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Evaluate to Motivate
  • Michael Yee
  • October 8, 2003
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Why Evaluate
  • Continuous Improvement


  • To help the speaker
    • Provide input and advice
    • Encourage speaker
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Benefits of evaluations
  • Provide immediate feedback
  • Offer methods for improvement
  • Build and maintain self-esteem
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Evaluator Benefits
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Quick Preparation
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What to look for in a speech
  • Speech Objective
    • Compare intent with delivery
  • Speech Content
    • Organization – introduction, body, conclusion
    • Flow – smooth transition
    • Introduction – grabs attention
    • Word and phrase choices
    • Appropriateness
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What else to look for …
  • Delivery
    • Voice quality
    • Pauses, pacing
  • Body
    • Posture, poise
    • Hand positions
    • Gestures
    • Physical performance
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Guidelines to effective evaluation
  • 3) Personalize
  •        your language
  • 4) Evaluate the
  •         speech, not the
        person
  • 5) Promote self-
        esteem
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Personalize –
Use “I” Phrases
  • Reaction to speech
    • I was impressed
    • I liked it when
    • My reaction was
    • I was confused when
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Personalize –
Avoid “You” Phrases
  • You didn’t
  • You should have
  • You failed to
  • …was bad …
  • You did … wrong ….


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Evaluation Guidelines
  • 4)  Evaluate the speech, not the person
  • 5)  Promote
  •    self-esteem
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Summary
  • Met objectives
  • Supportive language
  • Help speaker become a better speaker