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Research Strategies for Effective Public Speaking

Discover how to gather materials for your speech by drawing on personal experiences, utilizing libraries, internet resources, and expert tips. Learn to evaluate internet sources, conduct research interviews, and create annotated bibliographies.

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Research Strategies for Effective Public Speaking

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  1. PUBLIC SPEAKING Gathering Materials

  2. Where Do I Go? • Draw on personal experience first • Library • Internet • Other resources

  3. C.C. Libraries

  4. UCR Libraries

  5. UCSD

  6. Library Resources • Librarians • Catalogue • Periodical databases • Newspapers • Reference works

  7. Librarians • Circulation • Check books in/out • Research • Help students find materials

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

  9. Periodical Database • Research aid that catalogues articles from many journals, magazines

  10. Abstract • Summary of magazine or journal article • Don’t cite abstract alone

  11. Newspapers • Local • National • International

  12. Reference Works • Work that synthesizes large amount of related information • Encyclopedias • Yearbooks • Quotation books • Biographical aids

  13. Internet Searching • Search engines • Specialized resources • Virtual libraries • Government resources • Multicultural resources

  14. Evaluating Internet Docs • Authorship • Sponsorship • Recency

  15. Research Interview • Interview to get speech information

  16. Preparing Questions Avoid: • Questions you can answer without interview • Leading questions • Hostile, loaded questions

  17. Tips for Doing Research • Start early • Make preliminary bibliography • Make an annotated bibliography

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

  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).

  20. Tips for Doing Research • Start early • Make preliminary bibliography • Make an annotated bibliography • Think about materials • Take notes efficiently

  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

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