Lackawanna COM125 2022 February Module 5 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest

COM125 Effective Speaking

Module 5 Discussion

DQ1 Research Strategy Worksheet

Here's a "Research Strategy Worksheet" from another text that I find invaluable for directing your research, especially since the Informative speech is next week. Just click on the file to download it.

Fill it out (or just answer each line) with research for your Informative speech topic. Especially the "local applications" and "current information resources." Then post the filled in version here! Feel free to justify your sources, or explain how you came up with them.

A lot of people don't know what to put for"local applications and current information," and it's easy: what are the local applications of your topic? For instance, if I was doing an informative speech on How Great Gardening Is, I would tell you about community gardens in South Abington (it's huge, it's onWeek 307, check it out) and Scranton. The "current information" is just news stories that are current, about your topic. (remember "timely" topics?) For Gardening I would probably talk about all the CSA farms (Community Supported Agriculture, local farms where you can get fresh, organic local produce every week all summer long) and how popular they are becoming, especially in urban areas.

This kind of requires that you DO plenty of research on your topic. My suggestion is to use the Seeley library resources. You will find plenty of scholarly peer-reviewed academic journal articles there. Do I need to tell you this is the best and most credible kind of research? Of course I don't!

DQ2 Synthesis of Research

Based on the topic for your informative speech, look up ONE academic peer-reviewed scientific journal article that specifically references your topic. Then find ONE article that specifically references your topic in a non-scholarly source, for instance a paper like the New York Post or USA Today.

How do the sources differ, and how are they the same? Tell us a little about what each source could bring to your speech.