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2.8 Communications Workshop: Evaluating a Speech
Speech Analysis Worksheet
Content
Guidance on how to respond to each question is provided in
green text.
Purpose: Why is the speech being given?
Speaker’s background knowledge: Education, experience,
expertise in the topic of the speech.
Influences (traditional, cultural, historical): What experiences
affect how this speaker views the subject of the speech
(Example:
Listener’s background knowledge: What makes this speaker
worth listening to on this topic?
See the “Types of Arguments” table on page 412 for more
information.
Arguments
Evidence/Support
Possible flaws
1. Does the speaker use analogy?
A.
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- 1. 2.8 Communications Workshop: Evaluating a Speech 1 Speech Analysis Worksheet Content Purpose: Speaker’s background knowledge: Influences (traditional, cultural, historical): Listener’s background knowledge: See the “Types of Arguments” table on page 412 for more information. Arguments Evidence/Support Possible flaws 1. A. A. B. B.
- 2. 2. A. A. B. B. 3. A. A. B. B. 4. A. A. B. B. 5. A. A. B. B. 2.8 Communications Workshop: Evaluating a Speech 2 Delivery Repeated words: 1. 2.
- 3. 3. 4. 5. Emphasized words/phrases: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2.8 Communications Workshop: Evaluating a Speech 3
- 4. Tone: Word choice (positive or negative language): Rate of speech (fast, moderate, slow): Appropriateness for audience, subject, occasion: Non-verbal gestures Eye contact: Facial expressions: Gestures: Pauses: Increases or decreases in speaking volume: Overall Impression Speaker: Speech:
- 5. [Type text] [Type text] [Type text] 2.8 Communications Workshop: Evaluating a Speech Speech Analysis Worksheet Content Guidance on how to respond to each question is provided in green text. Purpose: Why is the speech being given? Speaker’s background knowledge: Education, experience, expertise in the topic of the speech. Influences (traditional, cultural, historical): What experiences affect how this speaker views the subject of the speech (Example: Listener’s background knowledge: What makes this speaker worth listening to on this topic? See the “Types of Arguments” table on page 412 for more information. Arguments Evidence/Support Possible flaws 1. Does the speaker use analogy? A. A.
- 6. B. B. 2. Does the speaker use authority? A. A. B. B. 3. Does the speaker use Emotion? A. A. B. B. 4. Does the speaker use Causation? A. A. B. B. 5 A. A. B. B. Delivery
- 7. Repeated words: What important words or phrases did the speaker repeat several times in the speech? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Emphasized words/ phrases: What words or phrases were emphasized either by increased volume, or gesturing when saying them? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Tone: What is the speaker’s attitude toward the topic on which s/he is speaking? Positive? Angry? Reflective?
- 8. Word choice (positive or negative language): Does the speaker use mostly positive words or negative words? Rate of speech (fast, moderate, slow): Appropriateness for audience, subject, occasion: Did it make sense that the speaker was giving the speech to this particular audience on this occasion? Non-verbal gestures Eye contact: Did the speaker make eye contact regularly with the audience (or mostly look at a text and read it off) Facial expressions: How did the speaker appear as s/he spoke? Smiling? Frowning? Etc. Gestures: What types of hand movements does the speaker make? Pauses: When does the speaker pause? What is the effect of these pauses? Increases or decreases in speaking volume: When does the speaker raise or lower voice? What does this convey to the audience? Overall Impression Speaker: What did you think of the speaker? Speech: What did you think of the message of the speech and how the speaker conveyed that message?