Chapter 7: Research Your Topic

Why do we research a speech topic? (Check all that apply)

• It helps you know more about your topic.

• It gives you credibility.

• It helps you support your claim.

• We want to make sure you have lots of busy work to do.

Yes/No: It is important to develop a research plan when you research for your speech.

• Yes

• No

Where do you start when you research?

• You sit and think about it over coffee.

• Start browsing the web.

• Just start in a random manner.

• Inventory what you know and don't know.

Which is an example of a journal? (Check all that apply)

• The New York Times

• The Washington Post

• Nature

• The Smithsonian

Which is an example of a newspaper? (Check all that apply)

• The New York Times

• The Washington Post

• Nature

• The Smithsonian

What are the differences between MLA and APA citation styles? (Check all that apply.)

• MLA uses author's last name and page number.

• APA uses author's last name and year of publication.

• MLA uses Works Cited Page.

• APA uses the term References.

What is the Dark Web?

• Google

• A place to find things you shouldn't.

• A place anyone can use.

• A site that ends in .com or .org.

Which would not be a good source to look for material for a speech? (Check only one.)

• Journal Articles

• Magazine Articles

• Newspapers

• Wal-Mart

Yes/No: Are journal articles and magazine articles considered the same thing?

• Yes

• No

Which of the following would be considered a journal?

• The Topeka Capital Journal

• The Smithsonian

• Joural of Applied Psychiatry

• Nature