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Outline Group Demonstration Informative Persuasive

 

PERSUASIVE SPEECH CRITIQUE-125 POINTS

 

Name _____________________________ Topic _____________________________ Date ___________

 

AUDIENCE ADAPTATION: (15 points) __________

                Choice of topic

                Topic approach adequate for time limit

                Need for persuasion

                Clear intent to persuade

                Consistent concern for the audience

                Goodwill maintained

ORGANIZATION / MESSAGE:

     Introduction: (10 points) __________

                Attention device

                State topic

                Relevance of the topic established

                Credibility established

                Well phrased proposition

                Preview of main points

     Body: (30 points) __________

                Adequate development of ideas

                Appropriate supporting materials

                Evidence strongly supports claims

                Source selection and citation

                Main points strongly related to central idea

                Effective pattern of arrangement

                Use of connectives

                Audio / Visual materials (if used)

     Conclusion: (5 points) __________

                Signaled the end of the speech

                Review/summary effective

                Effective closure

 

DELIVERY: (25 points) __________

                Eye contact

                Effective gestures/movement

                Animated facial expressions

                Adequate volume

                Conversational style

                Vocal variety

                Rate and fluency

                Pronunciation and articulation

                Minimal use of notes

 

REASONING AND EMOTIONAL APPEALS: (25 points) __________

                Logical and valid reasoning

                No logical fallacies

                Appropriate and motivational emotional appeals

 

LANGUAGE: (15 points) __________

                Clear, appropriate, vivid and accurate

                Grammatically acceptable

                Sufficient repetition

                                                       Subtotal      ________                     ________

                                                       Penalty       ________                     ________

GRADE SUMMARY: Time ________ Total points ________ Percentage ________ Grade ________

 

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