Chapter 4

If you wanted to search a database to find information for an upcoming presentation, the best place to conduct your research is _.

At the library or through a library portal

Rashid is researching the presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy for an upcoming speech. Rashid is looking for detailed information in historical context. Which of the following library resources should Rashid explore for in-depth information?

Books

Charlene is conducting online research for a speech on the storage of nuclear waste. She checks for a copyright date and the most recent update to the website. What is Charlene evaluating?

Currency

Support materials are a necessary component of public speaking because they provide _ that validate(s) the speech topic.

Evidence

Google, Bing, and Yahoo! are all examples of _.

General search engine

Noah is working on a speech regarding zoning issues within his city. What type of resource should Noah look at in order to find policy information, statistics, and facts?

Government resource

If a survey has a low margin of error, this means that it has _.

High reliability

What is a disadvantage of using a reference work instead of another type of support material?

It may offer information that is too brief

Academic and professional publications are known as _.

Journals

Immediately after conducting an interview, the interviewer should _.

Make additional notes about the conversation while it is still fresh in his or her mind.

A blog is analogous to a(n) _.

Online personal journal

Rather than write the presentation in her own words, Elizabeth chose to take the entire document she found at the library and use it without citing her source. Elizabeth is demonstrating _.

Plagiarism

Jessa hopes to gain some quantifiable information for her presentation on water usage rates in the United States from a survey her company is conducting online. The individuals who participate in this survey represent the _.

Population

When developing a speech, the Modern Language Association and the American Psychological Association are important because they _.

Provide appropriate style guidelines for citing source information.

One of the last surviving Navajo code talkers is visiting Tom's campus. Tom wants to set up an interview with him to gather information for a speech he is preparing. What should Tom keep I mind when scheduling the interview?

The interview time and location should be set up with the interviewee's schedule in mind.