1. Assessing for Oral Communication Competency

2. Goals: Elements of effective speeches & presentation
Methods for assessing speeches & presentations
Preparing students for speeches & presentations

3. GOAL #1: Understanding elements of effective speeches & presentation

4. Effective public speaking
Topics to Address…
Nervousness
Speech Making Process
Audience Analysis
Delivery
Preparation & Rehearsing

5. Dealing with Nervousness
Acknowledge Your Fear
Focus on Message, not Fear
Act Confident
Give Yourself a Mental Pep Talk
Visualize Your Success
Channel Nervous Energy
BREATHE
Practice, Practice, Practice

6. Understand the Speech Making Process
Choosing Topic
Focus Purpose
Research
Organizing Content
Developing an Outline
Delivering Speech
Rehearsing

7. Choosing a Topic Consider… Is It Important to You?
Is It Important to Your Audience?
Will It Hold Audience’s Attention?
Is It Manageable in the Time Available?
Is It Clear?
Can You Support It?

8. Focus Purpose General Purpose:
TO Inform, Persuade, Entertain, Inspire, Pay Tribute, etc.
Specific Purpose: What you hope to accomplish
EXAMPLE: To inform the audience about the importance of having a college education.
Central Idea: Summary of speech content (thesis)
EXAMPLE: A college education opens the door to: greater earning potential, more employment opportunities and allows for personal growth.

9. Researching Topic Current Situation/Info Background Info
Supporting Materials

10. Organizing Content Chronological Topical Spatial Cause-Effect
Problem-Solution
Comparison-Contrast

11. Introductions PURPOSE
Introduce topic & preview what is to come
State purpose & importance
Grab Attention
Build Credibility
TYPES: Story, Rhetorical Question, Quotation, Humor, Allude to conclusion

12. Conclusions
PURPOSE
Summarize Speech & Re-emphasize Main Idea
Motivate Response
Provide Closure
TYPES: Summary, Quotation, Story or Rhetorical Question, Refer to Introduction, Challenge

13. Understand Your Audience
CHALLENGES
People Think Faster Than Hear
Short Attention Span
Easily Distracted
How to Deal with…
Keep Speech Focused
Analyze Audience Carefully
Adapt to Situation

14. What Audience most often remembers:
#1—Last thing they heard
#2—Introduction
#3—Topic

15. Methods of Delivery Manuscript Reading (hard to connect with audience)
Memorized (pressure to remember)
Impromptu (off the cuff)
Extemporaneous (best choice)

16. Delivering Speech - Use Effective… Use Clear… Be Enthusiastic End Well
Eye Contact
Gestures & Expressions
Volume—project and use variety in pitch & inflection
Pace—pause between points
Use Clear…
Language–appropriate terms and definitions
Pronunciation and Articulation
Conversational style
Be Enthusiastic
End Well
Be Concise & Memorable
Pause before Returning to Seat

17. GOAL #2: Methods for assessing speeches & presentations

18. Assessing Speeches Determine whether this is a speech or presentation
Is focus on oral content or overall presentation?
How important is delivery to overall assessment?
Prepare rubrics & assessment criteria
Determine what areas student should demonstrate proficiency
Review criteria and do a practice assessment.
Know in you mind the difference between a or A-F etc.

19. GROUP/INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION EVALUATION (50pts)
-Sample Rubric-
GROUP/INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION EVALUATION (50pts)
Verbal Delivery ______ (5)
Stage Presence ______(5)
Message Content ______ (5)
Message Organization ______ (5)
Effective Introduction ______ (5)
Effective Conclusion ______ (5)
Creativity ______ (5)
Kept to Time Frame ______ (5)
Overall Presentation ______(10)
TOTAL possible 50pts

20. Category 1 2 3 4 5 Verbal Delivery Message Organization
Verbal Delivery
Little or no attempt made to demonstrate skill in this area.
Inadequate:
Delivery poor.
-Volume, rate, pronunciation & enunciation unclear and audience cannot
understand most of message.
-You have to work to understand the words.
Fair:
Delivery quality minimal.
-Rate too fast or slow
-Choppy flow & pauses.
-Volume is low or too loud.
-Pronunciation & enunciation unclear.
-Regular verbal crutches (ex: "ahs," "uh/ums," or "you knows”).
-Delivery problems cause disruption to message.
Competent:
Delivery adequate.
-Adequate rate & pauses
-Suitable volume & variety.
-Enunciation and pronunciation suitable.
-Few verbal crutches (ex: "ahs," "uh/ums," or "you knows”).
Exemplary:
Delivery emphasizes and enhances message.
-Good rate & flow.
-Good volume & variety.
-Clear enunciation
-No verbal crutches (ex: "ahs," uh/ums," or "you knows”).
Message Organization
Little or no attempt made to demonstrate skill in this area.
Inadequate:
The message is disorganized and purpose and focus unclear.
Fair:
Message organization appears random or rambling at points.
-Difficult to understand sequence and relationships
among ideas.
-Ideas disorganized and do not follow a consistent logical pattern.
Competent:
Message is organized.
-Sequence and relationships of ideas are understood.
-Basic links made about sequence and relationships of ideas.
-Ideas in message follow a logical outline.
Exemplary:
Message is well organized.
-Speaker helps audience understand sequence and relationships of
ideas through presentation aids, previews, transition, and summaries.

21. GOAL #3: Preparing students for speeches & presentations

22. Preparing Students Clearly outline skills & content to be assessed
Explain what an effective speech looks & sounds like
Message Organization
Delivery
Explain Outlines & Speaking Notes
Review rubrics & assessment criteria
Allow opportunity for practice

23. Developing an Outline Preparation Outline used to organize research
Speaking Outline is actual speaking notes
DO NOT WRITE OUT WORD FOR WORD
Just enough detail to serve as reminder
Include cues (“pause” or “show slide”)
Consider transitions

24. Types of Outlines Preparation Outline Title & Topic Specific Purpose
Speaker’s Outline
Introduction
Main Point
Support with Evidence
TRANSITION
Supporting Point
--REPEAT AS NECESSARY--
Conclusion
Preparation Outline
Title & Topic
Specific Purpose
Central Idea
Introduction
Main & Sub-Points
Support/Evidence
Conclusion

25. Rehearsing Speech Practice Out Loud
Practice Actual Delivery (eye contact , volume, stance)
Watch Yourself
Keep Track of Time

26. Sources A Concise Public Speaking Handbook by Steven & Susan Beebe
Lecture Notes from SPC 2608 by Heather Elmatti