When you use information in your speech that you have gained from your research, you have an ethical obligation to attribute that information to the author. This means that you state the author’s name, her or his qualifications, the source where you found the information, and the date (see an example from a speech on family farms on p. 219). The audience needs to understand that you are citing evidence. It is not enough that you have the citation on a works cited page of an outline that you submit to your instructor. Audience members need to understand that you are citing evidence at the time that you are presenting it orally in your speech.