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SPE151 Introduction to Speech

Demonstration Speech

Search Tools for Demonstration Speech

As you search for information to help you write your demonstration speech, consider where you will be most likely to find information on your topic to help you choose your search tool.

For your demonstration speeches, library databases or the catalog may not be useful. If you want definitions or concepts related to football to support your demonstration, the database Credo would be helpful, but you likely won't find instructions to demonstrate how to throw a football there.

Google Search Tips for Finding Demonstration Sources

  • Phrasing your search as a question is more helpful here. ("How do you throw a football?")
  • Cross search: Google images, news, Scholar, videos
  • The website's domain (.com, .edu, .org) is not an indicator of its credibilityThe domain only tells you what kind of website it is: commercial, education, non-profit (possibly).

Even for demonstration purposes, you should still strive for authoritative sources. Refer to the Evaluate Sources tab for help evaluating information.