Informative Speech Evaluation List

CMST 101

Time: 5-7 Minutes

Practice until you’re sure that your speech will be within the two-minute margin! A speech that runs too short or too long is definitive evidence that it was not practiced enough.

Arrangement: 3-5 Main Points?

§ Effectively and creatively gained the audience’s attention?

§ Clear statement of subject and topic?

§ Clear Preview of main points?

§ Established Ethos & related topic to audience?

§ Effective Signal?

§ Relevant Summary?

§ Smooth transitions?

§ Well organized and easy to follow?

§ Discrete and complete main points?

Invention: All significant arguments from both sides?

§ Effectively supported claims with evidence [oral cites]?

§ Effective visual aid?

§ Were all essential perspectives covered?

§ Does the audience understand the nature and key elements of the topic?

§ Was the topic sufficiently researched?

Memory & Delivery: Credible enough?

§ Eye contact?

§ Free enough from reading?

§ Voice projection/inflection/rate?

§ Disfluencies & nervous habits?

§ Gestures & posture?

§ Was the speech sufficiently practiced?