Presentation for a Library Guest lecture for a Public Speaking course

1. Finding Supplementary Materials
Library Guest Lecture for
GCPS1005 Public Speaking
Chris Chan, Christine Ho

2. Introduction
“Preach not because you have to say
something, but because you have
something to say”
Richard Whately 1787–1863 English philosopher and theologian: Apophthegms (1854)
(n.d.). Speeches. In Oxford Essential Quotations. Retrieved 17 Jan. 2013, from http://0-www.oxfordreference.com.hkbulib.hkbu.edu.hk/view/10.1093/acref/
9780191735240.001.0001/q-oro-00010323

3. Outline
Finding expert opinion
Finding public opinion
Finding statistics
Finding the right words
Finding the right image

4. Your topic
“Eating habits in
Hong Kong”
Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_lulu/6634043509/

5. Expert opinion
Nicholas Murray Butler
“An expert is 1862–1947 American
one who knows President of Columbia
University, 1901–45:
more and more Commencement address
about less and at Columbia University
(attributed)
less.”
(n.d.). Experts. In Oxford Essential Quotations. Retrieved 28 Jan. 2013, from http://0-www.oxfordreference.com.hkbulib.hkbu.edu.hk/view/10.1093/acref/9780191735240.001.0001/q-
oro-00004242

6. Where the experts are
Where do experts share their opinions?
Within their trade
On the blogosphere
In civil society
In academia
Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/diylibrarian/1403798100/

7. Experts: think tanks
A body of
experts
providing
advice and
ideas on specific
political or
economic
problems

8. Experts: academic publications
OneSearch - The Library’s research engine:

9. Finding public opinion
What does she think?

10. Public opinion in Hong Kong
HKU Public Opinion Programme http://hkupop.hku.hk
Established to collect and study public opinion on various topics

11. Public opinion elsewhere
Public opinion from other countries
might make for an illuminating
comparison
Pew Research Center focuses mainly
on the US, but includes a “Global”
section:
http://www.pewresearch.org/

12. Public opinion in the media
Documentaries
Radio shows
Newspaper reports
Columnists
Letters to the Editor
Editorials

13. Finding Statistics
“We think in
generalities but
live in detail “
Auden, W.H. & Kronenberger, L. (1993). The Viking book of aphorisms: A personal selection. New York: Barnes & Noble Books.

14. Fast food expenditure Total restaurant purchases
18%
82%
The Government’s Census and Statistics Department provides a wealth of statistics on Hong Kong: http://censtatd.gov.hk/

15. The right quotation
“Der Mensch ist, was re isst.”
(Man is what he eats.)
Ludwig Feuerbach 1804–72 German philosopher: Jacob Moleschott Lehre der Nahrungsmittel: Für das Volk (1850) ‘Advertisement’

16. Finding the right words
quotations
aphorisms
allusion
anecdotes

17. The right quotation
Oxford Reference:
http://0-
www.oxfordreference.com.hkbulib.hkb
u.edu.hk
Contains online versions of hundreds
of reference books such as:
Oxford Essential
Quotations
Oxford Dictionary of
Reference and Allusion

18. The right definition
English dictionaries
Subject specialist
dictionaries

19. The right pronunciation
crowd-sourced
pronunciation
guide

20. The right anecdote
Anecdotes
Allusions to food that I could work into my speech:
Ambrosia - Delicious or reviving food (Greek Mythology)
Feeding of the five thousand (Biblical allusion)

21. The right image
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmatteo/4768786395

22. Creative Commons images
“Some rights reserved”: between copyright (“all rights
reserved”) and public domain (chaotic free for all?)
CC licensed allow licensor to retain copyright while letting
others to copy, distribute and make some uses of their work

23. Creative Commons images
4 tools combine to form 6 different licenses

24. Google image search...
Filter by license
to reuse

25. flickr search...
Search for Creative
Commons-licensed

26. Wikimedia Commons search...
All content on
Wikimedia Commons
can be reused

27. Summary
Inform, motivate, and persuade your listeners
Make your point by using expert & public opinion, statistics, and the right
words & images
Consult the Research Guide for your course at:
http://hkbu.libguides.com/public_speaking

28. Questions? Ask anytime.

29. Thank you!

30. Acknowledgements
Presentation prepared by Chris Chan and Christine Ho (HKBU Library, 2013)
Slide 11: Yellow Stripes Dance by flickr member · · · — — — · · · via Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0
license, http://www.flickr.com/photos/psit/5059180907/
Slide 22: Baby Smile by flickr member Matteo Sorba, available under a Creative Commons License Attribution-
NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 license, http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmatteo/4768786395
(n.d.). Food and Drink. In Essential Quotations. Retrieved 19 Jan. 2013, from http://0-www.oxfordreference.com.hkbulib.hkbu.edu.hk/view/10.1093/acref/
9780191735240.001.0001/q-oro-00004498
Delahunty, A., inasdf & Dignen, S. (n.d.). ambrosia. In Oxford University Press, The Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion. . Retrieved 19 Jan. 2013, from http://
0-www.oxfordreference.com.hkbulib.hkbu.edu.hk/view/10.1093/acref/9780199567454.001.0001/acref-9780199567454-e-65
Delahunty, A., inasdf & Dignen, S. (n.d.). Feeding of the five thousand. In Oxford University Press, The Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion. . Retrieved 19 Jan.
2013, from http://0-www.oxfordreference.com.hkbulib.hkbu.edu.hk/view/10.1093/acref/9780199567454.001.0001/acref-9780199567454-e-689