Citing sources in a speech works differently from citing them in a paper. You would never read a parenthetical (in-text) citation out loud. Can you imagine ever saying parenthesis Rainie, Kiesler, Kang and Madden end parenthesis? That would be awkward. That's why you need to incorporate citation information into your speech, i.e.: The findings of "Anonymity, Privacy, and Security Online," an online report of the Pew Research Center, show that "[i]n word and deed, most Americans would like the ability to be anonymous and untracked online at least every once in a while."
Though you don't use the same style of citations as in a paper, you still need to give the audience enough information to find your sources on their own. The following boxes explain why we cite and how we can cite sources properly in a speech.
When you give a SPEECH or an ORAL PRESENTATION...
You need to verbally cite your sources
as you speak
Why?
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Thanks to Jennifer Rohan at Green River Community College's Holman Library for the content of this box. The original is available here.
When you give a speech...
HOW TO CITE EFFECTIVELY IN YOUR SPEECH:
Examples:
BOOK
Ineffective: “Margaret Brownwell writes in her book Dieting Sensibly that fad diets telling you ‘eat all you want’ are dangerous and misguided.” (Although the speaker cites and author and book title, who is Margaret Brownwell? No information is presented to establish her authority on the topic.)
Better: “Margaret Brownwell, professor of nutrition at the Univeristy of New Mexico , writes in her book, Dieting Sensibly, that …” (The author’s credentials are clearly described.)
MAGAZINE, JOURNAL OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Ineffective: “An article titled ‘Biofuels Boom’ from the ProQuest database notes that midwestern energy companies are building new factories to convert corn to ethanol.” (Although ProQuest is the database tool used to retrieve the information, the name of the newspaper or journal and publication date should be cited as the source.)
Better: “An article titled ‘Biofuels Boom’ in a September 2010 issue of Journal of Environment and Development” notes that midwestern energy companies…” (Name and date of the source provides credibility and currency of the information as well as giving the audience better information to track down the source.)
WEBSITE
Ineffective: “According to generationrescue.org, possible recovery from autism includes dietary interventions.” (No indication of the credibility or sponsoring organization or author of the website is given)
Better: “According to pediatrician Jerry Kartzinel, consultant for generationrescue.org, an organization that provides information about autism treatment options, possibly recovery from autism includes dietary interventions.” (author and purpose of the website is clearly stated.)
Note: some of the above examples are quoted from:
Metcalfe, Sheldon. Building a Speech. 7th ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2010. Google Books. Web. 17 Mar. 2012.
Thanks to Jennifer Rohan at Green River Community College's Holman Library for the content of this box. The original is available here.
Plagiarism is illegal; it is theft of
another person’s intellectual
property.
Plagiarism is easier to recognize than you think it is
The consequences of plagiarism can be severe.
Some Possible Consequences of Plagiarism
• Failing the assignment
• Failing the class
• Deprived of entrance into college
programs or graduate school
• Deprived of scholarships and
grants
• Inability to get a job
I'm sure you have been told to never, ever plagiarize, but how can you be sure that you're not plagiarizing anything?
The following links can help you with avoiding plagiarism: