Dear readers,

Last week I had to watch Top 3 speeches from "Toastmakers contest 2016" and choose one I like the most to evaluate it using the chart 10.2 "Public Speaking Evaluation Chart". So, now I am going to share my impressions on that.  

For analysis I have chosen Josephine Lee's speech. Why I have chosen it? It was her vocal presentation and the intriguing introduction that attracted me to watch the full length. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miek-FY0flg

1. Speech Content (45 points)

To my mind, such attention-getter as making a startling statement is used in the introduction. Josephine says "I will be there" and these four words are the title of her speech. Right after that she gives us a thesis statement of her speech. I believe that introduction is very effective. As clarity of the body, the information is highly recognized. I am not sure but the speaker uses the chronological pattern of organization which puts things in time sequence. She tells about her childhood with Jenna, then their college time and finally the time after Jenna's wedding. The body is coherent. The conclusion is very effective, it absolutely inspires, makes the audience to think and to consider the significance of the topic. I really enjoyed listening to this speech as it is a sincere, very emotional story of Josephine's personal life experience.

Organization - 20 points. Support - 15 points. Cohesion - 10 points.

2. Speech Delivery (20 points) 

Vocal presentation together with physical one is on high level. She worked with her volume, emphasis. Articulation was clear enough. Also, I liked the way she acted, performed one of her story about car driving. 

Vocal presentation - 20 points. Physical presentation - 20 points.

3. General Effectiveness (15 points)

I am convinced that the speaker made good use of time. The speech was neither too short, nor too long. It was creative and sincere.

15 points out of 15.

Total points: 100.