Speech evaluations are just three minutes long. Opening an evaluation with generic statements like “Wow your speech was wonderful”, “I loved you speech today” or “It was a pleasure listening to your speech TM Name” is therefore an immediate turn off. A better way ...
Category: Speech evaluations
Strategic openings for speech evaluations
With just 3 minutes to give your entire evaluation, a speech evaluator has to be very strategic about the opening of his or her evaluation. Let us look at three smart ways an evaluator can achieve this ...
The art of being specific in evaluations
In Toastmasters, to be an effective evaluator, one that wins the coveted “Best Evaluator” award in every meeting, practice being specific. Every time you mention what was good or not good in the speaker’s performance, highlight the specific instance from his or her speech so that ...
Voice Modulation – Evaluating emotional elements
The best way to evaluate the voice modulation aspect in any speech is to identify emotions in the speech and check if supporting voice modulations were used by the speaker to express these emotions ...
Number of Commendations & Recommendations in speech evaluation
Toastmasters International does not quantify the specific number of Commendations and Recommendations an evaluator should give to the speaker. However, there are hints. Every Speech Evaluator has a three ...
Speech Evaluations – Part #1
Speech evaluation is one of the most critical aspects of a Toastmasters meeting. It is vital for both – the receiver and the giver. To the receiver, it presents a unique opportunity to get a third eye view ...
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