Part 4: SUPPORTING THE SPEECH

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SPEAKER’S REFERENCE

Chapter 8 Developing Supporting Material

Use a Variety of Supporting Materials

Consider the Target Audience

Offer Examples

Share Stories

image CHECKLIST Selecting the Right Example or Story

Draw on Testimony

image ESL SPEAKER’S NOTES Broaden Your Listeners’ Perspectives

image CHECKLIST Evaluating the Credibility of Testimony

Provide Facts and Statistics

image ETHICALLY SPEAKING Evaluating the Validity of the Statistics You Cite

image SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST Using Statistics in Your Speech: An Ethical Inventory

Win Acceptance of Your Supporting Materials

Chapter 9 Finding Credible Print and Online Materials

Assess Your Research Needs

Explore Primary Sources

image CHECKLIST Finding Speeches Online

image CHECKLIST Preparing for the Interview

Explore Secondary Sources

Conduct Smart Searches

image A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE Discovering Diversity in Reference Works

image FROM SOURCE TO SPEECH Evaluating Web Sources

Chapter 10 Citing Sources in Your Speech

Alert Listeners to Key Source Information

Establish the Source’s Trustworthiness

image CHECKLIST Offering Key Source Information

Avoid a Mechanical Delivery

image FROM SOURCE TO SPEECH Demonstrating Your Sources’ Reliability and Credibility

Overview of Source Types with Sample Oral Citations

image FROM SOURCE TO SPEECH Recording and Citing Web Sources

Credit Sources in Presentation Aids

Properly Citing Facts and Statistics

Properly Citing Summarized, Paraphrased, and Quoted Information