`Plagiarism in oral business presentations` Short memo report.

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How to be an effective communicator

Good communicators are not born they are created , and you cannot create one out of yourself overnight . You have to have constant practice and some rules to follow . Other than learning how to speak clearly and avoiding monotonous voice which will definitely play a big part to becoming the best in your chosen career , avoiding plagiarism is also an important thing to consider

What is plagiarism

Is using ideas and /or words from a different person , claiming as ones own without proper credit

to the real source (Merriam-Webster Dictionary

The inability to give credit and acknowledge ideas or phrases used in any , publication , or project submitted but gained from another person (http /english .la .psu .edu

What are the different types of plagiarism

Word-for-word Plagiarizing - happen when you try to change opening part of the sentence , so that the readers won 't notice that the remaining of the entire paragraph is just a copy from the source (http /academics .hamilton .edu

Plagiarizing by paraphrase - the same concept from the source are being followed in a close manner simply by just substituting and changing some words with your own words and sentenced for those of the original text (http /academics .hamilton .edu

The Source - The writer should have proper citation about the source , it should be clear and exact

Mosaic Plagiarism - this is more complicated type of plagiarism because phrases and words are actually from the source or original text and you just add some of your words (http /academics .hamilton .edu

Summary - using quotation marks during an oral presentation and while writing a can help avoid plagiarism , but when overdone it will look like a patchwork and will resemble the original (Types of Plagiarism , HYPERLINK "http /la .psu .edu " http /la .psu .edu . If it happened that almost the entire thing that you want to say came from one source , directly quote or paraphrase it so it will look better . But either way , introduce your borrowed words or ideas by pointing out that those ideas are from the author and followed them with citation inside the parenthesis (Types of Plagiarism , HYPERLINK "http /la .psu .edu http /la .psu .edu

How do we avoid them in oral presentation

Consider indicating direct quotation , by saying quote ' and follow it with unquote ' or close quote

Another approach is by saying : In her 1998 owner 's guide , Airedale Terriers , trainer Dorothy Miner says the following about the origins of the Airedale Terrier

If you are citing a saying from anonymous sources , you can say It is always said that

In oral presentation usually the citation is trimmed down to just the author , Title of the publication date and title

With all these information regarding plagiarism and proper citation I am sure it will be a big help for you to start so to speak . But with constant practice and proper usage of voice , using proper intonation correct stress on words , pronunciation and enunciation you can...