Work through the boxes in order. Read the instructions, watch the short videos, and do the activities. Try the Self-Check at the end. For help with this tutorial, submit a question under the Ask a Librarian button in your blue navigation bar at the top of this guide.
This video from Toastmasters is a great introduction to how to choose topics based on your interests, experience, resources, and audience.
This video covers browsing for topics, topic pages and resources, searching, and using tools. Use the Opposing Viewpoints link below the video to try your own topic search.
Add possible topics from Opposing Viewpoints to the Topic Guide document you used in a previous step.
Find contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today’s hottest social issues. Content includes viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites.
TED videos are great for finding a topic or quality quotations and evidence for informative and persuasive speech projects.
NOTE: The video presentations have text transcripts, and some have reading lists and footnotes that can lead you to other resources for your speech project.
Add possible topics from TED Talks to the Topic Guide document you used in a previous step.
Access World News has hot topics and articles from both global and local newspapers, including the Daily News. Try using Advanced Search to use keywords combinations and filters.
NOTE: As with any library database, you can generate a citation to add to your speech outline. It is your responsibility to check any citation for accuracy.
Add possible topics to the Topic Guide document you used in a previous step.
The CIA World Factbook and other gevernment and organization websites can provide the evidence you need to make your claims stronger.
This short video from C.O.D. explains why you will be doing research to strengthen the claims you make in your speech.
Depending on the purpose of your speech, you will be gathering different types of evidence and support. Try the links below to see a few more examples of resources that might provide support for speeches. Go ahead and save and cite any you decide to use in order to keep track of them and avoid plagiarism.
In this video, Robert Yale does a great job of outlining and giving examples for three types of citations for speeches: in-text citations inside the speech outline, citations in the References section at the end of the outline, and oral citations spoken during the speech.
Which of the following examples of a source citation in a list of References is formatted in APA 7th edition style (minus the hanging indent and double spacing)?
Example 1
YouTube. (Oct. 26, 2008). Persuasive speaking tips: Using evidence in persuasive speeches, retrieved from https://youtu.be/cLFZD6lAkDI
Example 2
Goodwin, Tracy. (2008). “Persuasive Speaking Tips: Using Evidence in Persuasive Speeches.” YouTube, https://youtu.be/cLFZD6lAkDI
Example 3
Goodwin, T. (2008, October 26). Persuasive speaking tips: Using evidence in persuasive speeches [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/cLFZD6lAkDI
Example 4
expertvillage. (2008). “Persuasive Speaking Tips: Using Evidence in Persuasive Speeches.” Tracy Goodwin YouTube video. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/cLFZD6lAkDI
Which of the following examples of a source in-text citation for a speech outline is formatted in APA 7th edition in-text narrative style?
Example 1
Goodwin (2008) https://youtu.be/cLFZD6lAkDI
Example 2
Goodwin, Tracy. (2008). “Persuasive Speaking"
Example 3
Goodwin, T. (2008, October 26)
Example 4
Goodwin (2008)
Which oral citation is the best example of integrating a source into a speech?
Example 1
Goodwin (2008) says that you need “evidence to support whatever it is that you're trying to get me to do.” For example, use interviews, news articles, and magazines.
Example 2
Tracy Goodwin, a corporate communication expert and YouTube lecturer, says that “evidence is expert opinion…that is beyond you…, evidence to support whatever it is that you're trying to get me to do.” She emphasizes the importance of going beyond your own experience and seeking information from interviews with professionals and reputable news articles and magazines.
Example 3
Tracy Goodwin talks about using evidence to support your points, such as interviews, news, and magazines.
Example 4
A YouTube lecture from 2008 says that “evidence is expert opinion…that is beyond you…, evidence to support whatever it is that you're trying to get me to do.” It is important to go beyond your own experience and seek information from interviews with professionals and reputable news articles and magazines.
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