Evaluate to Motivate - Sharing tips to provide an effective evaluation for a Toastmaster speeches , using skills that can help you become and effective listener and excellent leader that inspire others .

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The Successful Club Series
Evaluate to Motivate
by
Lisette Zounon, ACB, ALB
Evaluate to Motivate
by
Lisette Zounon, ACB, ALB

2. Introduction:
Public speaking and leadership
are skills that can be developed
and improved .
Feedback is called Evaluation
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3. Have you ever helped your sibling with school
assignment
Helped a co-worker with an advice on a
project
You have listened to and observed others and
their work and offered feedback.
We evaluate everyday .
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Introduction

4. Help Speaker improve their skills
Provide feedback
Timely
Build and maintain self esteem
T-F-A-R
Think- Feel - Action - Results
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Why we evaluate ?

5. As an evaluator , you provide your opinion
Improve your active listening
Improve Impromptu speaking skills
tone and content of an evaluation have a
great impact on the speaker and on the
club
helpful , positive, constructive evaluations
that motivate and genuinely help the
receiver.
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Evaluators benefits

6. Club members completed 2 projects in CC
Have more speaking experience than the
speaker
Have listened to evaluations and
understood how to do them
ensures efficient use of resources
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Who Should Evaluate ?

7. 1. VP Ed schedules speaker and evaluator.
2. Connect with the speaker in advance
3. Speech objectives
4. Specific items the speaker wants you to
look for
5. Review of previous evaluations .
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Before the meeting

8. Get there early
Get the speech manual before the meeting starts
Offer positive motivation to the speaker
Get a good view of the speaking area
Evaluate the speaker
Give the speech manual back at the end of the meeting
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At the meeting

9. Show interest , listen actively
Pay attention to audience response
Take notes in the manual
Be objective , use speeches objectives not
personal opinions
Remarks are appropriate to the speaker skill level
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During the speech

10. Show that you care
Be honest
Be specific support points with examples
Be objective , keep within time limits
Review additional comments with speaker after
the meeting if necessary
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Your evaluation

11. After you complete your evaluation guide
Select two or three points important and elaborate
Suggestions for improvement is sandwiched
between two positive comments
Evaluate only areas that the speaker has the power
to change
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Sandwich approach

12. Use words that describe your own reactions to
the speaker
"I was impressed with ", " I really enjoy"
"I felt ..", " May I suggest.."
" I think it would be helpful if "
" I noticed that ", " I like it when ..."
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How to say it matters

13. Be judgmental , whitewash
Be Criticize : "You should have done "
"You must ..", "You are .. " , " We believe .." ,
"They say"
Re-Tell the speech
Give your opinions on the speech content
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Whoops ! don't do this

14. Provide your personal opinion in a friendly,
direct , non threatening manner .
Look directly at the speaker , smile .
This is not your speech , so do not call more
attention to you .
Avoid exaggerated gestures or body language
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Your delivery

15. The speaker should always walk away from the meeting motivated and eager
to begin working on his next project .
Conclude on a positive notes that help build self esteem and self confidence
Did the speaker meet their objectives ?
If no , suggest they try the project again
Summarize the main point
Close out with verbal pat on the back - Thank the speaker
" I look forward to your next speech "
Return the control back to the General Evaluator
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Wrapping up - as you conclude

16. Voice
 Pleasant , Rate ( fast, slow, varied , appropriate)
Volume , Pause ( deliberate, lost track )
Enunciation ( clear, muffled ) , Vocal Variety ( varied , appropriate)
Delivery
Body language , energetic, facial expressions, posture, humor, run on sentence .
Gestures ( natural, awkward, big /small )
Eye contact ( purposeful, looked at audience )
Use of notes
Dress appropriately
Timing
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Guidelines for evaluations

17. Content
Opening ( addressed TM and audience ), get audience attention,
ask questions, hooks their mind, gets interested , WIFM ( What it
is in For Me )
 Body : 2-3 points /stories , flow between points , smooth
transitions , audience appropriate , organized , jargon explained,
interesting , materiel ( enough, too much , too little ) , handouts ,
persuasive arguments
Close : Summarize main points , Call to action
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Guidelines for evaluations

18. Positives
 Item - Specific example - How it affected me /the audience

Areas of Improvement:
Item - specific - impact to presentation - suggested change
Conclusion :
Good skills
Area of improvements
Good skills
Objectives met ? - Thanks Speaker , build confidence , motivate about what they bring to the club
Th
Use of notes
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Guidelines for Evaluations