INFORMATIVE SPEECH #8. EVALUATION

Hi, everyone!

As you remember, each week we have to evaluate informative speeches of our groupmates.

This week we have to analyze the performance of Dasha R.

Here’s my evaluation of the performance:

№		Very effective (10, 9, 8)	Average (7, 6, 5)	Not effective  (4, 3,2, 1)	Max points	My points
I.	Introduction				10	10
	What technique(s) was used in the introduction?	Dasha placed a rhetorical question and a story from her life in the introduction.
	Any link-element?	"Poor delivery won’t help your presentation be memorable."
	Was the thesis statement given?	"The main thesis statement was that everyone should try to avoid the poor delivery of the speech and use the voice properly."
	How effective was the introduction?	It was very effective. The introduction itself intrigued the audience and won their attention to the following text.
II.	Body				10	9
	How well structured was the information presented?	The information was well-structured. Each part logically succeeded the other.
	What organizational structure was used in the body of the speech?	The body was built according to the problem-solution pattern of organization.
	How understandable was the information (was it clearly explained)?	All the material was clearly explained.
	Quality of point-support (appropriateness, completeness, variety)	The speech had a good level of point-support. It was appropriate and complete
	Use of facts, illustrations, examples, stories.	The speech was not very well-illustrated, but the speaker gave some good examples.
	Was it coherent?	It was coherent.
III.	Conclusion				10	8
	What technique(s) was used in the conclusion?	I could notice no technique in the conclusion .
	Were all the steps followed (summary, action, emotional appeal?)	All steps were followed.
	How effective was the conclusion?	It was effective.
	Total points				30	27

To my mind, Dasha's performance was very successful. I believe that her second speech will be just perfect.