Following are instructions for filling out the preparation
booklet for each of your major speeches. Answer each question completely
and thoughtfully. This will ultimately help you in the overall quality
of your speeches now and in the future
NAME: DATE: GENERAL PURPOSE: SPECIFIC PURPOSE TOPIC: What general topic will you cover? What is your experience with the subject? What are your outside sources for the subject, to provide you with credibility on the subject? AUDIENCE DESCRIPTION: How would you describe the audience to whom you will speak? What important audience characteristics must you consider, given your topic choice? Why would this topic be of interest to your audience? Be specific. THEMATIC STATEMENT/RESIDUAL MESSAGE: What is your thematic statement/residual message in its final form? Remember that the message should match the structural pattern you chose and should reflect the main points of the speech. The INTRODUCTION to any speech, this one included, should include: 1. ATTENTION-GETTER--What technique will use to begin your speech in order to get your listeners focused on you and your topic? What makes this choice an effective means of getting attention? 2. INVOLVEMENT--What explicit reasons to listen will you give your audience? How will you establish identification with them? 3. CREDIBILITY--How will you let your audience know they can trust you on this topic? 4. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE--How will you tell your audience what to do with your information or how it fits in their lives? 5. PREVIEW--How will you establish the overall structure of your presentation? Outline your introduction below. Provide detail and use correct outline form. The BODY of any speech, including this one, should include: 1. REWARDING PROGRESSIONS OF IDEAS--What overall structure will you use to organize your presentation? Why is this Structure appropriate? Draw the structure. 2. SATISFYING ADAPTATIONS TO AUDIENCE--What will you do in the body of the speech to adapt to your audience's special concerns and Interests? To help listeners identify with you? 3. SUPPORT MATERIAL--How will you use and manage support material and visual aids to make your speech creative and memorable? Outline body of speech below. The CONCLUSION to any speech, including this one, should somehow include: 1. REINVOLVEMENT--How will you remind your listeners of the value of your information in their lives? How will you leave them feeling that your speech had real benefits for them? 2. SUMMARY--How will you go about restating your main points? 3. CLOSURE--What technique will you use to close your speech? How will you achieve lasting impact with your final statement(s)? Outline your conclusion below.
REHEARSAL AND PERSONAL GOALS PRACTICE SESSIONS: Give an overview of the frequency and types of your practice sessions. (Did you practice standing up? For an audience? How often? etc.) Do you honestly believe you got enough practice to feel confident about your speech? BIBLIOGRAPHY: What outside sources did you consult in the preparation of you speech to strengthen your credibility? Use correct bibliographic form. PREDICTIONS: Based on your preparation and rehearsal, how do you predict this speech will go? Why? Be honest, realistic, and specific. PERSONAL GOALS: What two or three things do you especially want to accomplish in this particular speech, in terms of improving your speech-making ability? What specific goals have you set that will result in a speech that is stronger than the last one you gave, whether it was in this class, another class, or some other setting? Guidelines for Self-Evaluation To receive credit, the self-evaluations you write must address the following five issues, being specific: 1. The aspects of the speech content (such as organization, audience adaptation, support material, creativity, etc.) that you were pleased with. Explain why you felt these aspects were strong. 2. The aspects of the speech delivery (such as eye contact, volume, rate, gestures, level of enthusiasm, conversational tone, etc.) that you were pleased with. Explain what you felt was strong about your delivery and why. 3. The aspects of the speech content that you felt had weaknesses. Why do you think these aspects were problematic? 4. What you plan to do differently, in terms of preparation, practice, and delivery, in order to improve in your next speech? Be specific. Evaluation must be written in essay form, with complete sentences. No simple listing of strengths and weakness. Think of this as a discussion of your speech. |