Speaker ______________________________________________Topic____________________
Date _Wednesday,
5= Excellent, Criteria
Fulfilled 4= Very Good 3= Requires Noticeable Improvement 2= Requires Significant
Improvement 1= Unacceptable
Purpose
1.
____ Was the general
speech goal (informative) maintained throughout the speech?
2.
____ Was the specific goal
of the speech made clear by the time the Introduction was concluded?
Topic
3.
____ Was the topic a
sufficiently honed subject so as to be manageable? (was
there too much information?)
4.
____ Did the speaker
seem to choose the topic carefully? (was there sufficient work put into it? Or was
it tossed together the night before on the freeway or at the pub?)
5.
____ Did the speaker
seem committed to the topic or did it sound like ‘I got to do something might
as well do this’?
Analyzing and Adapting to the Audience
6.
____ Did the speaker
create audience interest? (using one of these: timeliness, proximity,
seriousness, revive interest)
7.
____ Did the speaker
adapt to the audience's level of understanding? (use background
information, present new information with proper supporting materials)
8.
____ Did the speaker
build audience perception of their expertise and knowledge?
9.
____ Did the speaker
build audience perception of their trustworthiness and general character?
10. ____
Did the speaker relate directly to the audience? (personal
pronouns, rhetorical questions, share common experiences, use hypothetical
situations, personalize information, build on common interests)
11. ____
Did the speaker appear to have audience reactions in mind BEFORE
delivering the speech? WAS THE AUDIENCE IDENTIFIED AT THE START?
Delivery
12. ____
Did the speaker maintain eye contact with the audience?
13. ____ Was
emphasis used properly (placement, sequencing, proportion, repetition,
transition)
14. ____ Was the
speech conversational (enthusiastic, expressive, fluent)
15. ____
Was the speech delivered extemporaneously?
16. ____
Did the speaker use notes unobtrusively?
17. ____
Did the speaker use visual aids effectively?
18. ____
Was the language vivid and clear?
19. ____
Were grammar and pronunciation correct?
20. ____
Was nonverbal communication used effectively?
Substance/Introduction
21. ____
Did the speaker satisfy the goals of a good Introduction? (get
audience attention, set tone,
create a bond of goodwill, transition well to the thesis statement)
22. ____
Did the speech open with one or more of the types and with
impact? (startling statement, story, rhetorical question, personal reference, quotation, suspenseful opening,
compliment, good use of statistic)
23. ____ Was the thesis statement concise and clear?
24. ____ Where the main points of
the speech noted?
Substance/Body
25. ____
Did the speaker effectively use transitions both to get into the
Body and throughout the Body?
26. ____
Was the organization clear?
27. ____
Were the main points clear?
28. ____
Were main points supported properly with facts or expert
opinion?
29. ____
Were there enough supporting materials? (examples,
illustrations, statistics, anecdotes, narratives, comparisons and contrasts, quotations,
attributed definitions and descriptions)
30. ____
Were the supporting materials "strong?"
31. ____
Were the sources adequately cited within the speech? For
example, Saint Terrell said that “the cosmos is held together by superglue and
toothpaste” or according to expedia.com “five star hotels in
32. ____
Had the speaker done enough research? Do you have more than one
or two sources for your information?
Substance/Conclusion
33. ____
Did the speech conclude appropriately? Did you tell us what you
told us? Is it ten perenct of your speech?
General Rules
34. ____
Did the speaker stay reasonably within the time limit?
35. ____ Correct
bibliography
36. ____
Outline?
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Comments/elaborations
Max 36X5 = 180 points/0.56 = 100.8%
IE. Lost 12 points – 168= 92.4%