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Public Speaking - Johnstown Campus

This guide highlights resources that can help students enrolled in the COMMRC 0052 Public Speaking course.

Citing Sources in Speeches

Your professor will let you know how much citation information you'll need to include in your speeches. But just like in written papers, anytime you cite facts and statistics or quote another person's words or ideas, you need to give attribution for them. Here's a brief video tutorial on how to include oral citations in a speech:

Citation Style Manuals

The most recent editions of various style manuals are on Course Reserves at the Owen Library Information Desk. Do a search in PittCat for the citation style required for your class and narrow the search by Library: Johnstown Campus Library-Owen.

Need Help Formatting Citations?

PittCat and most library databases offer a citation tool to help you format citations for found sources. Just remember to always double-check the formatting because there may be errors!

Citing Sources Using a Citation Manager

Keep track of all of your reference lists and bibliographies. Pitt's library resources work with citation management tools and allow you to import citations from sources like PittCat and article databases.