{"id":844,"date":"2020-09-07T20:53:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T20:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-publicspeaking\/?post_type=chapter&p=844"},"modified":"2022-10-31T15:49:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T15:49:31","slug":"capstone-researching-your-speech","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-publicspeaking\/chapter\/capstone-researching-your-speech\/","title":{"raw":"Capstone: Researching Your Speech","rendered":"Capstone: Researching Your Speech"},"content":{"raw":"Your instructor will assign a number of speeches for you to prepare and deliver throughout this course.\u00a0 The speech preparation process is similar for all types of speeches.\u00a0 In this activity, you are required to craft your central idea\/thesis statement for your current speech assignment, following the guidelines given to you by your instructor.\r\n\r\nStep 1: Understand the requirements of the assignment from your instructor.<\/strong>\u00a0 For example, requirements for a speech might look like this:\u00a0 \u201cThis speech is an Informative Speech with a length of no less than three minutes and no more than five minutes.\u00a0 It should not be a \u201cHow To\u201d speech but should be focused on informing the audience about something interesting, new, or different that has the potential to impact the audience.\u00a0 You must have at least three sources in your speech.\u00a0 Presentation aids are optional. Your speech must have an introduction, a central idea, a preview, three major body areas, a review, and a conclusion.\u201d\r\n\r\nStep 2: Find appropriate sources.<\/strong> Our example requirements specify at least three sources.\u00a0 Your assignment may require more or fewer.\u00a0 It might also include specific requirements such as no sources may come from social media and at least one must come from a source that can be found in print (even if you find it digitally, such as a book, magazine, or newspaper).\u00a0 When beginning to research, you should always find more research than the minimum requirement because not every source you find will work in your speech, and some may include repetitive information.\r\n\r\nStep 3: Submit a bibliography of the research you plan to use in your speech.<\/strong>\u00a0 After locating research that is relevant, timely, and appropriate for your speech, read through all of it, making note of what information is usable for your speech.\u00a0 Upon finishing your research review, determine how many of the sources you found will be useful in your speech.\u00a0 Then, create a bibliography (following the guidelines provided in your text or by your instructor) with your research and submit it to your instructor.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Grading Rubric: Researching Your Speech<\/caption>\r\n
Criteria<\/td>\r\nRatings<\/td>\r\nPoint Total: 100%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
Bibliography<\/td>\r\nFollows guidelines for format<\/td>\r\n___ \/ 50%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Content<\/td>\r\nMeets at least the minimum number of sources required for the speech<\/td>\r\n___ \/ 30%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Content<\/td>\r\nMeets all specifications for types of sources for the speech<\/td>\r\n___ \/ 20%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>","rendered":"

Your instructor will assign a number of speeches for you to prepare and deliver throughout this course.\u00a0 The speech preparation process is similar for all types of speeches.\u00a0 In this activity, you are required to craft your central idea\/thesis statement for your current speech assignment, following the guidelines given to you by your instructor.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Understand the requirements of the assignment from your instructor.<\/strong>\u00a0 For example, requirements for a speech might look like this:\u00a0 \u201cThis speech is an Informative Speech with a length of no less than three minutes and no more than five minutes.\u00a0 It should not be a \u201cHow To\u201d speech but should be focused on informing the audience about something interesting, new, or different that has the potential to impact the audience.\u00a0 You must have at least three sources in your speech.\u00a0 Presentation aids are optional. Your speech must have an introduction, a central idea, a preview, three major body areas, a review, and a conclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Step 2: Find appropriate sources.<\/strong> Our example requirements specify at least three sources.\u00a0 Your assignment may require more or fewer.\u00a0 It might also include specific requirements such as no sources may come from social media and at least one must come from a source that can be found in print (even if you find it digitally, such as a book, magazine, or newspaper).\u00a0 When beginning to research, you should always find more research than the minimum requirement because not every source you find will work in your speech, and some may include repetitive information.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Submit a bibliography of the research you plan to use in your speech.<\/strong>\u00a0 After locating research that is relevant, timely, and appropriate for your speech, read through all of it, making note of what information is usable for your speech.\u00a0 Upon finishing your research review, determine how many of the sources you found will be useful in your speech.\u00a0 Then, create a bibliography (following the guidelines provided in your text or by your instructor) with your research and submit it to your instructor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Grading Rubric: Researching Your Speech<\/caption>\n
Criteria<\/td>\nRatings<\/td>\nPoint Total: 100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Bibliography<\/td>\nFollows guidelines for format<\/td>\n___ \/ 50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Content<\/td>\nMeets at least the minimum number of sources required for the speech<\/td>\n___ \/ 30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Content<\/td>\nMeets all specifications for types of sources for the speech<\/td>\n___ \/ 20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t
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