Supporting Material

Variety is important with the types of sources that you use because each have their advantages and disadvantages

1. Books

2. Periodicals

3. References

4. Personal Interviews

5. Internet Sources--.org .gov. .edu

6. Television/Radio Programs


Once you have your sources, it's time to be a surgeon and dissect them for information.

Type of Supporting Material Include:

1. Facts

2. Statistics

3. Examples

4. Analogies

5. Anecdotes

6. Quotations


Having a variety of these is important to have a fix on quantitative(numbers/facts) and qualititative(stories/examples) data. Even entertainment speeches should have a variety of types of humor(understatements, puns, satire, self-deprication, over exaggeration, follow up jokes, pop culture humor, caricatures)


When citing a source within in the speech, always have the name of the publication and the date it was created. Sometimes, it's important to include the author if they have credibility with it. Some judges also prefer the name of the article.

It's important to explain the information using your own voice/vocabulary instead of copying and pasting the original source's language unless you're taking an exact quotation from someone.