How do you reference personal experience?

How do you reference personal experience?

Answer. Personal experiences and knowledge generally do not need to be cited in an APA references page or within the body (in-text citation) of your paper. Personal experience and knowledge is part of your voice; it is what you bring to your paper.

How do you Harvard reference a personal interview?

To be made up of:

1. Name of person interviewed.
2. Year of interview (in round brackets).
3. Title of the interview (if any) (in single quotation marks).
4. Interview with/interviewed by.
5. Interviewer’s name.
6. Title of publication or broadcast (in italics).
7. Day and month of interview, page numbers (if relevant).

How should personal communications be listed in the references?

Citations to personal communications should provide the author’s first initial and last name or the organizational author’s name, the words “personal communication”, and the date the communication took place, the date of the resource, or the date that you accessed the resource.

Do I have to cite my own knowledge?

Do you have to cite common knowledge? Common knowledge does not need to be cited in your paper. However, to avoid plagiarism, you should be absolutely certain a piece of information is considered common knowledge before you omit the reference.

Do you have to cite if you summarize?

You do not need to use quotation marks. Always use in-text citations when you paraphrase or summarize, to let the reader know that the information comes from another source.

How do you cite an entire paragraph in APA?

Begin on a new line and indent 1/2 inch from the left margin. Use this margin for the entire paragraph. Double-space the quote. After the final punctuation mark, insert the author, date and page number within parentheses.

Should I say hi or hello in email?

It’s simple, friendly, and direct. If you want a slightly more formal tone, consider replacing hi with hello. When a salutation starts with a direct address like “Hi” or “Hello,” some sticklers say you should follow it with a comma, and also put a comma after the name of the person you’re addressing.

Is it rude to start an email with hi?

“The reason I like this one is that it’s perfectly friendly and innocuous,” says Schwalbe. It’s also Pachter’s favourite. She says it’s a safe and familiar way to address someone, whether you know them or not. If you’re addressing a group of people, Pachter advises you write, “Hi everyone.”