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Quick Oration Research

Quick Oration Research. Ask yourself 2 questions: Ask yourself How deeply into my topic do I need to go? Fully, or just the basics?

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Quick

Oration Research

Page 2: Quick Oration Research. Ask yourself 2 questions: Ask yourself How deeply into my topic do I need to go? Fully, or just the basics?

Ask yourself 2 questions:Ask yourselfHow deeply into my topic do I need to go?

Fully, or just the basics?

Page 3: Quick Oration Research. Ask yourself 2 questions: Ask yourself How deeply into my topic do I need to go? Fully, or just the basics?

BooksPrint or electronic

Examine subjects in context & detail

Page 4: Quick Oration Research. Ask yourself 2 questions: Ask yourself How deeply into my topic do I need to go? Fully, or just the basics?

BooksPrint or electronic

Examine subjects in context & detail

Include deep background research

Page 5: Quick Oration Research. Ask yourself 2 questions: Ask yourself How deeply into my topic do I need to go? Fully, or just the basics?

BooksPrint or electronic

Examine subjects in context & detail

Include deep background research

Can lack currency

Page 6: Quick Oration Research. Ask yourself 2 questions: Ask yourself How deeply into my topic do I need to go? Fully, or just the basics?

Examine subjects in context & detail

Include deep background research

Can lack currency

Take some time

BooksPrint or electronic

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Blogs, Websites, Academic Articles, Etc.

Page 8: Quick Oration Research. Ask yourself 2 questions: Ask yourself How deeply into my topic do I need to go? Fully, or just the basics?

Blogs, Websites, Academic Articles, etc.

Most current information & opinions

Page 9: Quick Oration Research. Ask yourself 2 questions: Ask yourself How deeply into my topic do I need to go? Fully, or just the basics?

Blogs, Websites, Academic Articles, etc.

Most current information & opinions

Often lack background & context

Page 10: Quick Oration Research. Ask yourself 2 questions: Ask yourself How deeply into my topic do I need to go? Fully, or just the basics?

Blogs, Websites, Academic Articles, etc.

Most current information & opinions

Often lack background & context

Can save time

Page 11: Quick Oration Research. Ask yourself 2 questions: Ask yourself How deeply into my topic do I need to go? Fully, or just the basics?

Blogs, Websites, Academic Articles, Etc.

Most current information & opinions

Often lack background & context

Can save time

Internet sites require you to establish the author’s level of expertise

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3 Categories of Voices on the Internet

Popular – meaning here, “of the people”Who? All of us, talking about life.

ProfessionalWho? Professionals at anything,talking about their areas of expertise

AcademicWho? PhDs, talking about concepts & mechanics that make life work

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Whose voice should I listen to for this project?

1. Decide who the experts are in your subject.

2. Find them.

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Great! You know where to look:

Hey, but regular people are actually

my experts.

Your own interviews

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Now I need verified statistics, facts, and

stories about my topic. .

Visit some professional websites, or

Google website authors’ names—are they professionals at what they’re talking about? or

Scroll to the very bottom of a websiteto find the publisher, after the © symbol. Google the publisher—is it expert level?

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All this verifying is driving me

crazy!

Try school-based search engines:

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… and when only a PhD’s depth of knowledge will do…

On the Results List “Academic Journal”

OR

Google, “Your Topic”.pdf(seriously cool results, often)

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Now, go knock them out!