Research Guides: Public Speaking: Writing & Citing

Picking a Topic

Research & Writing

Video: Writing Essentials
Shows how effective communication is possible for anyone, taking into consideration gauging the needs of the audience, keeping prose short and simple, avoiding jargon and overblown language, employing a confident yet respectful tone, and more.
Developing an Outline
Tutorial: Paraphrasing, Quoting, and Summarizing
Provides an overview of paraphrasing, quoting, and summarizing depending on the goal of your writing, plus how to accurately represent your sources.

Writer's Reference Center This link opens in a new window
A guide to the writing process, covering preparation; writing your document; revising; and writing about theme, character, form and genre, and other topics.

Finding Information Research Guide
Information on researching, writing, and formatting papers and projects.
GTC Writing Center
The Writing Center’s mission is to assist writers of all levels and disciplines to improve their writing and grammar skills.

Citing Your Sources

Citation is the act of identifying sources. Any time you use anyone else's thoughts or language in papers, projects, or reports, you must create a citation to credit that person's authorship.

APA Citation Style
Quick tutorials and "how-to's" on APA Citation Style
MLA Citation
Quick tutorials and "how-to's" on MLA Citation Style

MLA Citation Style Provided by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).

BibMe Fast & Easy Bibliography Maker

Evaluating Resources

Evaluating Information - Applying the CRAAP Test
The CRAAP Test is a list of questions to help you evaluate the information you find. Different criteria will be more or less important depending on your situation or need.
Video: Evaluating Sources
Reviews strategies for evaluating sources based on source authority, accuracy, currency, relevance, and objectivity.
Tutorial: Evaluating Digital Sources Using Lateral Reading
introduces the practice of lateral reading and reviews how to evaluate online materials by digging deeper into the origins and motives behind sites, then provides the opportunity to practice lateral reading through a guided activity.