Understanding Your Assignment
Before you begin looking for information you should make sure you understand your assignment. Some good questions are:
Your professor is your best resource to answer these questions.
What type of speech do you have to present?
Always check with your instructor before starting to work on your speech.
Image from Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking, v. 1.0 by Jason S. Wrench, Anne Goding, Danette Ifert Johnson, and Bernardo A. Attias
Breaking Down The Research Process
The following outline gives a simple and effective strategy for finding information for a research paper and documenting the sources you find. Depending on your topic and your familiarity with the library, you may need to rearrange or recycle these steps. Adapt this outline to your needs. We are ready to help you at every step in your research.
This will be the final speech and outline in class. It is due May 13th.
You can present an informative or a persuasive speech.
You may pick your own topic.
You must have a minimum of 5 reliable sources outside of your own knowledge of your subject. Cite sources verbally and in the speech outline.
Need Help 
The Cerritos College Librarians can help you with your research in a variety of ways:
Librarians are available during library hours to answer your questions by phone or chat.
(562) 860-2451 x2425