is a good idea to become familiar with your library’s layout before you have ...

sources of supporting Material 8.1 161 Before you decide that an interview is necessary, be sure that your questions cannot be a ...

162 8.2 GatherinG and UsinG sUpportinG Material Get set... Arrive for the interview a few minutes ahead of schedule. Be pre- pa ...

research strategies 8.2 163 Develop a Preliminary Bibliography Creating a preliminary bibliography, or list of promising potenti ...

164 8.3 GatherinG and UsinG^ sUpportinG Material will even use presentation aids in your speech, it can’t hurt to print out, pho ...

types of supporting Material 8.3 165 of the significance of a problem, and where an illustration might stir their emo- tions. Ne ...

166 8.3 GatherinG and UsinG sUpportinG Material To use an extended illustration takes more time than citing a brief example, but ...

types of supporting Material 8.3 167 Descriptions and Explanations Probably the most commonly used forms of support are descript ...

168 8.3 GatherinG and UsinG sUpportinG Material Keep your descriptions and explanations brief. Too many details may make your l ...

types of supporting Material 8.3 169 Use a definition only when needed. Novice speakers too often use a definition as an easy i ...

170 8.3 GatherinG and UsinG sUpportinG Material [“Allegory of the effects of good government”] shows a living medieval town, wit ...

types of supporting Material 8.3 171 USING STATISTICS AS SUPPORT Statistics can be expressed as either counts or percentages. Ve ...

172 8.3 GatherinG and UsinG sUpportinG Material the United States has doubled every year since 1950. Joel Best, author of Damned ...

types of supporting Material 8.3 173 Opinions Opinions are testimony or quotations that express someone’s attitudes, be- liefs, ...