Friday, March 23, 2012
Week 9, Question 1
In using a visual aid which contains visual and audio files the speaker needs to consider a few things and make sure he/she does the research necessary to credit or discredit the media clip. Before choosing to incorporate something into your speech visual aid, complete research needs to be done to ensure the clip is authentic. With the internet the way it is in these times, just about anything is possible and many bias and untruthful things are posted online. Rate my Professor is just one example. These are peoples opinions and are in no way a valid or factual basis for research or evidence. Once the media has been deemed credible, then the speaker must ensure they cite the source of the media being show so it is very clear to the audience. The source needs to contain the 'original' source location not just generically saying something like 'YouTube'. With the speaker adhering to these simple guidelines, their credibility will be that much more in tact for the presentation.
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I agree that when a speaker uses visual media, it is crucial that the media is valid and credible. A well-developed speech that uses unreliable sources can completely hinder the credibility of the speaker giving the presentation. So, doing research on sources is very important and is a must when preparing a speech. The loss of credibility is not worth it if you can prevent it by just doing a little more research. I thought you wrote a good post. I like your reference to Rate My Professor. You made a good point that opinionated information is posted daily and it can’t all be used as a credible source.
ReplyDeleteI agree that you have to triple check that the media that you use for a speech be accurate and credible. It would be humiliating to show something that someone in the audience knew to be false. It reflects on the speaker and their credibility as well. You want your audience to trust you and be sure that they want to listen to what you have to say. I also agree when you say that you cannot use a website that only offers opinions. They may clash with what you are trying to speak about or just be completely false.
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