Invitation To Public Speaking Chapter Summary

In chapter 5 of Invitation to Public Speaking, Cindy L. Griffin (2015) addresses an important aspect of finding an effective supporting materials for a speech, and how gathering a wide, relevant range of supporting materials for a speech ensures that it will help the public dialogue remain responsive and healthy (Griffin, p. 98). The chapter, entitled “Gathering Supporting Materials” discussed how to make the research process as efficient and productive as possible, and how citing sources properly could make the speech more ethical and adds credibility to the topic.
In the first few pages of the chapter, Griffin mention that searching for information properly will ensure that the ideas and arguments are accurate, the audience is appropriately informed, and that the insights of researching offer you on
As Griffin mentioned in the chapter, plagiarism can come in three forms. Patchwork plagiarism which “constructing a complete speech from several different sources and presenting it as your own”. Global plagiarism which is “stealing an entire speech from a single source and presenting it as your own.” And the last form called Incremental Plagiarism which “presenting select portions from a single speech as your own.” (Griffin, p.93)
“All three forms of plagiarism are extremely unethical” Griffin says. But student can avoid plagiarizing in a number of ways. Firstly, is to make sure that they reference properly. Every idea, every concept, and every quotation is cited with the surname of the author, and the date of publication. Or for quotation a page number. So that it’s very clear that that is the source of that idea and student can block off any perceived or potential plagiarism by very clearly citing. ( Griffin,