Public Speaking Handbook

86 5.5 Listening to speeches

• Was the general purpose
  (to inform, to persuade,
  to entertain) clear?


• Was the specific purpose
  appropriate for the
  audience?
  
  
  • Were the main ideas
    clearly identified in
    the introduction of
    the speech,
    developed in the
    body of the speech,
    and summarized in
    the conclusion of the
    speech?
    
    
    • Was the central
      idea clear
      enough to be
      summarized in
      one sentence?
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Was the topic appropriate for
  the audience, the occasion,
  and the speaker?


• Was the speech narrowed to
  fit the time limits?


• Did the speaker make appropriate eye
  contact with the audience?


• Did the speaker use appropriate volume
  and vocal variation?


• Did the speaker use gestures and posture
  appropriately?


• Did the speaker use presentation aids that
  were easy to see and handled effectively?


• Did the speaker use presentation aids
  that were of high quality?


• Did the speech
  sound as though
  it was well
  rehearsed?


• Did the speaker
  seem familiar
  with the speech
  content?


• Did the speech have a clear
  introduction that caught
  attention, provided a preview of
  the speech, and established the
  speaker’s credibility?


• Did the speaker organize the body
  of the speech in a logical way?


• Did the speaker use transitions,
  summaries, and signposts to
  clarify the organization?


• Did the speaker appropriately
  summarize the major ideas and
  provide closure to the speech
  during the conclusion?


• Did the speaker use varied and interesting
  supporting material?


• Did the speaker use effective and
  appropriate evidence to support
  conclusions?


• Did the speaker use credible supporting
  material?

Deliver

Speech

Generate

Main Ideas

Develop

Central

Idea

Gather

Supporting

Material

Select and

Narrow

Topic

Rehearse

Speech

Determine

Purpose

Organize

Speech

Audience

Orientation

Did the speaker

make a specific

effort to adapt to

the audience?

Figure 5.2 Asking yourself these questions will help you to evaluate any speech.

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