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Climb the Mountain Speech
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Judging
Basics Step 2
Sample Judging Here’s
a sample of a judge commenting . . . Watch This
Short Speech Katie Bergus, Short Impromptu Speech on Shark Week The file is in .mov format. If needed, use the free VLC
Video Player It may take time to download and view depending on the speed of your
internet connection. Note: The video recording is hard
to hear. Turn your volume WAY up. Here’s
comments and a rating score given by a judge: Katie You are a smooth speaker, confident, and clear—your
delivery shows it. Your points are very organized—clear structure
with your two points. You need a clearer thesis/main point of what your
speech is trying to accomplish (beyond just that you are discussing two
points about shark week). You should use more variety in your hand gestures. 27.5 out of 30 points. Notice --comments
start with what the speaker did well --comments
are specific—pointing to specific things the speaker did --comments
are NOT negative—instead they focus on improving: You did a
bad job of . . . NO—don’t
word comments like this! You
didn’t . . . NO—don’t word comments like this! You
should . . . YES! You need
more . . . YES! Step 3: Now, You Give it a Try! |
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