Article: For Chicago or Turabian style formatting, the name you use as the first part of your citation depends on the focus of the video and why you're referencing it in your work. For example, suppose you have the video of an interview that you want to use as a reference in your paper. If the person being interviewed is the reason you're referencing the video, you would put their name first in the citation. However, if your paper evaluated interviewing styles and techniques, your focus would be on the interviewer, so you'd put their name first. Names are listed in "last name, first name" format. For example: "Harwood, John." If the principle subject of the video is the video itself, or if there is no principle subject, leave this part of the citation off and move on to the title. For a full video, place the title of the video in italics immediately following the first name or names that you listed in your citation. Use the same capitalization as in the video itself. If you're citing a shorter clip, put the title in quotation marks rather than in italics. For example: Harwood, John. "The Pros and Cons of Biden." Include the names of the director or key performers, if they are relevant to the reason you are citing the work. This typically comes up when citing motion pictures or creative works. For example: "Joe Versus the Volcano. Directed by John Patrick Shanley." Tell readers where and when the video was published and distributed. Start with the year of copyright or publication, then the location, then the production or distribution company. If the year the video was made differs from the copyright year, include that year at the end. For example: "Joe Versus the Volcano. Directed by John Patrick Shanley. 1990. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2002." Close your citation by identifying specifically how you accessed the video. For online video clips, include the time length of the recording and a direct URL to the video. For example: "Harwood, John. "The Pros and Cons of Biden." New York Times video, 2:00.August 23, 2008.http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=a425c9aca92f51bd19f2a621fd93b5e266507191." If you watched the video using a physical medium, such as a DVD, you don't need as much information. For example: "Joe Versus the Volcano. Directed by John Patrick Shanley. 1990. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2002. DVD." Chicago and Turabian styles use either footnotes or parenthetical citations. The format for footnotes is similar to the format for the bibliography. For parenthetical citations, simply use the last name listed first in your citation, followed by a comma and the year of publication. For example: "(Harwood, 2008)." If the title of the video appears first in your full citation, you can use the first word from the title, or a keyword. Just make sure it adequately identifies the correct citation. For example: "("Joe," 1990).
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Start with the principle subject of the video. Provide the title of the work. Provide a date of copyright or publication. Note the medium or where the video can be found. Use the author-date system for in-text citations.
Article: Having someone monitoring your strokes, your breathing, and your technique is a great way to get a new perspective on how you approach your swim style. A good coach standing on the pool deck working with a group of swimmers is the best way to improve your overall swimming performance. If you can't find a coach, have a swimming buddy whose technique you admire watch your workout. Aside from a coach, recording yourself is a great way to get perspective on how you move through the water. You'll see bad habits you might not have been aware of as well as strengths you can improve upon. A long stroke is great; you're using good propulsion, low drag, and glide. A short stroke is great, too, but you can waste energy on strokes that are too short and scrappy. Know your stroke rate. It's a powerful aspect to know because it will allow you to make needed changes to your strokes to improve your style. Ask a friend or coach to time you for ten strokes with a stopwatch, not including dives or push-offs, just regular swimming. Count the number of strokes you take in the ten seconds. This is your stroke rate. Adjust your stroke as needed. A long distance event is any distance-based swimming event more than 1650 yards or 1508.8 meters. It can also be any time based even equal to or greater than one hour and can be in a pool or any body of water. Long distance swims are a great way to focus your expertise in your training for an fun event. Sign up with friends and make a weekend getaway out of it!
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Get a coach. Record yourself. Find balance between your long stroke and your short stroke. Search for long distance swims in your area.
Article: Write down all the names you came up with, and then say them aloud. Introduce yourself as each one and think about how they sound to you. If you are having trouble deciding which names sound better than the rest, take some time away from the process and return to it in a day or so. The goal is to find one name you prefer above all the others, plus a couple of alternatives. With your preferred nicknames in mind, speak to those around you and see what they think. It can be difficult to get a nickname to stick if others do not like it. Ask friends to call you by your preferred nickname. If they seem game, the nickname is likely to stick. If they are not on board with the idea, it may be time to try one of your alternates instead. Now that you have found a nickname your friends are willing to call you, introduce yourself to others using it. Ask teachers and new employers to call you by it. Consider going by your nickname on social networking sites such as Facebook. Your new nickname will be cemented in no time.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Find your favorites. Test the waters. Rock your new nickname.