How to cite lecture slides mla in-text

Any time you use a fact, a figure, or other information from a source to support your position in a piece of academic writing, you need to cite the source you used for that information.

This is true no matter where you got the information, be it a book, an article, a television show, or a live speech.

“Citing a source” notes information that came from a source other than your own observations or insights.

It involves crediting that source’s author and publisher and including any other relevant information about the people and/or groups who created that source.

How to cite a lecture in-text

If a piece of information you cite in your work came from a lecture you attended or a speech you listened to, your citation needs to credit the speaker, their platform, and when relevant, any others who contributed to the information you referenced.

Keep in mind that when you’re citing a review or an article about a speech or lecture, you’re citing a secondary source about the speech. Thus, you need to cite the article according to MLA’s guidelines for citing articles, not

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how to cite a lecture mla in-text