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1. Explain the difference between primary and secondary sources.
2. Why is it important to assess your research needs before beginning your search?
3. When preparing a speech, why might books be valuable as supporting material?
4. What is a periodical? Give one example.
5. What is a blog, and how might you use one as a speech source?
6. Describe a speech in which a citation from a government publication would be useful.
7. Describe a situation in which surveys and interviews would make effective research tools
for public speakers.
8. Give an example of a leading interview question.
9. Give an example of a loaded interview question.
10. Provide three tips for how an interviewer can get off to a good start at the beginning of an
interview.
11. What are three things you should consider when critically evaluating your web sources?
12. What is the difference between propaganda and disinformation, and why are both
considered unethical?