Gathering Supporting Material

1
Gathering Supporting Material

• Chapter 9

2
Gathering Supporting Material

• Personal Knowledge Experience
• Select familiar topics
• Personal knowledge is good support
• Examples, illustrations, explanations
• From experiences
• Hobbies
• Major Purchases
• Memberships
• Research is good but support from experiences
  give presentation variety

3
Gathering Supporting Material

• The Internet
• World wide web
• Directories Search Engines
• Name search engines besides yahoo Google
• Advanced Searches
• Information was once difficult to find online
• Now there is an overwhelming amount
• Use Boolean search terms to narrow search
  results
• What are examples of boolean search terms

4
Gathering Supporting Material

• The Internet
• Evaluating Web Sources
• Accountability
• Who is responsible for content
• Person/Organization
• Review site extension (pg 76)
• Accuracy
• Related to accountability
• Review site structure (sources cited links)
• Objectivity
• Is info fair balanced
• Is there motivation for bias

5
Gathering Supporting Material

• The Internet
• Evaluating Web Sources
• Date
• Is info current
• When was info last updated
• Usability
• Can info be retrieved quickly
• Does site load slow or cost money
• Diversity
• Does site show bias or discrimination
• Can affect its credibility

6
Gathering Supporting Material

• Library Resources
• Books
• Stacks collection of books on shelves
• Card Catalog Old method of finding books
• Now on electronic databases
• Periodicals
• General interest magazines, trade professional
  Journals
• Available through library databases

7
Gathering Supporting Material

• Library Resources
• Full Text Databases
• Provide complete articles for review
• Academic search premier
• Lexxus/Nexxus
• Newspapers
• Back Issues
• Archived/stored on microfilm
• Indexes
• National Newspaper index, New york times
• Wall Street Journal, LA Times

8
Gathering Supporting Material

• Library Resources
• Reference Resources
• Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Directories,
• Atlases, Almanacs Yearbooks
• Books of Quotations, Biographical Dictionaries
• Government Docs
• Rich source of support material
• Gov. researches publishes info on many subjects
• Catalog of U.S. Government publications

9
Gathering Supporting Material

• Interviews
• Determine interview purpose
• What do you need to find out
• Are needed facts only available through interview
• Why are you doing this interview?
• Setting up interview
• Arrange ahead of time
• Give reason for interview request
• Ask permission to record

10
Gathering Supporting Material

• Interviews
• Planning the interview
• Gather background info
• To develop appropriate questions interviewee
• Plan specific questions
• Open ended questions allow fuller responses

11
Gathering Supporting Material

• Interviews
• Planning the interview
• Order of questions
• Based on topics or complexity
• Easy questions first to build rapport
• Recording strategy
• Helps with specific details
• Can make subject self conscious
• Consider the location of interview and types of
  devices
• Audio recorder, Camera, Etc

12
Gathering Supporting Material

• Conducting the Interview
• On your mark
• Dress appropriately
• Gather supplies, note taking material, etc
• Get set
• Arrive early, review questions
• Establish connection with subject
• Go
• Have prepared questions
• Following up the interview
• Review content after interview

13
Gathering Supporting Material

• Research Strategies
• Develop Preliminary Bibliography
• Note down source to keep track of them
• Use consistent format (MLA in here)
• Evaluate Usefulness of Resources
• Evaluate content for goal of speech
• Take Notes
• Determine sources for use in speech
• Identify Possible Presentation Aids
• Review ideas/material to determine use of visual
  aids