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Member Roles: Speech Evaluator |
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Evaluator Detailed Description
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receives an evaluation. After you have presented a few speeches, you
will be asked to serve as an evaluator and will evaluate one of the
prepared speakers for the meeting. In addition to your oral evaluation,
you also will give the speaker a written evaluation using the guide in
the manual. The evaluation you present can make the difference between a
worthwhile or a wasted speech for your speaker. The purpose of the
evaluation is to help the speaker become less self-conscious and a
better speaker. This requires that you be fully aware of the speaker’s
skill level, habits, and mannerisms, as well as his or her progress to
date. If the speaker uses a technique or some gesture that receives a
good response from the audience, tell the speaker so he or she will be
encouraged to use it again.
Prior to the Meeting
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Review carefully the
Effective Speech Evaluation manual which you received in your New
Member Kit.
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Talk with the speaker to
find out the manual project he or she will be presenting. Review the
goals of the speech and what the speaker hopes to achieve. Find out
exactly which skills or techniques the speaker hopes to strengthen
through the speech.
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Evaluation requires
careful preparation if the speaker is to benefit. Study the project
objectives as well as the evaluation guide in the manual. Remember,
the purpose of evaluation is to help people develop their speaking
skills in various situations, including platform presentations,
discussions, and meetings. Achievement equals the sum of ability and
motivation. By actively listening and gently offering useful advice,
you motivate members to work hard and improve. When you show the way
to improvement, you’ve opened the door to strengthening their
ability
WHEN YOU ENTER THE MEETING ROOM
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Look for the speaker and get his or her manual.
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Meet briefly with the general evaluator to confirm the
evaluation session format. Then confer with the speaker one last time
to see if he or she has any specific things for you to watch for
during the talk.
DURING THE MEETING
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Record your impressions of the speech in the manual
along with your answers to the evaluation questions. Be as objective
as possible. Remember that good evaluations may give new life to
discouraged members and poor evaluations may dishearten members who
tried their best. Remember, always leave the speaker with specific
methods for improving
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When introduced, stand and give your oral evaluation.
Begin and end your evaluation with a note of encouragement or praise
Though you may have written lengthy responses to manual evaluation
questions, don’t read the questions or your responses. Your oral
evaluation time is limited. Don’t try to cover too much in your talk—possibly
one point on organization, one on delivery, and one on attainment of
purpose with a statement about the greatest asset and a suggestion for
future improvement
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Praise a successful speech and specifically tell why
it was successful. Don’t allow the speaker to remain unaware of a
valuable asset such as a smile, a sense of humor, or a good voice. Don’t
allow the speaker to remain ignorant of a serious fault or mannerism;
if it is personal, write it but don’t mention it aloud. Give the
speaker the deserved praise and tactful suggestions in the manner you
would like to receive them when you are the speaker.
AFTER THE MEETING
Return the manual to the speaker. Add a verbal word of
encouragement to the speaker, something that wasn’t mentioned in the
oral evaluation.
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RESOURCE
Effective Speech Evaluation (Catalog No. 202), included in your
New Member Kit |
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