COMS 1301-1
Persuasive Speech Critique
COMS 1301
18%--Putnam
Name: ______Time: ______Score: ______/100
The Motivated Sequence Format
Attention-Getting Idea and Proposition: Step #1:
- Effectively captured the audience’s attention: ( ) Strong attention-getting idea; ( ) fair; some
development of the process but needs to go further; ( ) very little, if any evidence of something to capture our attention at the onset of the speech
- Effect contact during this step was: ( ) strong and effective for the opening; ( ) adequate but room for improvement in overall contact with the audience; ( ) very little or no eye contact; too many notes; too close to a manuscript-type opening
Points: 10 9 8 7 6 5 ____
Proposition Statement:
- Language was ( ) clearly stated and persuasively worded as required; ( ) clearly stated but not persuasively worded; ( ) persuasively worded but not clearly noted; ( ) not stated so the audience could grasp what your purpose is/was.
- Stated in the right amount of time after the speech began ( ); took too long to reach the proposition; ( ) arrived at the proposition too quickly.
Points: 10 9 8 7 6 5 ____
Stating the Need: The Problem, Step #2
- ( ) Effectively developed a sense of cognitive dissonance by developing the problem fully and with strong evidence; ( ) fair; on the right track but stopped short of adequately developing the problem with sufficient evidence; ( ) spent little to no time on the problem; jumped far too quickly to the solution and left the audience with no feelings of dissonance.
- Supporting material used to describe/develop the need/problem was ( ) fully noted and well cited; fair, citing some sources but needing to do more and needing to provide more support for the problem; ( ) far too brief; few if any sources cited and little to no evidence supplied to bolster the case.
- Points: 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 ____
Proposing a Solution; The Satisfaction Step #3
- The solution to the problem was ( ) clearly stated and well developed with sources cited; ( ) noted briefly but needed more development and more sources cited; ( ) developed poorly with no sources noted
- The solution was ( ) practical or easy for the audience to do and likely desirable as well; ( ) perhaps desirable but not every practical or easy to accomplish; ( ) not clear why this audience would want to enact the solution.
- The two-sided argument ( ) was used, showing at least one but not more than two reasons why the audience would be reluctant to endorse the solution, and then effectively refuted; hinted at but not clearly stated; ( ) was not apparent to the audience; could not hear the two-sided argument being used
- The speaker made reference to practical or personal experience, if applicable ( ) yes; ( ) no
Points: 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 ____
The Visualization Process, Step #4
- ( )The benefits to the audience from adopting the solution were clearly indicated after the satisfaction step was completed; ( ) the benefits from adopting the solution were hinted at but not clearly stated or easy to detect
- If the speaker did not emphasize the positive benefits, then the negative side of ignoring the solution was noted clearly ( ) or not indicated clearly ( )
- The transition step from the Satisfaction to the Visualization step was readily apparent to the audience ( ) yes ( ) no
Points: 8 7 6 5 4 3 ____
Requesting Action, Step #5
- ( ) The speaker’s request for action was clear and specific; the action request was somewhat vague or hard to accomplish, lacking specifics needed for this step; the request for action was nonexistent.
- The directions followed the rules by being in writing via some type of visual aid, and not given just orally ( ) yes ( ) no
- The time spent on this last step was appropriate for the speech ( ) yes ( ) no
- The speaker ended with a closing thought of some type ( ) yes ( ) no
Points: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 ____
Outline and Bibliography
- ( ) Effectively followed the format taught in lecture and required for this assignment (Chapter 10 sample to be used; ( ) did not follow the format, did another Informative Speech outline sample despite the directions required to the contrary; ( ) followed the format but was not thorough or adequate in preparation.
- The outline was ( ) properly typed as required ( ) hand-written, thereby giving up half the points of this step
- The bibliography included ( ) the four or more sources required for this assignment ( ) was present but lacked sufficient source material; ( ) no bibliography was attached, thereby losing three points from this section
Points: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 ____
Delivery Skills
- Eye contact was ( ) strong and effective from start to finish; ( ) generally strong but room from improvement at times; ( ) fair; tendency to rely too much on notes; too close to a manuscript delivery; ( ) read the speech; little to no eye contact.
- Movements and Gestures were ( ) strong and varied throughout the speech; ( ) need more movement; ( ) need more gestures; ( ) lacking both movement and gestures
- Speaking rate was ( ) fluid and effective from start to finish; ( ) tendency to be too rapid at times; ( ) much too fast; needs to slow down
- Verbal flaws were ( ) non apparent; good job! ( ) occasional slips with such phrases as ______( ) too many ______, need to reduce them.
- Speaking style was ( ) natural and fluid, strong extemporaneous delivery; ( ) fair, at times fine, but other times too many notes; ( ) manuscript delivery severely damaged your conversational speaking style
Points: 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 ____
Visual Aid
- Was carefully prepared; easily seen and followed the two Golden Rules critical for effective visual support; added substance to the speech and reflected some degree of thought and preparation by the speaker; was used properly; displayed at the proper time and removed when necessary