No body is perfect and sometimes, people use poor sources. However most of the world is unforgiving and will crucify you for your mistake, especially on a professional level. That is why it is important to make sure you have a good valid source, especially on highly controversial stuff. If you have a video or digital recording that is going to rock the boat, ask yourself where did you get it? Perhaps find who recorded it, people who were claimed to be there, and get them to give you on the record quotes.
This will keep you out of trouble and also, make you seem like a good hearted person. You should also ask yourself is it worth using? Will it get me in serious trouble if I am wrong about it?
Overall, your audience is looking to you to do the "right" thing. They want to know that you checked your sources and used something 100% legit because they hate to be duped intentional, or not.
I agree that you will be criticized if you don’t use credible sources, but then again how does your audience know if they are or not? Especially if you are a credible person, and have a believable approach. Although it is hard to tell what is credible or not, I liked your questions analyzing your material. Is this good enough to use is the question that stood out the most. Most people fill up their speech or media presentation with "stuff" that sometimes isn't helpful. If they would have thought it through, obviously it would have been left out. Good luck next week!
ReplyDeleteYour right. Nobody is perfect and everyone makes mistakes but it is your responsibility to get correct sources and do the right thing. I kind of got the feeling from reading your response that you should ask yourself if it was you would you want someone to rip you off and say it was their own idea? Also that you do not want to dupe your audience because nobody likes be all psyched up for something someone gave a speech about and then go tell some else like a smart apple and get told for having the wrong information. right? =P
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