It's time to "speak up"

Good time of the day, my readers! Today I'm going to write a post that is related to a new "Public speaking" task. It's performances. Yeah, we're becoming natural SPEAKERS! Well, it's time to tell you about our first speaker and evaluate her speech. She's Polina, my groupmate. Actually, she's the first in the list of speakers in m group. So I', really proud of her te bo such a person.

I guess, from the picture above, you can catch that her topic was "Stage Fright". Honestly, I looked forward to learning this issue, because I think it's one of the most common problem for people. So it's one of the most important task to solve.

Let's start our evaluation. For it, I'm going to use evaluating speech content component from the book С. П. Хорошилова "Уроки ораторского мастерства".

1. Introduction
- What technique(s) was used in the introduction? As for me, she didn't use any techniques in her introduction. Polina only named the topic of her speech.  
- Any link-element? As for link-element for the body of the speech, I think Polina told us what was she going to talk about further (the process of communication).
- Was the thesis statement given? I can't see concrete thesis in her introduction. 
- How effective was the introduction? 
Very effective          Average          Not effective         Max 10 pts
10  9  8                    7  6  5               4  3  2  1                       4

2. Body
- How well structured was the information presented? 
Highly organized            Some organization        None
  10      9       8                       7    6   5    4             3  2  1
- What organizational structure was used in the body of the speech? Each paragraph was about certain topics that are related to each other. The order of the paragraphs was precise, related to what questions arise as you listen to the speech.
- How understandable was the information (was it clearly explained)?
Very good           Had some problems         Had major problems
10   9   8                  7   6   5   4                          3   2   1
- Quality of point-support (appropriateness, completeness, variety)
Lots of                Some                  Almost no
10   9   8           7   6   5                 4   3   2   1
- Use of facts, illustrations, examples, stories.
Lots of               Some                  None
10   9   8           7   6   5              4   3   2   1
- Was it coherent?
10     9    8   7    6   5   4   3    2   1

Max 10 pts      -      10 pts


3. Conclusion
-What technique(s) was used in the conclusion? Polina finished her speech with giving some advice to overcome the stage fright.
-Were all the steps followed (summary, action, emotional appeal?) Perhaps, the summary wasn't enough for me and alse I would like to listen to more about an emotional moment that is associated with Polina's experience in overcoming stage fright.
-How effective was the conclusion?
Very effective         Some conclusion        None
10   9   8                     7   6   5   4             3   2   1

Total points: 30  
Given points: 18



I'm over with the evaluation of Polina's speech. It was good if we consider that she was the first.
Thank you for reading my posts! See you soon!


By CAMOMILE