Communication: COMM 1020 Public Speaking
COMM 1020: Principles of Public Speaking
Today there's lots of people amplifying their points of view online (lots!). We're seeing evidence of outrage fatigue, information overload, and a general weariness of the noise of it all. For example, how can we talk about the identity of a coal miner (mind map sample below) without bias? Rational evidence-based rhetoric research is today's lesson from Dale the Librarian.
Trends, Ideas, Keywords
(Some of the resources below present multiple points-of-view in a journalist-prepared package; others you get to sift through trends on your own terms)
CQ Researcher (What is important to U.S. voters right now)
Polling the Nations (slow! -but good)
Roper iPoll (Comm Faculty Recommend!)
Gale Opposing Viewpoints
Pew Research Center
YouGov (polls search)
US Newsstream (most U.S. newspapers -including today)
Google Trends
Scholarly/Academic/Evidence-Based
Sociological Abstracts
Social Science Premium Collection
Communication & Mass Media Complete
PsycINFO (psychology, but with many applications in social sciences)
Education Full Text & ERIC (education, family development)
Business Source Premier (business)
PAIS (public policy and analysis)
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (politics)
CINAHL (nursing -medical policy, procedure, intervention)
Library Catalog (everything -highly recommended)
Academic Search Ultimate (A big mash of many disciplines)
Advanced -sort by # of times cited
Scopus
Web of Science
Keywords and Search Ideas
some samples of keyword searches to try (note: edit and choose your own!)
"artificial intelligence" OR "machine learning" OR automation
AND
future
AND
humanity OR culture OR community OR society
"mario kart" OR nintendo OR wii OR "nintendo switch"
AND
culture OR community
other sample searches!
beliefs OR values OR identity OR culture OR community OR attitudes
"social media" OR tiktok OR facebook OR instagram
debate OR opinion OR rhetoric OR argument
intervention OR negotiation OR policy OR government
How to cite something missing information
Do you want to cite a website that's missing citation elements? Here's some tips on how to get through that:
How do I cite the stuff!?*
*Petersen, B. (2024, May 23). In the news: Speech and drama. The Bunkhouse. https://secure.smore.com/n/2gwbsc-the-bunkhouse
AND
When do I need to cite something?
Video: skibidi rizz library
What are peer-reviewed scholarly sources?
Video: tay tay in academia
Interlibrary Loan
How do I get full text for free?
Watch this mercifully short video on
Inter Library Loan
(and as always, e-mail dale.larsen@utah.edu for help)
Subject Guide
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Less Bias, more evidence, plz
2024 ELECTION SPECIAL
There seems to be a bit of opinion out there, but a distinct lack of agreement on evidence. How can a student seek unbiased evidence, and how to use overt bias in your favor when examining the election?
How to use these resources (video)
