Assignment task: You must create an evaluation on a professional speaker's speech. You may use a TED Talk, a commencement speech or a speech found on GoalCast.
Your paper must be two to four pages long. Please answer the following questions/prompts in essay/paragraph format. Please do not use bullet points.
1. List the name of the Speaker, where you saw them speak, and the date you attended. (Or if you watched the speech online, please provide the original date the speech was given AND the date you watched the speech.)
2. List the topic they spoke on and provide a summary of the speech.
3. List three things the speaker did well in their delivery and explain why. Please use the same criteria we use for evaluating our classroom speeches. Specifically list and address the components from the evaluations.
4. List three things the speaker needs to improve upon in their delivery and explain why. Please use the same criteria we use for evaluating our classroom speeches. Specifically list and address the components from the evaluations.
5. List three things the speaker did well in their speech content/writing/composition and explain why. Please use the same criteria we use for evaluating our classroom speeches. Specifically list and address the components from the evaluations.
6. List three things the speaker needs to improve upon in their speech content/writing/composition and explain why. Please use the same criteria we use for evaluating our classroom speeches. Specifically list and address the components from the evaluations.
7. What do you think was the most effective thing the speaker did and explain why?
8. What do you think was the least effective thing the speaker did and explain why?
9. What did you learn about public speaking from watching this speaker?