CST 100: Principles of Public Speaking (Alexandria)

• Use only the most essential words related to your topic
• Put the word AND between each new idea.  For example:

 Buddhism AND rebirth
 Buddhism AND reincarnation
"Bodhi tree"

• Use related terms to improve your results.  In the examples above, rebirth and reincarnation are related terms.
• Put phrases in quotation marks.
• Use an asterisk *  for truncation:  religio*  wil find articles with the words religion, religious, and religions

Magazines, journals and newspapers:

• Provide detailed information about a specific aspect of a topic.
• Report on events, issues or scholarly research.
• Are good sources for current or recent information.

Magazines, journals and newspapers typically do NOT provide a summary or overview of a topic.

To find a summary or overview of a topic, use an encyclopedia.