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This is the evaluation sheet that will most likely be used to evaluate your personal narrative talk.

Personal Narrative Speech Evaluation

Name: Grade (0-50 points):

Time: (2-3 minutes) Started ___________ Ended ____________

Your Objectives: 1) To share with us a personal value, opinion, belief, or attitude that you have; and 2) To establish your credibility with us for future presentations.

___ Was your delivery extemporaneous?
___ Was your talk conversational in tone?
___ Was your introduction clear?
___ Did you use a welcoming opening?
___ Did you offer an attention getting device?
___ Did you orient us to the topic?
___ Did you give us a sense of why you selected this topic?
___ Was your discussion clear?
___ Could I clearly hear your thesis?
___ Were your main points clearly stated?
___ Were your main points supported with evidence?
___ Did you cite the sources of your information (to avoid plagiarism)?
___ Did you provide clear transitions and signposts?
___ Was your conclusion clear?
___ Did you clearly signal that you were ending the talk?
___ Did you provide a summary of your central idea?
___ Did you remember to thank your audience for listening?

Effective Communicators Demonstrate Five Traits:

Sincerity

Preparation

Enthusiasm

Adaptation to Audience

Knowledge