Project: Delivering and Evaluating Your Speech

Topic

1. Is the topic narrow enough to be effectively covered? Yes2. Does the speaker project interest in the topic? Look for excitement and depth of

information. Yes3. Does the speaker clearly introduce the topic? Yes

Audience

4. Is the topic appropriate for the audience? Yes5. Does the audience seem interested in the topic and/or speaker? Look for active

listening behavior: eye contact, attentiveness, nodding, and facial expressions. Yes

Evidence

6. Is the speaker's choice of evidence appropriate (i.e., does the speaker cite relevant statistics, quotations, etc.)? Yes

7. How is each point supported? Is the evidence sufficient? Yes8. Upon what kind of sources is the speaker's evidence based? Are they reliable?

Biased? Sound? Voice books, other voice teachers

Organization

9. Is the organizational structure appropriate for the topic? Yes10. Is it easy to follow the speaker's line of thought? Yes11. Does the introduction properly introduce the main points and state the thesis? Yes12. Does the conclusion properly summarize the speech? Yes13. How much time does the speaker spend developing each main point? Enough

Speaker Credibility

14. Does the speaker seem credible or believable? Why or why not? Yes15. What does the speaker do to enhance his or her credibility? Does the speaker cite

experts? Does the speaker explain his or her credentials in relation to the topic? Yes

Delivery

16. What type of delivery method does the speaker use? Is it appropriate? Talking and Demonstrations. video clips. Yes

17. Does the speaker's nonverbal behavior enhance or detract from the content of the speech? Does the speaker stand up straight? Does he or she make eye contact? Enhance, stands straight, make sufficient eye contact.

18. How do the speaker's volume, pitch, and rate affect the speech's delivery? excellent volume, pitch and rate.

19. Does the speaker properly articulate words? words fully articulated