Question

. How can be certain that you have the best research for your speech? How can you be information literate and what references should you utilize?

Answer 1

One can be certain that he/she has the best research for the speech by:

• - Comparing the purpose of the speech with the information collected
• - making notes of all the important points of the topic
• - comparing the data collected from online sources matches with the offline sources as well
• - ensuring that a maximum number of sources are studied for transparency and reliability.

One can be information literate by:

• Determining the extent of information needed.
• Outlining the purpose and scope of research clearly.
• getting background information from articles, facts and theories and many more
• Evaluate the information and its sources critically.

Various references that one can utilize include dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, directories, and other materials like books, news, journals, and many more.