Chapter Fourteen: Researching and Developing Support for Public Speeches.

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Conducting ResearchConducting Research

Library and Online Research The Internet

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Indexes of...Academic Journals

Government Documents

Background Information on Experts

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Indexes

Databases and Search Engines

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Indexes


Print Reference WorksReader’s Guide to

Periodical Literature

Newsweek

Ebony

Working Woman

American Demographics

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Indexes


Print Reference Works

Personal Knowledge

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Indexes


Print Reference Works

Personal Knowledge

Interviews

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Library and Online Research Surveys

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Using Evidence to Using Evidence to Support IdeasSupport Ideas

Material Used to Support Claims

Statistics

Limit Number of Statistics

Round Off Numbers

Select Timely Statistics

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Statistics

ExamplesUndetailed Examples

Detailed Examples

Hypothetical Examples

Stories

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Statistics

Examples

Comparisons

Quotations

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Visual AidsChartsGraphsPhotographsTransparenciesComputer GraphicsPhysical Objects

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Guidelines for Visual AidsGuidelines for Visual Aids

Large and Clear Enough

Simple and Uncluttered

Visual Text No more than Six Lines

Phrases, Not Sentences

Simple Typeface

Color and Variation for EmphasisEffective Visual Aids

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Guidelines for Visual AidsGuidelines for Visual Aids

Mechanical Guidelines

Reveal Only When Needed

Maintain Eye Contact with Audience

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Testing EvidenceTesting Evidence

Five Criteria Sufficiency - Is there enough?

Accuracy - Evidence Accurately Presented?

Relevance - Evidence Relates Directly

to Claim?

Timeliness - Evidence is Current?

Impartiality - Evidence Free of Bias?

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