It's time to "speak up" #5

Hey! Here is the new part of my group's performances. Today I'm going to evaluate three speeches of my groupmates which have been presented previous week. They all are connected and make up a complete picture of what speech consists of and how to organize it correctly.



So we had three topics:
1. Introduction;
2. Body;
3. Conclusion.

I'm going to start with Vika. She spoke about the very first issue. Let's evaluate her speech.

1. Introduction

- What technique(s) was used in the introduction? 
As for me, Vika's introductory gets attention the whole audience. She used, I can say, "quotation" by Joanne Rowling, where the author expressed her fear speaking in front of the audience in Harvard. It's always complicated to make up the commencement which impresses your audience.

- Any link-element? 

Certainly, here we can observe an amazing link which links the attention-getter and thesis. Vika explained the importance of the introduction in all speeches. 

- Was the thesis statement given? 
The thesis here is very clear: "And this leads me to my thesis, which is - an introduction can “make” or “break” you as a speaker because it sets the tone for the remainder of speech."

- How effective was the introduction? 
Very effective          Average          Not effective         Max 10 pts
10  9  8                    7  6  5               4  3  2  1                     10

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? 
Vika used outlining that is very important in any speech. Moreover. she supported her speech with visual material. Every part of the body was connected with link-words.

- 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      -      9 pts


3. Conclusion

-What technique(s) was used in the conclusion? 
Vika summarized all material, repeat four main points which help to ger attention of the audience. 

-Were all the steps followed (summary, action, emotional appeal?) 
All steps were followed. 

-How effective was the conclusion?
Very effective         Some conclusion        None
10   9   8                     7   6   5   4             3   2   1

Total points: 28 
Given points: 30

That's it for now. Next post will be dedicated other speeches of my groupmates.

By CAMOMILE