Integrating Research into Your Speech

By integrating and acknowledging your sources of information in the speech, you'll give fair credit to those whose ideas and statements you're using, and at the same time you'll help establish your own reputation as a responsible researcher.

Plagiarism

The word plagiarism refers to the process of passing off the work (ideas, words, illustrations) of others as our own. It is not the act of using another's

ideas – we all do that. Plagiarism is using another's ideas without acknowledging that they are the ideas of this other person; it is passing off the ideas as if they were ours.

In U.S. institutions of higher education, plagiarism is a serious violation of the rules of academic honesty and carries serious penalties, sometimes even expulsion.

Avoiding Plagiarism

For information that is not common knowledge, you need to acknowledge your source. Here are a few simple rules that will help you avoid even the suggestion of plagiarism:

1.Acknowledge the source of any ideas you present that are not your own. If you learned of an idea in your history course, then cite the history instructor or history textbook. If you read an idea in an article, then cite the article.

2.Acknowledge the words of another. It's obvious what to do when you're quoting another person exactly; you need to cite the person you're quoting. You should also cite others even when you paraphrase their words, because you are still using others' ideas; but when paraphrases need to be credited may not always be so clear.

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