Speaker Evaluation Form

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Contents 1 History 2 How to help someone improve their speaking skills 2.1 Speakers Assessment Form (from the much copied sheet) 2.2 A better version 3 Original PDF

History

For many years a multiply photocopied sheet has been passed hand to hand around many of our centre's, used by it's admirers as a useful tool to sharpen the public speaking skills of staff and student alike.

It is simple to use both for yourself to gain information on how good a speaker you are and also to train and coach others with.

In this writer's mind the high quality of speaking skills of many YWAM staff can be traced in part to this sheet.

How to help someone improve their speaking skills

1. Discuss with your mentoree that you will be assessing them when they are speaking
2. Arrange a time to meet afterwards.
3. Print off a copy below of the form and fill in DURING the mentoree's talk
4. Share with your mentoree ALL the positive points
5. See if the mentoree can accurately estimate how long they spoke for
6. Ask the mentoree where they thought they could improve
7. Share no more than three areas for development with practical ways of how you could help them (don't be vague or hypocritical!)

Speakers Assessment Form (from the much copied sheet)

Name of Speaker: Referee:

Subject: Date:

Time: Start____________ Finish____________

1. Introduction
   • Designed to grip initial attention.
2. Exposition
   • Explanation of Scripture in context.
3. Systematic Outline
   • Logical expression of thought.
4. Ease of Taking Notes from the Teaching
   • Emphasising main points.
   • Repeating Scripture references.
5. Practical Application
   • What to do and how to do it.
6. Exhortation
   • Ability to inspire specific action.
7. Holding Interest
   • Holds people's attention.
   • Bogs down in places
8. Illustrations & Examples
   • Re-tell Bible stories in modern settings.
   • Examples from lives of other people.
   • Examples from your own life.
9. Use of Blackboard or Overhead Projector or Powerpoint Presentation
   • Clear, interesting presentation.
   • Diagrams and pictures.
10. Simplicity of Communication
    • Easily understood or too complicated.
11. Communication
    • Ability to communicate personally.
    • Are people the focus, or teaching notes?
12. Voice
    • Voice projection - distance.
    • Interesting or too monotonous.
    • Too loud or too soft.
    • Speaking too fast.
13. Dramatic Presentation
    • Use of facial expression - sound effects.
14. Posture and Body Language.
    • Does it enhance or detract from the communication?
15. Conclusion
    • Summary of main points and how to apply them.
16. Time Taken

A better version

A more up to date version of the sheet has been located by its author and is available here: Training Other People to Speak or Teach

Original PDF

Speaker_Evaluation_Form.pdf

Speaker Evaluation/Assessment worksheet/form - editable version

Converted from PDF to wikimarkup at Fri, 2 Feb 2007 00:11:23 +0100