Exam 9: Express Yourself in Writing and Speech

Daniel forgot to cite someone else's idea in his research paper, which was noticed by his instructor.He cited all other words and did not intend to make this error.Since he was not trying to pass the person's work off as his own, it would not be considered plagiarism.

The Modern Language Association (MLA) of America citation format is primarily used in the humanities, while the American Psychological Association (APA) citation format is primarily used in the social sciences, psychology, and education.

Developing an accurate bibliography and citing your sources is an important aspect of your academic life if you want to be taken seriously by peers and colleagues.It is important to be sure you are citing sources correctly and using credible sources for your research, especially when much of the information you will find is online.You want to safeguard the integrity of your paper.Based on what you have learned in the chapter about using credible sources, citing sources, fair use and writing citations, discuss 10 strategies or questions you will ask yourself to avoid plagiarism and/or inaccurate citations.

The best ways to overcome speech anxiety are to do many rehearsals and to pretend your audience is composed of your best friends.

An effective way to overcome speech anxiety is to:

All of these elements should be in the main body of a paper except for:

The conclusion of a paper must:

What is the first thing you should do to organize your thoughts on your topic?

When addressing an audience with a speech, be sure to:

Annie has writer's block.She has set small sessions of time each day to begin writing, but she is overwhelmed with the amount of research and information she needs to pull together.In this situation, she may have success through mind mapping and freewriting to organize her thoughts.

When you are giving a speech, it is important you remain in the present.This means:

Jackie is preparing her research paper in Economics 101 course.She has chosen to research and write about econometrics.So far her topic is: Econometrics: Integrating Economic Theory and Statistics to Predict Behavior.There are many resources on the subject and different types of economic behavior she could research.Based on the chapter, which set of strategies is your best recommendation for her to further prepare her research to write the paper?

When writing online, write as much as you need to get your point across

When making a presentation, part of knowing your audience is considering:

Celeste has begun her speech in class with a question.Her reasoning to do this is likely because is not well prepared.

You do not need to give credit for or cite general ideas that are considered to be a part of common knowledge.

The five steps of the writing process are: 1.prepare, 2.organize, 3.write, 4.edit, 5.review.

When using the writing process, about half of your time should be spent on preparing, organizing, and writing, and the other half of your time should be spent on editing and reviewing.

Discuss 5 strategies from the chapter you will use to improve your ability to make effective presentation in class or at work.

You are in a study group, and for this session you have decided to evaluate each other's speeches for practice and tips for improvement.Cecelia is the first person to go.She begins by asking you and your peers what you already know about her topic as she hands out her PowerPoint presentation for note taking.As she goes through her presentation, she is reading the slides and making eye contact, and on each major point she turns to her audience and elaborates in a confident manner.She recalls what you and your peers knew as she is making her presentation.In closing, she states new information learned and has a question and answer session.Using what you have learned about making effective presentations, write a paragraph of feedback for Cecelia.