Checklist

Checklist to evaluate speech making in class

speaker			listener
speech variables	in my opinion     √	from audience reaction      √	speaker’s performance        √
topic choice                                                                               1. interesting                                                                                              topic organisation    2. introduction                        3. middle    4. end    5. logical    6. clarity    7. elaboration    8. examples topic treatment    9. sufficient   10. focused                                  (deviating/drifting)            11. thought provoking topic communication   12. audible   13. normal speed   14. clarity   15. monotone   16. posture                   mannerisms      17. eye contact   18. facial expressions   19. appropriate word choice   20. cohesion (linking devices)   21. coherence (thought)   22. complex thought structure on the whole  performance acceptable

I helped learners understand these criteria—monotone, posture, mannerisms, cohesion, coherence, complex thought structure—so they can apply them along with the others when making a speech or listening to a speech.